The Ellsworth American quoted Cynthia Isenhour, an assistant professor of anthropology and climate change at the University of Maine, in an article about the opening of Fiberight waste processing facility in Hampden, which will include recycling. Fiberight will have a sorting process that will be able to recover recyclables that have been thrown in the […]
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VillageSoup announced the University of Maine Alumni Association has launched its annual tuition raffle, which will pay at least $8,790 (the equivalent of 30 credit hours at the in-state undergraduate tuition rate) to cover the recipient’s tuition at the University of Maine for the 2019–20 academic year. Anyone 18 years of age or older can […]
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The Bangor Daily News included the 12th annual Healthy High 5K/10K/15K race at the University of Maine in the article “8 events to get you involved with sports in Maine.” The 15K will start at 9 a.m. April 27, followed by the 5K/10K beginning at 9:30 a.m. All races start at the New Balance Student […]
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Turner Publishing and VillageSoup advanced performances as part of the University of Maine Symphonic Band’s spring tour. The UMaine Symphonic Band will join the Edward Little High School Concert Band for a free concert at 7 p.m. April 3 in the Edward Little gymnasium in Auburn, Turner Publishing reported. The Symphonic Band consists of 55 […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot reported the University of Maine Educational Leadership Program will offer an education specialist (Ed.S.) degree through the Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The three-year, 33-credit certificate is a terminal degree program that allows educators to apply to the Maine Department of Education for certification in a variety of district-level leadership positions, the […]
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Republican U.S. Sen Susan Collins lauded the University of Maine’s leadership on offshore wind at a March 27 hearing of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development in Washington, D.C. U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry responded that Maine Aqua Ventus is “a really important step” and called UMaine an “integral partner” in […]
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Wired magazine spoke with Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology at the University of Maine and author of the forthcoming book “Childfree by Choice,” about an article on reasons behind the choice not to have children. “There have always been people who have made the choice not to have children, but we’ve never noticed them […]
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The Sun Journal previewed April shows at the University of Maine’s Emera Astronomy Center. Shows include “Sesame Street — One World, One Sky” at 10 a.m. April 2; “Habitat Earth” at 7 p.m. April 5, 12, 19 and 26; “Linkin Park Numb” at 9 p.m. April 5, 12, 19 and 26; “Earth, Moon, and Sun” […]
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The Times Record and Mainebiz cited a study, published in 2019 by the University of Maine School of Economics in collaboration with the Maine Brewers’ Guild, in an article about craft breweries supporting protection for the state’s water supply. Thirteen Maine breweries and the Natural Resource Council of Maine are coming together in the Maine Brewshed […]
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Boothbay Register interviewed Blake Erhard, a Boothbay Region High School student, first-place winner in the Maine State Science Fair, and winner of a Maine Top Scholar scholarship from the University of Maine. The four-year, full-tuition scholarship includes a research stipend for a subject of Erhard’s choosing, and automatic admission to UMaine’s Honors College, according to […]
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