The 27th Expanding Your Horizons conference at the University of Maine on March 13 for middle school girls has been canceled because of weather. Schools are encouraged to contact Sharon Barker, director of the UMaine Women’s Resource Center to arrange individual campus visits. Contact information: sbarker@maine.edu; 207.581.1501.
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Joe Dupere, former data analyst and assistant director of the University of Maine’s Office of Student Financial Aid, passed away Feb. 28, 2014. He was 59 years old. More about Dupere is available online.
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The fate of Dutch Jews in World War II will be the focus of a lecture March 24 at the University of Maine by Bernard Wasserstein, the Harriet and Ulrich Meyer Professor Emeritus of Modern Jewish European History at the University of Chicago. The free public lecture, “The Ambiguity of Virtue: Gertrude van Tijn and […]
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Fred Knight, former director and dean of the University of Maine School of Forest Resources, passed away Feb. 25, 2014 at 88 years old. His obituary is available online.
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To facilitate snow removal and sanding of resident lots during spring break, University of Maine Parking Services has issued a parking notice. From 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28 through 6 a.m. Sunday, March 16, vehicles must be parked in one of the following locations: Hilltop lot north end, closest to the woods Steam Plant resident […]
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The University of Maine Intermedia MFA program, New Media Department and Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center have named New York-based artist Dan Mikesell the spring 2014 Researcher in Residence. Mikesell is a media artist and technologist who spent the past four years teaching new interfaces for musical expression, physical computing and emotional design […]
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A new Maine Space Grant from NASA will put three 12-inch-square, remote-control quadcopters in the air on the University of Maine campus and in open fields in the area beginning this spring. The $15,000, one-year grant awarded to UMaine professors Charles Hess and Sam Hess will involve undergraduate students. The goal of the grant is […]
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The University of Maine Graduate School will hold the 27th annual Graduate Student and Faculty Recognition Ceremony from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, May 9 in the Alfond Arena. A reception in the Memorial Gym will immediately follow the hooding ceremony. For disability accommodations or for more information, visit the Graduate School website, email umhooding@maine.edu […]
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Snow plowing at the University of Maine is planned for Wednesday night, Feb. 19. Parking Services reminds the UMaine community to be aware of the weather for the next few days. As noted on the back of all parking permits, the winter overnight parking ban is in effect through May 1. All staff, commuter and […]
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Scott Dunning has been nominated to serve on the Efficiency Maine Trust Board. Efficiency Maine offers business and residential programs to help Mainers make energy improvements and save money. Scott Dunning of Hampden is a professor of electrical engineering technology and director of the University of Maine School of Engineering Technology. Throughout his 21-year career […]
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