The University of Maine and area law enforcement teams will participate in training exercises from 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, in the University Credit Union facility on Rangeley Road. For more information, contact UMaine PD, 207.581.4040.
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UMaine’s Events & Hospitality Office was named the 2022 Planner’s Choice winner for Expos and Trade Shows in the United States by Unique Venues. Unique Venues is an industry leader in working with unique planners like universities, arboretums, museums and other unique spaces. Runners-up in this category were MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey […]
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Deborah Bouchard and Meggan Dwyer from the University of Maine Aquaculture Research Institute (ARI) chaired a session about Maine’s aquaculture sector at Aquaculture America, the largest national aquaculture conference, Feb. 23–26 in New Orleans. Speakers from the University of Maine, Educate Maine, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Long Cove Sea Farms, Colby College, and […]
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Two memorial events will be held this spring to honor the life and scholarship of Professor Ngo Vinh Long, who died this past October after a brief illness. On March 17, 3–5 p.m., friends and colleagues of Ngo Vinh Long will have a celebration of his life, work and legacy during the Asian Studies Association […]
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A memorial service for F. Philip Dufour, a former University of Maine administrator who passed away on Feb. 20, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 1 at Our Lady of Good Hope Catholic Church, 7 Union St., Camden. Dufor held many positions with the university from the late 1960s to 1991, including director […]
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Libraries are vital resources for many communities, and their services have evolved over time with the advent of new technology and needs. The University of Maine Raymond H. Fogler Library, a more than 150-year-old institution and the largest research library in the state, has adopted several new offerings in recent years to meet the demands […]
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The University of Maine Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions launches its Maine School Cafeteria Food Waste Study pilot this week at four elementary schools in Orono, Buxton, Lisbon and Sebago. According to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, approximately $5 million of edible food is wasted every school day in the U.S. In many Maine […]
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Editor’s note: Story updated with livestream link. Nationally recognized sexuality professor, therapist and author Sandra Caron is the 2023 inductee into the Maine Women’s Hall of Fame. Caron, a longtime professor of family relations and human sexuality at the University of Maine, joins an esteemed list of honorees, starting with Sen. Margaret Chase Smith in […]
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Caitlin Howell, associate professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Maine, was awarded a 2023 Gilbreth Lectureship from the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). NAE established the Gilbreth Lectures in 2001 in honor of Lillian Gilbreth, the first woman elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1965. The lectureship recognizes outstanding young American […]
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The University of Maine Fogler Library and Office of Research Development will host an online workshop about the basics of grant writing March 14, 10 a.m.–noon. At Grants 101: Seeking, Analyzing, and Writing Basics, participants will search for grants in PIVOT, analyze an agency’s request for proposals and learn grant writing basics. The workshop is […]
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