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UMaine Doctoral Student Wins New England Wild Flower Society’s Maine State Award

The New England Wild Flower Society awarded Eric Doucette, a University of Maine environmental sciences doctoral student, with the 2013 Maine State Award. The New England Wild Flower Society, originally the Society for the Protection of Native Plants, was founded in 1900 and is the nation’s oldest plant conservation organization. Each year, the society presents […]

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Maine Army National Guard, MEMA Announce Emergency Preparedness Exercise

The Maine Army National Guard and Maine Emergency Management Agency announced the Maine Vigilant Guard exercise 2013 will kick off Tuesday, Nov. 5. National Guard soldiers and airmen, first-responders, emergency managers and voluntary agencies will conduct large-scale training exercises at venues across the state. The University of Maine will host one of the exercises on […]

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J.F. White Donation Buoys Dearborn Diving Fund

J.F. White Contracting Co., based in Framingham, Mass., has donated $5,000 to the John H. Dearborn Scientific Diving Scholarship fund, which was established in 2011 with a gift from J.F. White to recognize former University of Maine professor Dearborn’s contributions to marine and underwater science. The fund provides financial assistance to UMaine students majoring in […]

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UMaine Faculty to Present at Archaeology Conference in South Portland

University of Maine faculty will present at the annual meeting of the Eastern States Archaeological Federation (ESAF)/Maine Archaeological Society Oct. 31-Nov. 3 in South Portland. Approximately 400 archaeologists, scholars and historians from every state on the Eastern Seaboard are expected to attend. Raymond Pelletier, associate director of the Canadian-American Center at UMaine, will serve on […]

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UMaine Writing Center Coordinator, Tutors Attending National Conference

Harvey Kail, coordinator of the University of Maine English Department’s Writing Center, and student tutors Lindsey Hutchins and Anthony Elkins will attend the National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing in Tampa, Fla. Nov. 1–3. Kail is expected to be the respondent for a panel — “Props for Harvey Kail” — dedicated to his work […]

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Fried, Former Maine Campus Editor Recognized by Maine Press Association

The Maine Press Association held its annual banquet Saturday, Oct 26. in Bar Harbor. Amy Fried, a political science professor at the University of Maine, won second place in the News Blogger category for her Bangor Daily News blog “Pollways.” Michael Shepherd, who graduated from UMaine in 2012 and served as editor-in-chief of the Maine […]

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Former Staff Member Ronald Brown Passes Away

Ronald Brown, who worked for the University of Maine for 42 years as project manager and staff associate in the Office of Facilities Management, passed away Oct. 18, 2013 at 62 years old. His obituary is available online.

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