University of Maine research fellows have been assisting the Maine Governor’s STEM Council create a comprehensive strategy to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics initiatives through an effort funded by UMaine’s Office of the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. Laura Millay, a student in the master of science in teaching program through […]
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Nancy R. Curtis, librarian in the Science and Engineering Center at Fogler Library on the University of Maine campus, has received the 2013 Eleanor C. Cairns Distinguished Librarian Award from the Maine Health Science Libraries and Information Consortium (HSLIC). The annual award, which was created in 1996, recognizes “excellence and achievement in contributions to HSLIC, […]
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University of Maine community members are invited to a presentation by Lucille Zeph, associate provost and dean of Division of Lifelong Learning candidate. The presentation, “Division of Lifelong Learning: Challenges and Opportunities,” will take place 1:30–2:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 4 in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation. […]
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UMaine economist says spending dollars early makes long-term sense.
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A Bates College sociology professor will discuss factors that can lead adults to reinforce gender stereotypes during a presentation Thursday, June 6, at 7 p.m. at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. Speaker Emily Kane is author of The Gender Trap, which explores how adults can unintentionally reinforce traditional roles and expectations. The […]
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The second annual UMaine Business Challenge for student entrepreneurs recently awarded thousands of dollars in cash and consulting services to a University of Southern Maine student and three UMaine finalists. Tom Myers, a USM mechanical engineering student from Gray, Maine, won the grand prize of $5,000, as well as the $4,000 technology prize and consulting […]
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The University of Maine Professional Employees Advisory Council (PEAC) has named Dwane Hutto, Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) project manager, and Barbara Ouellette, Honors College coordinator of student academic services and budget, the winners of the 2013 Outstanding Professional Employee Award. The PEAC selects winners based on the employee’s actions and achievements beyond work responsibilities […]
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The National Association of College and University Food Services recently recognized the University of Maine as an honorable mention in its annual Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards for 2013. The UMaine dining team at York Commons was recognized in the Residential Dining/Special Event category at a medium school for its Taste of India theme night […]
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A week of lectures, panel discussions and tours highlighting humanities research and exploring its intersects with community partners will be held May 13–16 on campus and in downtown Bangor, coordinated by the University of Maine Humanities Initiative. The week culminates with a Maine Humanities Summit May 17 in Augusta. The events involve 37 participants, including […]
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Baritone Ludlow Hallman, a longtime music director and conductor in the University of Maine School of Performing Arts, will receive the 2013 Vincent A. Hartgen Award from UMaine’s Patrons of the Arts. The award will be presented in a ceremony May 10 at Buchanan Alumni House on campus. During his more than 40 years in […]
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