News Center Maine reported on the sixth annual March Against Domestic Violence held at the University of Maine. “This group we expect to be the largest attendance that we’ve ever had for the march,” said Austin Cashman, a UMaine student and member of the Maine Business School (MBS) Corps, which organized the event. “Each year […]
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WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) reported officials with University of Maine Cooperative Extension recommend the public rake leaves to avoid the spread of tar spots. Tar spots are raised, black spots that form on the upper surfaces of maple leaves due to a fungal infection, according to the report. The fungi that cause tar […]
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The Free Press reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Tanglewood in Lincolnville will host a Fall Harvest Festival and the Tanglewood Tracks 3.5-mile trail race Oct. 5. Funds raised from the race will support local youth to attend summer camp programs. The race begins at 10 a.m. with […]
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Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper published a University of Maine Darling Marine Center news release about Semester by the Sea students running a touch tank at the Pemaquid Oyster Festival in September. The free festival included educational exhibits, vendors, music and oysters. Each year, the Semester by the Sea volunteers bring the touch tank to the […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on a March Against Domestic Violence to be held at the University of Maine on Oct. 2. The Maine Business School (MBS) Corps is organizing the sixth annual march to raise awareness about domestic violence. “A lot of people, especially college-aged students, don’t really understand the dangers of domestic violence,” said […]
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Ronald Fournier, director of the University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling.” The show focused on getting young people involved in outdoor activities including fishing and hunting.
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A new location for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Aroostook County may result in improved services and educational workshops, The County reported. Previously housed on the third floor of the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office, the UMaine Extension office is now located at the Houlton Higher Education Center. The addition of UMaine Extension to […]
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Daily Bulldog reported the Franklin County Extension Association will hold its 100th annual meeting and public supper 6–9 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Chesterville Town Office. Food will be served at 6 p.m., followed by the annual meeting and entertainment by Owen Kennedy, a 14-year-old fiddler from Winthrop. Supper is $10 per person; reservations are […]
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A project led by the University of Maine School of Computing and Information Science to develop a high-performance computing instrument has received a $350,000 National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation grant. Roy Turner, associate professor of computer science at UMaine, will lead the project. Deep learning (a subfield of artificial intelligence), modeling and simulation, and […]
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Advertiser Democrat reported on the Fryeburg Fair, Maine’s last fair of the season, happening Sept. 29–Oct. 6. More than 190 4-Hers from around New England are exhibiting their animals at the fair, according to the article. 4-H youth are between 9 and 18 years old. In Maine, 4-H is facilitated by the University of Maine […]
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