More than 50 people recently gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center’s new Lowes Cove pier and floating docks. Faculty, staff and students will utilize the new pier on the shore of the Damariscotta River for UMaine research, teaching and outreach initiatives. Citizen scientists monitoring the estuarine environment and […]
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Grammar and business writing will be the focus of a June 9 workshop at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The workshop includes a session from 8:30 a.m. to noon, “Making Your Business Writing More Effective — Including Email.” Practical, easy-to-learn tools for effective writing and common business formats will be presented to […]
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Travis Blackmer, a research associate with the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions and lecturer in the School of Economics at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on how institutions, businesses and households can maximize the use of organic waste and […]
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The 19th annual Summer Technology Institute for Educators will be held at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast Aug. 7–11. The experience, which runs 8:30 a.m.–3:45 p.m. daily, is for educators seeking to enhance their knowledge and skills in educational technology to support teaching and learning. It is designed to meet the needs […]
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On Maine Day, members of the University of Maine community set a new meal-packing record. During The Hungry 100K: Maine Day Meal Pack-out held at the Memorial Gym on campus, UMaine surpassed Harvard University to set a record for the most meals packed by a U.S. university during one event. The event also placed UMaine […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) covered Maine Day, the University of Maine’s annual campuswide spring cleanup tradition. More than 70 volunteer projects, including raking, planting flowers, picking up litter and painting were conducted at various locations on and around campus. One of the projects, The Hungry 100K: Maine Day Meal Pack-out, set a […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported a collaboration of groups is seeking to engage Mainers by organizing the first Maine Composts Week, a series of events being held May 7–13, exemplifying what people can do to cut down on food waste. The week is being put on by a coalition of about 16 groups from across […]
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The Ellsworth American reported on a public conversation on the topic of fake news hosted by the League of Women Voters-Downeast. The discussion, which was held in Ellsworth, featured a panel of guests including Josh Roiland, an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Maine; Earl Brechlin, author and editor of Mount Desert Islander; […]
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Hazel Goodwin of Shapleigh will be awarded the 2017 University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Salute to Excellence Outstanding Volunteer Achievement Award, the highest 4-H volunteer honor bestowed by UMaine Extension 4-H. The award recognizes Goodwin’s dedication to positive youth development and contributions to Maine youth during her 63 years of volunteer service. Since 1954, […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the University of Maine’s Speech Therapy Telepractice Program, which allows speech therapy students the opportunity to gain valuable, clinical experience without leaving campus. Using a secure web-hosted video conferencing system, graduate student clinicians provide speech therapy services to adults and children through computers or other devices connected by high-speed internet. […]
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