Outreach

Creating more diversity in forestry focus of visiting professor’s talk

The University of Maine School of Forest Resources and Native American Studies Program will present a talk by Visiting Libra Diversity Professor Caroline Brackette on April 17. Brackette will discuss “Cultural Competency, Diversity and Forestry” from 11 a.m. to noon in Norman Smith Hall, Room 107. The School of Forest Resources and Native American Studies […]

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Interactive storytelling

Participants sought for interactive storytelling event

Maine-Wabanaki REACH in collaboration with the University of Maine Art Education Community Outreach are seeking participants for an interactive storytelling event. The groups will explore events in the shared history of Europeans and their descendants, and Wabanaki people, the indigenous people of Maine. The event will take place in Lord Hall, Room 202 from 3:30–5 […]

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Seacoast Online advances Peronto’s gardening, biodiversity book talk in York

Seacoast Online reported horticulturists Reeser Manley and Marjorie Peronto, a professor with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will talk about their book, “The Life in Your Garden: Gardening for Biodiversity” at 7 p.m. April 18 at the York Public Library. The authors will describe how to create gardens that will help stem the tide […]

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2017 UMaine Student Symposium to feature research and creative activity

The research and creative activities of more than 1,200 undergraduate and graduate students will be showcased at the second annual University of Maine Student Symposium April 24 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. The free public event will be held from 8 a.m.–6 p.m. and is organized by UMaine Graduate Student Government and the […]

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Press Herald reports UMaine 4-H Camp and Learning Center, SAD 44 receive grant

The Portland Press Herald reported the University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond was awarded a six-year, $600,000 grant from the Lerner Foundation. Eight community organizations, each partnered with a local school district, will receive a grant as part of a larger effort to spur the post-secondary educational aspirations of rural […]

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BDN advances kickball tournament to raise funds for mental health services

The Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will host a kickball tournament April 13 to raise funds for mental health services. The tournament, which is open to all UMaine students, is scheduled to kick off at 4 p.m. on Morse Field. The cost is $5 per individual and teams […]

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Business School students standing with their displays at the 2016 International Trade Show

International Trade Show showcases experiential learning, goodwill

CEOs often strive to make their businesses bigger and better. Clint Relyea, a lecturer at the Maine Business School, takes a similar approach with the Third Annual International Trade Show — a culmination of his Introduction to International Business course at the University of Maine. Relyea says students are eager to showcase the exports, history […]

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WABI covers sorority’s Cystic Fibrosis Carnival

WABI (Channel 5) covered a University of Maine sorority’s annual Cystic Fibrosis Carnival. About 100 people showed up for the Delta Phi Epsilon event, which raised more than $700 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, according to the report. Organizers said the event is all about raising awareness of the disease.

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Media report on 23rd annual HOPE Festival

The Bangor Daily News and WABI (Channel 5) covered the 23rd annual HOPE Festival at the New Balance Student Recreation Center on the University of Maine campus. “The festival is an opportunity to pursue [the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine’s] goal of progressive movement-building in our community by making visible the underlying connections […]

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Pond scum health concerns discussed at water conference, Free Press reports

The Free Press reported researchers, technologists, lake volunteers and water quality specialists spoke about the connections between blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, blooms and human health at the 2017 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference. Sponsored by the University of Maine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions and the U.S. Geological Survey, the annual water […]

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