Nearly 100 children are expected to take part in the second annual Jr. Bears Triathlon that will be held on the University of Maine campus 9 a.m. Saturday, June 4. The Jr. Bears Triathlon is a fundraiser for Black Bear Aquatics (BBA), a competition-based swimming and diving team located at UMaine’s Wallace Pool. BBA aims […]
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The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine will host an annual six-day undergraduate student leadership training program for women that aims to educate and empower young leaders. Maine NEW (National Education for Women) Leadership runs from Thursday through Tuesday, June 2–7 at the Orono campus with trips to Augusta and Skowhegan. […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Rep. Cyndi Munson, the first Asian-American woman elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives, ahead of her appearance at the Maine NEW (National Education for Women) Leadership program at the University of Maine. Munson, a Democrat, will arrive Thursday and deliver the keynote address Friday evening titled, ”Swimming Upstream: My […]
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The Bangor Daily News published a University of Maine news release announcing the second annual Black Bear Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K. The University of Maine Alumni Association will present the race on Sunday, June 5. All three races will begin at 7:30 a.m. on the track at UMaine’s Harold Alfond Stadium. The 26.2-mile course […]
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Boothbay Register reported the University of Maine Darling Marine Center will host a presentation June 7 by Brian Beal, a professor and director of the University of Maine at Machias’ marine field station at the Downeast Institute. At 1 p.m. in the McAlice classroom, Beal will share his research related to clam conservation throughout the […]
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The University of Maine and Eastern Maine Medical Center’s Department of Anesthesiology will present a reception and lecture June 13. Sten GE Lindahl, M.D., Ph.D., FRCA, will deliver “Beyond Borders — a Nobel Prize Story” at 6 p.m. in Minsky Recital Hall. A reception will be held following the lecture. Lindahl is chair emeritus of […]
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The Associated Press, Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News, Mainebiz, WLBZ (Channel 2), North American Windpower and Windtech International reported a University of Maine-led offshore wind power pilot project has officially been selected to join a federal government demonstration program. U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the New England Aqua Ventus I […]
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The Portland Press Herald published an article about Sara Rademaker, a graduate of Auburn University in Alabama with 12 years of farming and aquaculture experience. Rademaker has rented space from the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC) to develop an eel aquaculture system. Although she’s just starting her […]
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The University of Maine College of Engineering was mentioned in a Sun Journal interview with Roland Landry, plant manager at Globe Footwear in Auburn. Globe Footwear, formerly known as Falcon Shoe Manufacturing, began in 1963 as a small, family-owned business in Lewiston, according to the article. In 2014, Falcon was acquired by Globe Manufacturing Company, […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported Mark Hutton, a vegetable specialist and professor of vegetable crops with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will present “Growing Vegetables in Container Gardens” in Bar Harbor on Monday, June 13. From 4–5 p.m. at Garland Farm, Hutton will speak about the best varieties and practices for growing edible plants in […]
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