The Sun Journal reported airboat rides with the Maine Warden Service will not be part of this year’s Camp North Woods at the University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond. The boat rides were cut from the program due to noise complaints from the Community Lakes Association, according to the article. […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering an alpaca and llama workshop from 8:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Saturday, March 12 at the Androscoggin-Sagadahoc counties Extension Office, 24 Main St., Lisbon Falls. Led by UMaine Extension staff, workshop topics will include bookkeeping, enterprise budgeting, insurance, pasture management and nutrition. Participants will spend the afternoon at […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on the 2016 Engineering EXPO that was held in the New Balance Field House at the University of Maine. Attendees were able to experience hands-on activities and view demonstrations by 55 exhibitors, including Maine’s top engineering firms, academic institutions, organizations and industry leaders. WLBZ focused on the […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Maine a nearly $2 million grant to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in rural Maine schools. The grant will support 22 fellowships for recent STEM graduates or current STEM professionals to help them become certified STEM teachers in […]
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Joline Blais, a new media professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “What does the rise of online crowdsourcing mean to local communities?” According to the article, some Mainers believe the increase in personal fundraising and crowdsourcing websites can have a downside, and Blais said she has […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported live from the University of Maine Beta Theta Pi fraternity’s 23rd annual Sleep Out that was held as a fundraiser for Rape Response Services of Bangor. Members of the fraternity stayed outside overnight to raise awareness and funds for sexual assault services. Over the last four years, the Beta brothers have […]
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The annual spring tour of the 66-member University Singers from the University of Maine will include performances at high schools, churches and a community college in four states, March 7–12. Free public concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. at the following locations: March 7, Winnisquam Regional High School, Tilton, New Hampshire; March 8, James and Betty […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and the Associated Press advanced the 12-hour University of Maine Miracle Network Dance Marathon that will be held from 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 to 5 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 28 at the New Balance Student Recreation Center on campus. Since 2012, the annual event previously known as Bearfest has raised more than […]
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported the Historical Atlas of Maine has received the 2016 American Association of Geographers Globe Book Award for Public Understanding of Geography. The atlas, the result of a 15-year scholarly project led by University of Maine researchers, offers a new geographical and historical interpretation of Maine, from the end of […]
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Mainebiz reported on a newly released report by the Maine Development Foundation and the University of Maine’s School of Economics that examines tourism in the state. The report, “The High Seasonality of Tourism in Maine,” uses data on the state’s taxable lodging sales to examine the seasonal nature of tourism in Maine, which plays a […]
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