The Maine Edge advanced scheduled public star shows in November at the University of Maine’s Emera Astronomy Center. The Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium shows are held 7 p.m. Fridays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Friday nights in November feature “Black Holes” and “Undiscovered Worlds.” Sunday afternoons feature “Little Star that Could” and “Cosmic Journey.” Admission to […]
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The University of Maine Humanities Center (UMHC) is offering a free student bus trip to attend the Downtown Bangor Arts Collaborative Artwalk on Friday, Nov. 13. The bus will depart campus at 4:30 p.m. from the Collins Center for the Arts parking lot and return by 8 p.m. The event will feature an art installation […]
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The University of Maine has been designated a 2016 Military Friendly® School, making it the fifth year the institution has been on the list. For seven years, the Military Friendly® Schools designation has provided service members and their families with transparent, data-driven ratings about post-military education and career opportunities. The designation is awarded by Victory […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported University of Maine students Maire Gardner and Abbie Allen, along with Portland artist Mike Lewis, painted pianos for the Queen City Piano Project. The project was organized by local arts nonprofit Launchpad, and was part of ARTober, a monthlong celebration of the arts in Bangor, according to the article. The […]
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The Maine Edge reported the University of Maine Museum of Art (UMMA) in downtown Bangor will host Drop & Shop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28. The event allows parents to drop their children off at the museum while they do some holiday shopping on Small Business Saturday. Children aged 8–12 will […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Wolfe’s Neck Farm are partnering with the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers to offer a seminar focused on business planning. UMaine Extension professor Rick Kersbergen will facilitate the class geared for beginning pasture-based dairy and livestock farmers. The weekly course will be offered remotely at Wolfe’s […]
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Erik Blomberg, assistant professor in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology at the University of Maine, wanted to bring the massive declines in bat populations to the public’s attention and to educate residents about the extensive services that the animals provide to humans. He also wanted to improve monitoring methods used by researchers […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing the university will recognize veterans with a week of events to coincide with Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The activities, which are coordinated by the UMaine Office of Veterans Education and Transition Services (VETS) and UMaine Veterans Association, will begin at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. […]
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The University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development and University Bookstore, in partnership with the Kiwanis Club of Orono-Old Town, launched the annual holiday book drive Nov. 1. New books for young children through teens can be dropped off at the bookstore or 151 Shibles Hall through Dec. 4. The bookstore will match […]
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The Maine Edge reported Eastern Maine Medical Center Clinical Engineering and the University of Maine recently began offering a hands-on internship to provide students with an opportunity to build experience alongside the hospital’s clinical engineering team. “We have had connections with engineering students for many years, and we’re excited about taking it to another level,” […]
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