The Lincoln County News reported on the Darling Marine Center’s 50th anniversary celebration. Events included free walking tours of the campus in July and August, a seminar series called Science on Tap hosted by faculty and staff at the Newcastle Publick House, and an open house at the center with family-friendly activities. “The Darling Marine […]
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Tim Godaire, a graduate student at the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, is featured in a Bangor Daily News article about Climate Ride Northeast, a 320-mile journey from Bar Harbor to Boston, scheduled for Sept. 17–21. The inaugural ride, according to the article, is expected to raise $400,000 to support organizations involved with environmental […]
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University of Maine head football coach Jack Cosgrove and his staff will host “Coach Cos’ Football 101 for Women” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10. The interactive workshop is designed to teach women who have never played football the basics such as offensive and defensive strategies as well as what to look for when watching […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on a new $6 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s EPSCoR program that will fund a four-year study examining the future of dams in New England. The project marks an expansion in partners and scope for the New England Sustainability Consortium (NEST), adding Rhode Island to the existing partnership between […]
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The Maine Edge carried a University of Maine news release about a hike and memorial service to honor fallen service members from UMaine and surrounding communities. The Summit Project (TSP) event will take place Saturday, Sept. 26 with a walk from the Maine Veterans Home in Bangor to Alfond Stadium on the UMaine campus […]
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The first Northern Maine Rural Living Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum, 1664 U.S. Route 1, Littleton. Class topics include livestock barns and fences, buying used farm equipment, raising livestock and poultry, gardening and soil health, cheese-making, and food preservation methods, including canning […]
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Heather Leslie, director of the University of Maine Darling Marine Center, will share findings developed through an international, interdisciplinary research initiative focused on coastal fisheries at the 100th annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Ecological scientists are celebrating the ESA centennial in Baltimore, Maryland with presentations, workshops and musical performances focused on ecology’s […]
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The Free Press reported the University of Maine will take part in the annual Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show, August 14–16 on the Rockland waterfront. UMaine’s Herring Gut Learning Center, a marine resources education facility in Port Clyde, will host a seaweed-bookmark-making station, according to the article. UMaine’s learning centers at Tanglewood and Blueberry […]
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New $6 million NSF grant will fund a four-year, tri-state study in New England.
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on Upward Bound’s 50th anniversary reunion at the University of Maine. Upward Bound provides support to youth from low-income families to prepare for college. The goal is to increase the rate at which participants complete secondary education and enroll in and graduate from colleges and universities. Participants from the past five […]
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