The Bangor Daily News spoke with Liam Riordan, a University of Maine history professor, board member of the Maine Humanities Council and director of the UMaine Humanities Center; and Pauleena MacDougall, director of the Maine Folklife Center, about the UMaine Humanities Center’s third annual Downtown Bangor Public Humanities Day on Jan. 24 with a kickoff […]
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The Sun Journal reported the Bethel Chamber of Commerce and the University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond will host the Bethel Maine Moose Festival from June 12 to 14. The annual Maine Moose Permit Lottery will be held June 13 in Bethel, according to the article.
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Accounting students in the Maine Business School at the University of Maine are offering free federal and state income tax filing assistance to the public, under the supervision of Steven Colburn, associate professor of accounting. From Jan. 29 through April 10, except for the weeks of March 2 and March 9, free help sessions will […]
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The Bangor Daily News and WABI (Channel 5) reported the Foster Center for Student Innovation at the University of Maine received the Nonprofit of the Year Award from the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce. The award was presented at the chamber’s annual dinner, Jan. 21 at the Cross Insurance Center, Bangor. The Foster Center supports […]
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Liam Riordan, a University of Maine history professor, board member of the Maine Humanities Council and director of the UMaine Humanities Center, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News. In his article, “The world needs the humanities, and UMaine is responding,” Riordan cited the UMaine Humanities Center’s third annual Downtown Bangor Public Humanities […]
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The Bangor Daily News published 50 digital postcards as part of its “My Maine Culture” collaboration with the University of Maine Humanities Center. The project was created to celebrate Maine’s sense of place. In December, members of the public were invited to submit a digital postcard — an image or video with accompanying text — […]
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When the Seattle Seahawks lost 24–20 to the Kansas City Chiefs on Nov. 16, 2014, the defending Super Bowl champions were 6–4 and reeling. But a week later, the Seahawks won the first of six straight regular-season contests. In the ensuing Divisional Playoff, the top-seeded Seahawks trounced the Carolina Panthers, then clinched a have-to-see-it-to-believe-it 28–22 […]
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The University of Maine Foster Center for Student Innovation has received the Nonprofit of the Year Award from the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce. The award was presented at the chamber’s annual dinner, Jan. 21 at the Cross Insurance Center, Bangor. The Foster Center supports student entrepreneurs and innovators. In FY14, it counseled students, provided […]
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Editor’s note: Due to the predicted snowstorm, this event will not be held Tuesday, Jan. 27. Efforts will be made to reschedule. Chef, author and sustainable food system expert Barton Seaver is being honored by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center (MCSPC) as a Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow at a reception at 4 p.m. Tuesday, […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on a rehearsal of University of Maine students for the upcoming student-run benefit concert “150 Years of American Song: A Celebration of the University of Maine.” The Jan. 23 event at the Collins Center for the Arts will celebrate UMaine’s 150th anniversary and serve as a School of Performing Arts fundraiser. […]
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