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UMaine Awarded $735,000 for Stormwater Management Study Aimed at Students Often Underrepresented in STEM Fields

Empowering female and minority high school students, their teachers and communities to create innovative solutions to the environmental problems related to stormwater management is the goal of a new three-year project at the University of Maine, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The more than $735,000 award from NSF’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive […]

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Smith Quoted in Sun Journal Article on 4-H Photo Display

Judy Smith, community outreach assistant for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Franklin County, spoke with the Sun Journal for an article about a 4-H photo display at the Farmington Fair. Smith said the display is one of several ways 4-H leaders have been celebrating the 100th anniversary of 10 active clubs in Franklin […]

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UMaine Joins Star Party on Cadillac Mountain

Staff from the University of Maine Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium and Observatory will participate in the fifth annual Acadia Night Sky Festival from 8–10 p.m. Sept. 28 on the summit of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park. Planetarium staff will point out constellations and other night sky features visible with the naked eye, binoculars and […]

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Maine Insights Reports on Students’ Trip to Bangor Art Walk

Maine Insights previewed a free bus ride offered to University of Maine students from campus to Bangor to attend the fall Downtown Bangor Arts Collaborative Art Walk on Friday, Sept. 13. Receptions were scheduled at the Maine Discovery Museum and University of Maine Museum of Art.

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UMaine Offers Two Training Programs for Entrepreneurs

Are you an entrepreneur who wants to grow your business, but not sure what to do, where to look or whom to ask? University of Maine Target Technology Incubator, in partnership with the Maine Center for Economic Development (MCED), is launching two programs for entrepreneurs: Top Gun Prep and Top Gun. Top Gun Prep: A […]

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WVII Previews UMaine Suicide Prevention Walk

WVII (Channel 7) reported the University of Maine Counseling Center will host an Out of the Darkness suicide prevention walk Sunday, Sept. 29 in Orono as part of the group’s ongoing efforts to raise suicide awareness.

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Rebar Talks to Morning Sentinel About Growth of Maine Agriculture

John Rebar, executive director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Morning Sentinel about the growth of agriculture in Maine for an article on the Good Will-Hinckley charter school’s latest project to reflect on its agricultural mission. Rebar said there is a growing interest in agriculture among young people and there is […]

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Free Bus Ride to Bring UMaine students to Bangor Art Walk

A free bus ride from the University of Maine campus to Bangor will be offered to students Friday, Sept. 13 to attend the fall Downtown Bangor Arts Collaborative Art Walk. A Cyr Bus will be available to board in front of the Collins Center for the Arts on campus at 4:30 p.m. Students will arrive […]

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Maine Edge Previews Suicide Prevention Walk

The Maine Edge reported the University of Maine Counseling Center will host an Out of the Darkness suicide prevention walk Sunday, Sept. 29 in Orono as part of the group’s ongoing efforts to raise suicide awareness.

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