Outreach

Maine Edge Reports on Art Class Project

The Maine Edge reported on a project by students in a University of Maine advanced art education course taught by Constant Albertson. The students are making and selling mugs to benefit the Hirundo Wildlife Refuge in Alton. Albertson and student Abigail LeBlanc were interviewed for the story.

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Humanities Initiative Faculty and Staff Development Seminar May 13-17

The University of Maine Humanities Initiative’s first weeklong development seminar will be held May 13-17 on campus, and in Bangor and Augusta. The interdisciplinary sessions, which are free and open to the public, will feature presentations by 37 participants, including UMaine faculty and staff, area teachers, city councilors, and leaders of regional arts and cultural […]

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Challenges Facing Older Veterans to be Focus of May 13 Event

Challenges facing older veterans and the resources available to them in Maine will be the focus of the 8th annual University of Maine Clinical Geriatrics Colloquium May 13 on campus. The colloquium, “Serving Our Older Veterans: Today’s Clinical Issues and Best Practices,” will be held from 7:45 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Monday, May 13 at […]

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Student Interviewed About Projects for Peace Grant

Newburyport News of Massachusetts interviewed first-year chemistry student and Amesbury, Mass. native Bryer Sousa about winning a $10,000 Projects for Peace Grant from the Davis Foundation. Sousa, who researches water filters, will travel to Honduras in June to install filters in an impoverished region of the country. WaterWorld magazine and The Weekly also carried reports.

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