The 12-hour University of Maine Miracle Network Dance Marathon will be held from 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 to 5 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 28 at the New Balance Student Recreation Center on campus. Since 2012, the annual event previously known as Bearfest has raised more than $200,000 to help area hospitals support local children. Last […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) and the Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported on the annual home meet of the University of Maine Woodsmen’s Team. The 30-member team competed against groups from Paul Smith’s College, Unity College, University of New Hampshire, Colby College and University of Vermont. The event featured several classic Maine logging games, including singles activities, […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) spoke with members of the University of Maine Woodsmen’s Team ahead of their annual home meet of classic Maine logging games. From 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, the 30-member team will compete against groups from Paul Smith’s College, Unity College, University of New Hampshire, Colby College and University of Vermont. The […]
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Over the past month, several University of Maine centers and programs have upgraded to the university’s new website template. The newly launched websites include: Department of Physics and Astronomy Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology (LASST) Annual Fund Department of History International Programs Health Professions Office Maine Agriculture and Forest Experiment Station LGBTQ Services Office […]
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The University of Maine Woodsmen’s Team will host its annual home meet of classic Maine logging games on Saturday, Feb. 20. Starting at 8 a.m., the UMaine team will compete against groups from Paul Smith’s College, Unity College, University of New Hampshire, Colby College and University of Vermont. The meet will be held at Libby […]
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Two University of Maine student organizations have partnered to organize the inaugural Black Bear Leadership Summit, designed to help current students develop the skills and perspectives needed to be successful leaders on campus and later in life. The event, to be held Friday, Feb. 26 at the Wells Conference Center, will feature workshops and presentations […]
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The University of Maine will hold the 2016 International Dance Festival (IDF) on Feb. 20 at the Collins Center for the Arts. Two performances, which are free and open to the public, will take place at 2 and 7 p.m. The 12th annual event will showcase an array of traditional music, dance and clothes from […]
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Orono, Maine — More than 60 artists will take to the stage in the University of Maine School of Performing Arts production of the award-winning Broadway hit “Urinetown, The Musical,” Feb. 19–28. in Hauck Auditorium. The satirical comedy by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis is the story of a bureaucracy run amok when a water […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2), WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on the University of Maine Career Center’s 18th annual UMaine Career Fair. More than 140 employers from Maine and around the country with job and internship opportunities exhibited at the fair. Several graduate and professional schools, as well as branches of the military, also […]
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The University of Maine is partnering with the Orono Police Department to launch Heads Up, a pedestrian and crosswalk safety campaign. In 2015, the state experienced the highest number of pedestrian deaths in almost 20 years. On campus and in Orono, officials have received numerous complaints of “near misses” of pedestrians in crosswalks, as well […]
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