In a story about updates to the state’s “slow down, move over” law, News Center Maine featured the University of Maine Volunteer Ambulance Corps (UVAC) and its new emergency vehicle warning system, or HAAS system. The system informs drivers who are using navigation apps when a responding ambulance is nearby, instructing them to slow down […]
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WFVX (Channel 7) featured a college art tent offered by the University of Maine McGillicuddy Humanities Center during the Sidewalk Art Festival in Bangor. “It gives you an opportunity to build your portfolio and then build a market,” said Freya Drew, a UMaine art education student, about participating and showcasing her work in the festival.
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Registration is open for the University of Maine’s Winter Session. The three-week online term runs from Dec. 26–Jan. 12. UMaine and University of Maine at Machias courses are now available to view on MaineStreet. The nearly 60 online course offerings include general education requirements, as well as some upper-level and graduate courses. Winter Session courses […]
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The Office of Research Compliance will be offering online Responsible Conduct of Research training for undergraduate students on Brightspace through Friday, Nov. 17. Undergraduate students who are participating in research sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and/or the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture […]
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Maine Public rebroadcast the 2019 University of Maine at Machias student film “When the Chevy Breaks (How Small Towns Fix Big Problems)” on Oct. 19. The film is available online. The film was the third feature-length production to come out of the Downeast Documentary filmmaking course. Alan Kryszak, interdisciplinary fine arts faculty member, directed the […]
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The Bear Bites food truck will return with themed-menu pop-up events for dinner on Tuesdays and lunch on Wednesdays and Thursdays Taco Tuesday dinners will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesdays near Alumni Hall on the Mall. Lunch specials will be held from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Wednesdays by the Collins Center for the […]
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WFVX (Channel 7) promoted Homecoming and Family and Friends Weekend at the University of Maine.
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the ninth annual March Against Domestic Violence hosted by the Maine Business School Corps. MBS Corps President Aidan Peters told the station that through the event and others like it, he hopes “that people are able to get a better understanding of what they can do for victims who have […]
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John Volin, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of Maine, spoke to Inside Higher Ed about the new “Finish Strong” adult degree completion program launching in spring 2024. “As a public land-grant university, we’re very tied to helping advance workforce development and economic development for our state,” Volin says. “We […]
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Students and alumni will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from more than 170 companies and organizations during the University of Maine’s 2023 Engineering and Computing Job Fair from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. The fair, which is expected to attract more than 1,000 participants, […]
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