Sharon Barker, a long-time University of Maine employee and tireless advocate for Maine women and girls, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Nov. 20. Barker became the first director of the UMaine Women’s Resource Center, now called the Intersectional Feminist Resource Center, in 1991. In that role, which she held until her retirement in 2014, Barker […]
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Experts, researchers, farmers and industry professionals are invited to attend the 2023 Crop Health Conference from 7:45 a.m.–4 p.m. on Dec. 4 at the Northeastland Hotel in Presque Isle to explore innovative strategies and technologies for promoting crop health and advancing sustainable agriculture practices in the potato industry. The event will feature a variety of […]
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The University Bookstore in the Memorial Union and Bear Necessities Fan Shop at the Harold Alfond Sports Arena are hosting holiday sales during the last week of the month and in December. The University Bookstore kicks off its annual Tech the Halls celebration on Cyber Monday, Nov. 27. Shop special deals on Apple and Dell […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting a wreath making workshop from 1-2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2, at the UMaine Gardens at Tidewater Farm, 200 Presumpscot Point Road Falmouth. The workshop will offer participants the opportunity to unleash their creativity and craft their own unique holiday balsam fir wreaths to adorn their homes or […]
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The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the 2023-24 CUGR and Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) academic year fellowship winners. The CUGR Research and Creative Activities fellowships were developed to enhance and increase undergraduate student involvement in faculty-supervised research. They are supported through the Office of the Vice President for Research. […]
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The second Maine Research Symposium on Biomedical Science and Engineering has been rescheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, March 27 and 28, in the Wells Conference Center at the University of Maine. Originally scheduled for Oct. 25-27, the symposium was cut short Oct. 26 in response to the mass shooting in Lewiston. On the event’s first […]
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The University of Maine Men’s Rugby Team will enter the regional playoffs for Division II of National Collegiate Rugby with a 7-0 record so far this season. Black Bears, the third-ranked team in the country, are among four teams playing in the East Regionals Friday-Sunday, Nov. 17-19 in Reading, Pennsylvania. Whichever team wins will compete […]
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University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy will hold a town hall and office hours during his visit to the University of Maine on Nov. 20. The town hall, co-led by UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, will be held from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in the Bangor Room at Memorial Union. Members of the UMaine community can attend […]
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The Bear Bites food truck is closing for the winter on Nov. 16, and will return in spring 2024. University of Maine Dining launched Bear Bites this semester to serve the campus community grab-and-go breakfast foods and beverages.
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Mary Ellen Camire, a professor at the University of Maine’s School of Food and Agriculture, will share tips on caring for orchids during the winter months at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18 in UMaine’s Roger Clapp Greenhouses. Camire’s talk, “Orchid Care in Winter” will discuss winter-blooming orchids, the importance of winter rest for orchids […]
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