The University of Maine Early College Program, in partnership with UMaine Cooperative Extension, will offer a three-credit summer course in outdoor leadership for students at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School (OHCHS). KPE 265: Outdoor and Adventure Activities will run July 12–24 in Norway. The course is tuition free for OHCHS students. Taught by OHCHS health […]
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Ellen Weinauer, dean of the Honors College at the University of Southern Mississippi, has been named dean of the University of Maine Honors College, effective Aug. 16, 2021. Weinauer joined the University of Southern Mississippi English faculty in 1994 and has served as Honors College dean since 2014. She led the Honors College through a […]
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Five Maine students earned honors for their creative research presentations at the 2021 National History Day virtual competition in June. Maya Faulstich, an eighth grader from Frank H. Harrison Middle School in Yarmouth, earned second place in the National History Day (NHD) competition for her individual performance in “A Climate Carol,” which highlights the lasting […]
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The University of Maine community and the art world are mourning the loss of longtime UMaine professor emeritus of art Michael H. Lewis, who passed away June 27 after a long illness. He was 79. Lewis was 25 when he joined UMaine’s then three-member Art Department in 1966, led by founder Vincent Hartgen. Lewis, a […]
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The University of Maine recognized 3,670 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2021 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 2,392 are from Maine, 1,195 are from 39 other states and 83 are from 35 countries other than the U.S. Due to the unusual and challenging circumstances faced this semester […]
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A new plaque honoring World War II veterans will be unveiled at the University of Maine at 3 p.m. July 1 in an outdoor ceremony at the site of UMaine’s WWII Memorial Garden. The plaque will enhance the existing Memorial Garden, which recognizes the “Greatest Generation,” and all those who fought in WWII, including more […]
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Retired University of Maine professor of microbiology William Murray Bain passed away June 25 at the age of 92. Bain, who taught microbiology at UMaine for 32 years, was a long-time Orono resident and supporter of UMaine men’s hockey. A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. June 30 at Our Lady of Wisdom […]
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Chef Rob Dumas, food science innovation coordinator for the University of Maine, is featured in a new video series, “Farm and Sea to School,” produced by the Maine Department of Education. The series is part of a campaign to encourage Maine schools to use fresh, local products in school meal programs. Dumas was one of several experts […]
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Alexander Collins and Rakibul Hossain, bioproducts engineering master’s students at the University of Maine, won 2021 TAPPI NANO Student Poster Competition awards at the TAPPI annual conference. Both students are advised by Mehdi Tajvidi, associate professor of renewable nanomaterials with the School of Forest Resources. The annual TAPPI conference is considered the world’s largest cellulose […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension has expanded and updated a series of bulletins about growing houseplants in Maine. “Tips for Growing Houseplants in Maine: Caring for Houseplants in Maine” provides guidelines for growing healthy indoor plants even during winter, creating new plants with cuttings, and using artificial light. Diagnosing common problems and controlling insects and […]
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