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Black Bears garner top Hockey East awards

University of Maine junior goalie Jeremy Swayman has been named Hockey East Player of the Year and Red Gendron earned the Bob Kullen Award as Bauer Coach of the Year. Swayman led the league in saves (782) and save percentage (.932). He tied for first in shutouts (3) and tied for second in wins (12). […]

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Apply now for grant to support campus cultural events

Have an idea for a campus community cultural experience to supplement an academic program?  The Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Committee is accepting grant applications from the University of Maine community until April 6 (extended deadline). Grants support as much as 50% of expenses associated with events that enhance the artistic, cultural and intellectual life at […]

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Three children’s books recognized with Correll Book Awards

The 2020 Correll Book Awards for Excellence in Early Childhood Informational Text have been announced by the Lifespan Literacy Community, part of the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development. “Bloom Boom,” with words and images by April Pulley Sayre, was selected in the birth to age 3 category, while “Seashells: More Than […]

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Morrison shares resources with educators, students during pandemic

Mia Morrison, lecturer in instructional technology with the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, co-hosted a chat on Twitter to share resources, ideas, reflections and commentary aimed at supporting teachers and students during school closures due to the coronavirus outbreak. The archived chat was co-hosted by Morrison (@MiaLMorrison) and Kelly Croy (@kellycroy), […]

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Learn to grow hemp in a home garden 

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free online workshop about growing hemp in the home garden 6:30–8 p.m. Thursday, April 2. John Jemison, Extension professor of soil and water quality, will discuss best practices for growing hemp, as well as how to harvest, dry, cure, and prepare it for personal use. Participants may […]

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Extension provides parents with social distancing resource

Given the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation in Maine, University of Maine Cooperative Extension has canceled indoor events of more than 20 attendees through April 6.  One suggestion to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 is social distancing — a public health safety intervention used to lessen the likelihood of transmitting communicable disease. UMaine Extension has […]

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Hopkins to talk about maple syrup on Maine Calling

Kathryn Hopkins, an educator with University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Somerset County, will be a guest on Maine Calling 1-2 p.m. Friday, March 13 to discuss “How Maine’s Maple Syrup Industry Came to Be & What It Means For our Economy.” Hopkins is a statewide resource for the Maine maple syrup industry, and is […]

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‘The Maine Question’ podcast looks at many roles of fat

The latest episode of “The Maine Question” asks, what color is your fat? The word “fat” evokes a certain reaction in our culture. For associate professor of neurobiology Kristy Townsend and her students, it’s the subject of research on many levels. Fat communicates with the brain, it battles disease, it plays a role in the […]

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Long and Scheele receive two of UMaine’s top staff awards

Two of the University of Maine’s top employee awards will be presented to Wanda Long, an administrative specialist in the Division of Lifelong Learning, and Kenda Scheele, associate vice president for student life and senior associate dean of students. Long will receive the 2020 Outstanding Classified Employee Award. Scheele will receive the 2020 Outstanding Professional […]

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