Through a partnership between the Maine Department of Education and University of Maine, tuition is waived for all qualified high school students in the state to cover full tuition for up to six credits per semester and 12 college credits per year. UMaine will offer online courses suitable for high school juniors and seniors starting […]
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Graduate students in the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences will showcase their research at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 16, in Brooke Hall at the Darling Marine Center. Students will give short presentations on coastal community resilience, nutrient cycling in Maine coastal waters, ecology of bottom-dwelling ocean species, and Maine’s aquaculture industry. This free, […]
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A free public screening of “When The Chevy Breaks (How Small Towns Solve Big Problems),” a student-led University of Maine at Machias Downeast Documentary, will be held at 6 p.m. Aug. 15 in the Performing Arts Center on campus. “When The Chevy Breaks (How Small Towns Fix Big Problems)” features stories of overcoming obstacles, big […]
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President Joan Ferrini-Mundy will host a free Maine wild blueberry pancake breakfast for the University of Maine community 8–9 a.m. Aug. 14 on the Mall. In case of rain, the breakfast will be held in Wells Conference Center.
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A series of nature walks will be offered at the Orono Bog Boardwalk beginning Aug. 10. All walks will begin at the start of the boardwalk, and participants are asked to meet at the cabin. To register, email james.bird@maine.edu with “Boardwalk Walk” in the subject line, and provide a telephone number in case of a […]
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Damian Brady and Chris Davis will present “Aquaculture in Maine: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Seafood Production” at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 9 in Brooke Hall at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole. The two will discuss using buoys that monitor water quality to find prospective sustainable aquaculture sites in Maine. Brady is […]
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Since 2000, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Maine Harvest for Hunger program has donated nearly 3 million pounds of produce to help address food insecurity in the state. In addition to donations from home and community gardeners, farmers and UMaine Extension Master Gardener Volunteers, contributions come from field-gleaning teams statewide to aid hunger relief […]
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Six female and four male University of Maine ice hockey players are American Hockey Coaches Association All-American Scholars. Ali Beltz, Jillian Flynn, Carly Jackson, Ally Johnson, Lydia Murray and Anna Zikova earned the honor, as did Sam Becker, Mitchell Fossier, Rob McGovern and Keith Muehlbauer. To qualify, the student-athletes earned a 3.6 grade-point […]
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From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, several law enforcement drug detection K-9 teams will participate in training exercises outside on the south end of the Facilities Management complex and in Coburn Hall. For more information, contact Lt. Robert Norman, UMaine Police Department, 581.4040; norman@maine.edu.
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The Maine Business School is now an authorized testing center of Certiport, a leading provider of certification exam prep and delivery in widely used programs, including Microsoft Office, Adobe, Autodesk and Intuit QuickBooks. “According to members of the MBS Advisory Board, certification in Excel and other programs is an essential part of a career today,” […]
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