Steven Cohn, professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Maine, died July 29 from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was 79. He joined the UMaine community in 1971 and taught until 2014. A tribute to his life and legacy is on the Department of Sociology website.
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Phishing emails attempting to deceive individuals are an ongoing problem, on and off campus. University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias students, faculty and staff are reminded to be vigilant about carefully checking links and file attachments, and about protecting passwords. In 2018, the top two phishing schemes directed at members of the […]
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Eleven students from six Maine high schools and area home-school programs started the summer in various Belfast Bay locations as part of an intensive three-week STEM research course offered through the University of Maine’s Early College Program. The students came from Belfast Area High School, Hermon High School, John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor, […]
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University of Maine women’s basketball players Dor Saar and Anna Kahelin will compete Aug. 3–11 at the FIBA U20 European Basketball Championships in Prishtina, Kosovo. Kahelin plays for Team Finland, which opens with Greece on Aug. 3. Saar plays for Team Israel, which gets underway Aug. 4 with Croatia. Saar has played for five years […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Oxford County will hold a workshop on raising backyard poultry 1–3 p.m. Aug. 7 at the UMaine Extension office in South Paris. UMaine Extension livestock specialist Colt Knight will discuss poultry breeds, housing, health and nutrition. Prospective and beginning small-scale egg producers will gain a general understanding of what […]
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David Townsend will present “Red Tides, Unusual Plankton Blooms, and Recent Changes in the Oceanography in the Gulf of Maine” at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 2, in Brooke Hall at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole. His talk will focus on red tides, which are algal blooms that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP), […]
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Thursday, July 25, 7–8 a.m., Cutler Health Center staff will be involved in a active assailant training exercise. During this time, members of the University of Maine community may see law enforcement officers in and around the building. For more information, contact Lt. Bob Norman, UMaine Police Department, 581.4040.
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Running for Team USA, James Olivier placed sixth in 1:54.21 in the 800m at the Pan American U20 Championships on July 21 in San José, Costa Rica. To advance to the final, the UMaine rising sophomore finished third in 1:52.15 during his semifinal heat Friday night. Olivier had an amazing first year as a Black […]
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Bob Steneck will present “Marine Ecosystems that Trump Climate Change: Seas of Good News in an Ocean of Worry” at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 26, in Brooke Hall at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole. Despite challenges that marine ecosystems face because of climate change, the UMaine marine ecologist says it’s “too […]
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Albert Hackett of Orono, a University of Maine alumnus and longtime admissions director, passed away July 13. He was 88. Hackett was a UMaine student-athlete who was inducted into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame and University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame. He began his career at UMaine in 1966, and was named director […]
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