The University of Maine Student Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) will participate in and host the New England ASCE Regional Student Conference April 12–14. The event is one of 19 conferences held annually where students come together for a business meeting, professional/technical presentations, competitions, social activities and an awards banquet. The […]
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Suzanne Estler, former associate professor of higher education and Equal Opportunity director, passed away April 10. A celebration of Estler’s life will be held 2 p.m. May 18, at Wells Conference Center, according to her obituary. In lieu of flowers, gifts in her memory may be made to the Suzanne E. Estler, Ph.D., Student Support […]
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Jack Ohman, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, is the 2019 Alan Miller Fund Visiting Journalist at the University of Maine on April 15–16. A free, public reception will be held at 5 p.m. Monday, April 15, at Wells Conference Center. At 5:30 p.m., Ohman will deliver a talk titled “Drawing the […]
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Two University of Maine researchers have been awarded fellowships to conduct studies in Acadia National Park as part of Second Century Stewardship, an initiative of the National Park Service and Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park. The 2019 research fellows from UMaine are Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie, the David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellow at the […]
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The University of Maine’s Franco American Centre is offering a Curriculum Development Workshop, open to all University of Maine System faculty and graduate students, from 1–4 p.m. April 15. Participants will receive a $250 stipend and will be reimbursed for travel. Led by Mark Richard, Libra Professor of History and Canadian Studies at the University […]
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The cuisines of Egypt, Peru and the Caribbean will be offered in the annual Taste of the World event at the University of Maine, April 11, April 18 and April 25, from 4:30–8 p.m. The all-you-care-to-eat menus are $14.22 for adults; $6.47 for children ages 12 and under. Students can attend using their meal plans; […]
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The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the 2019 CUGR and Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) summer fellowship winners. Undergraduate proposals will be awarded $3,000 for MSGC and $3,300 for CUGR. Graduate projects will receive $6,000 each during the summer semester. Funding is provided by the UMaine Office of the Vice […]
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The University of Maine will host the 2019 1st Lt. James R. Zimmerman Memorial Fitness Challenge on April 13. Four-person teams, which can register in one of three categories, will participate beginning at 11:30 a.m. in a variety of physical activities including pack runs, pull-ups and a crawl through a mud pit. The course will […]
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Black Bear Food Guild, the University of Maine’s community-supported agriculture (CSA) share program organized and managed by sustainable agriculture students, is entering its 25th season this summer. Full, half and quarter shares are being offered on a first-come, first-served basis for $525, $350 and $200, respectively. The 2019 season will run from early June through […]
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Building awareness of disease and learning screening techniques for sheep, goats, alpacas and other small ruminants is the focus of the second annual small ruminants health workshop 1–4 p.m. April 13 at the Foxcroft Large Animal Veterinary Associates (FLAVA) Clinic in Dover-Foxcroft. Sponsored by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and FLAVA, topics include common diseases […]
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