University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a dairy forage conference Dec. 18 on growing corn silage in a changing climate. The conference, from 9:30 a.m.–3 p.m. at Governor’s Restaurant, 376 Main St., Waterville, will focus on management techniques, variety selection and environmental stewardship to help producers grow healthier, more digestible forage crops. Topics include […]
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Editor’s note: Due to the predicted snowstorm, the 2019 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration on Jan. 21 has been canceled. Organizers are working to reschedule the event for a later date. Ticket holders will receive refunds. The 2019 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration, co-sponsored by the Greater Bangor Area NAACP and […]
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The University of Maine has been selected by the National Science Foundation as Maine’s first I-Corps Site. Applications to be part of UMaine’s first I-Corps cohort, which will begin Feb. 8, are being accepted. The site activities help foster innovation and entrepreneurship by providing faculty, staff and students with the tools and guidance needed to […]
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University of Maine faculty/staff parking permits for 2019 are now available. They can be purchased online and sent to your campus address. Online permit purchases require your MaineStreet username and password, vehicle registration, and credit card or electronic check information. Parking permits also can be purchased at MaineCard Services, 130 Memorial Union or Parking Services, […]
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Several University of Maine faculty members and graduate students are representing UMaine at COP24, the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in Katowice, Poland. They are engaging with world leaders who are negotiating global climate change policies. Follow their reports from the conference on their blog, which includes […]
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The University of Maine’s annual employee holiday lunch will take place 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Dec. 11 at Wells Conference Center. Members of the Professional Employees Advisory Council (PEAC) and Classified Employees Advisory Council (CEAC) will be in the lobby of Wells collecting nonperishable food items and household supplies to benefit the Black Bear Exchange. Golden […]
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The University of Maine Office of Campus Activities and Student Engagement will offer several activities leading up to Finals Week: Holiday Cookie Decorating, noon–2 p.m. Dec. 10, Memorial Union. Campus Activities Board invites students to decorate cookies. The best cookies will be featured on Instagram (@cab_umaine) and decorators will receive CAB swag. Nintendo Night, 1–4:30 […]
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The University of Maine men’s basketball team will hold a sock drive during its Dec. 10 home game against the University of Maine at Machias at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Fans that donate a new pair of socks, hat or mittens will receive a discount for a $5 ticket to a future men’s […]
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The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the recipients of the 2018–2019 Academic Year Research and Creative Activities Fellowships. The fellowships were developed to enhance and increase undergraduate student involvement in faculty-mentored research. Each fellowship provides a $1,100 award for the student to help cover costs of the project. Funding for […]
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The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has named the 2018–2020 Faculty Fellows Assistants. The CUGR Faculty Fellows Program supports faculty efforts toward improving undergraduate research mentoring skills, expanding curricula to include research and scholarship experiences, and developing proposals for further funding specifically involving undergraduate students. Each CUGR Fellow is provided $1,100 to […]
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