An updated and expanded recipes page is part of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Food & Health website. The page includes more than 100 new recipes sorted into easily searchable categories and available to the public. Each recipe has an updated format and a new FDA nutrition facts label. More information about the new […]
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Members of the University of Maine community are invited to participate in Orono’s 10th Annual Pie in the Sky 5K and 1-mile Fun Run on Saturday, Sept. 8. The Fun Run begins at 9 a.m., and the 5K begins at 9:45 a.m. Both races start behind the Orono Fire Department. Prizes will be awarded to […]
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During Maine Hello, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, about 2,500 new students will arrive on campus to move into their residence halls for the academic year. High levels of traffic are expected on campus and through downtown Orono and Old Town. To accommodate the event, several parking lots and roads will be closed Aug. […]
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The fourth annual Northern Maine Rural Living Day is Sept. 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Houlton Civic Center and Fairgrounds, 94 Randall Ave., Houlton. University of Maine Cooperative Extension, with support from Farm Credit East, sponsors the event. Workshop topics include managing organic and conventional apple trees, growing cranberries, home brewing, plantings […]
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The Division of Student Life and the UMaine Police Department are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) involved in the vandalism of King Plaza on campus between Aug. 25–26. The vandalism involved derogatory words spray painted in the plaza area. Contact Detective Keith Mercier, 207.581.4072; keith.mercier@maine.edu with information. […]
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Sigma Phi Epsilon will hold its annual Rock Against Rape concert from 7:30–9:30 Sept. 1 on the Stewart Commons in front of the Innovative Media Research and Commercialization Center. The concert raises awareness for sexual assault and rape on college campuses. The Mallett Brothers Band will play as the headliner, with Zesty as the opener. […]
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The University of Maine is ranked No. 43 in the Student Voting category of the 2018 Washington Monthly College Rankings out this week. For the first time in its college rankings, Washington Monthly used four measures of a college’s commitment to encouraging voting by its students, all focused on the institution’s active participation in Tufts […]
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Members of the University of Maine community are invited to join Facilities at a retirement open house for Donna Guerrette to celebrate her 37 years of service to the University of Maine System. The event will be held in Service Building A, Facilities Conference Room 109 from 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Aug. 23. Light refreshments will […]
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The University of Maine’s First Year Experience is recruiting volunteers to welcome UMaine’s Class of 2022 during Maine Hello on Friday, Aug. 31. Maine Hello is a campuswide event where returning students, faculty and staff welcome new students and their families as they arrive on campus. From 8 a.m.–4 p.m., volunteers will assist with greeting […]
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A smoke test of the sanitary sewer system in select areas of the campus will be conducted Tuesday–Wednesday, Aug. 21–22. This smoke test is a common process that will allow Facilities Management (FM) to locate breaks and defects by blowing smoke through portions of the sewer system. The odorless white to gray smoke is safe […]
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