Campus Announcements

UMaine Extension publications offer tips on fiddlehead harvesting, spring gardening, pest management

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers information and recommendations on a variety of springtime activities. Resources aim to educate readers about picking and eating fiddleheads, pruning trees and shrubs, starting seeds at home, and protecting yourself from insects and Lyme disease. Visit the UMaine Cooperative Extension Publications Catalog for bulletins including: Starting Seeds at […]

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Tips for attending UMaine’s Commencement ceremonies May 12

The University of Maine’s 2018 Commencement is May 12, with ceremonies at 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. at Alfond Sports Arena. Motorists in the Orono area will encounter heavier traffic than usual throughout much of the day. Anyone attending Commencement should plan to arrive early. Doors open at 8 a.m. for the morning ceremony; 1 […]

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Workshop on strategic negotiations for postdocs, grad students May 14

The Rising Tide Center at the University of Maine is sponsoring a May 14 workshop specifically developed for postdoctoral scholars and graduate students. The free workshop, “Strategic Negotiations for Postdocs and Graduate Students,” is designed to help academic professionals who are about to enter the workforce build effective negotiation and solution-finding skills. Facilitating will be […]

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Wood measurement training program to be held at UMaine May 3–4

The University of Maine will host an approved wood measurement training program May 3–4. The course prepares participants to take the state licensing exam to become a licensed wood scaler in the state of Maine. Instruction will be given in scaler’s licensing law, wood measurement methods and all applicable rules. The program includes both classroom […]

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Two children’s books honored with 2018 Correll Book Awards

The 2018 Correll Book Awards for Excellence in Early Childhood Informational Text were announced at the Correll Early Literacy Conference held at the University of Maine. Michael Garland was honored for “Birds Make Nests” in the birth to age 3 category, while Doug Wechsler was recognized for “The Hidden Life of a Toad” in the […]

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Mechanical engineering technology students to present capstones May 2

A total of 38 University of Maine students in the Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) Program will present nine senior capstone design projects on Maine Day. From 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. May 2, students will showcase their final projects in Bennett Hall, Room 137, unless otherwise noted. Scheduled presentations: 9:30–10 a.m. “Scaled tower crane.” Students are creating […]

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Three UMaine journalism students named MAB Scholars

The Maine Association of Broadcasters (MAB) has announced the awarding of scholarship support to three University of Maine undergraduates. The 2017–2018 MAB Scholars are Lara Carney of Orono, Maine; Samuel Wheeler of Greenwood, Maine; and Arman Garavanian of Lowell, Massachusetts. They all are enrolled in UMaine’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and are majoring […]

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Northeastern States Research Cooperative report reflects 16 years of northern forest research

The Northeastern States Research Cooperative (NSRC) has released its comprehensive report on 16 years of scientific contributions to northern forest research. NSRC state directors are Aaron Weiskittel, University of Maine; William “Breck” Bowden, University of Vermont; William McDowell, University of New Hampshire; and David Newman, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and […]

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2018 Rising Tide Professors announced

The 2018 Rising Tide Professors are Jennifer Perry, University of Maine assistant professor of food microbiology in the School of Food and Agriculture, and collaborators Dan Sandweiss and Carlos Villacorta, director of the School of Policy and International Affairs and assistant professor of Spanish, respectively. The faculty will implement two-year projects focused on enhancing diversity […]

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