Scott Delcourt has been named associate vice president for graduate studies and senior associate dean of the Graduate School, and Luke Doucette named general manager for the Coordinated Operating Research Entities (CORE) program, effective Sept. 1. A story about the promotions is online.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers will celebrate the growing season with a Field Day from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8 at the Rogers Farm Demonstration Garden, 914 Bennoch Rd., Old Town. Field Day participants will enjoy workshops, demonstrations, children’s activities and homemade food. Featured speaker Matt Dunlap plans to share cooking […]
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The Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine is offering a variety of performances throughout the 2018–19 season. September events will include a broadcast of a murder mystery and several musical groups. National Theatre Live will bring “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” to the CCA at 7 p.m. […]
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The University of Maine Career Center is hosting several events in September and October. Careers in Accounting will be held in D.P. Corbett Business Building from 4–7 p.m. Sept. 12. Students will hear from a panel of employers and alumni, and participate in speed networking. Interested students are encouraged to preregister on CareerLink. CareerFest, offering […]
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The success and growth of the Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction Laboratory (VEMI Lab) over the past 10 years has been possible thanks to the hard work and dedication of its students. To celebrate a decade of VEMI, the lab is hosting the VEMI 10 Conference at Buchanan Alumni House from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Friday, […]
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Lisa Phelps, Maine’s statewide 4-H Program leader, will serve as interim director of University of Maine Cooperative Extension, effective Sept. 1. She succeeds longtime Extension director John Rebar, who is retiring Aug. 31. Phelps will serve as interim director until the conclusion of UMaine’s national search for a new dean of UMaine Extension, which has […]
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Maine Gov. Paul LePage recently congratulated the Maine Government Summer interns and their supervisors in a reception at the Blaine House. This year the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine placed 56 interns in Maine state and municipal governments for 12-week internships. Forty-two students from colleges and universities in Maine worked […]
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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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