Campus Announcements

UMaine, Bret Stern Productions receive 2018 Educational Advertising Awards

The 2018 Educational Advertising Awards has recognized the University of Maine and Bret Stern Productions for the creative development of the 2017 UMaine Viewbook and Accepted Students Informational Folding Piece. The Educational Advertising Awards recognize institutes of higher learning and their advertising agencies for their programs and materials that display exceptional quality, creativity and message […]

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Graduate dietetics students raise nutrition awareness in Augusta

Graduate students in the University of Maine’s Food Science and Human Nutrition Program and Dietetic Internship took their expertise to Augusta this winter to help Maine’s legislators make informed decisions regarding nutrition policy. Emily Duran-Frontera, Anna Wright, Elizabeth Kowash and Mackenzie Clapp culminated the communication effort by helping to host the Maine Academy of Nutrition […]

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OIP supporting teaching and studying abroad

The University of Maine Office of International Programs (OIP) helps support faculty teaching and study abroad programs. Among the faculty funded this year: Amy Blackstone, professor of sociology, was selected as a Universities Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC) Visiting Professor for summer 2018 in Viterbo, Italy. OIP has designated USAC scholarship funds to support several UMaine […]

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Kaohsiung American School String Orchestra to perform at UMaine March 30

The Kaohsiung American School (KAS) String Orchestra will perform at the University of Maine on March 30. The 7:30 p.m. performance in Minsky Recital Hall also will feature the University of Maine Orchestra. Pieces to be performed include “Flight of The Bumblebee” by Nikolai  Rimsky-Korsakov, “Marche Slav” by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, “Russian Sailor’s Dance” by Reinhold […]

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UMaine Extension offering farm tractor safety courses around state

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a five-session tractor safety course in multiple locations this spring, including in Cumberland, Kennebec, Penobscot, Knox and Waldo counties. Participants will learn how to handle tractors and equipment safely, how to avoid hazards, and how to minimize the chances of accidents. The classes are designed for adults and […]

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MacLean to deliver Howard B. Schonberger Peace and Social Justice Lecture

Nancy MacLean, the distinguished William H. Chafe Professor of History and Public Policy at Duke University, will deliver the annual Howard B. Schonberger Peace and Social Justice Lecture at the University of Maine on March 29. MacLean’s lecture, “The Origins of Today’s Billionaire-Funded Radical Right and the Crisis of Democracy,” will begin at 5:30 p.m. […]

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UMaine Concert Band performance to benefit local cancer research

The University of Maine Concert Band will hold its inaugural “Concert for a Cause” on March 29 at the Collins Center for the Arts. The band, directed by Philip Edelman, will headline an evening of music, fundraising and storytelling beginning at 7 p.m. Edelman says the idea for the concert came from his students who […]

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Interactive immersion program Tunnel of Oppression to be held March 29

An interactive immersion program called Tunnel of Oppression will be held 10 a.m.–4 p.m. March 29 in the Memorial Union. The program, featuring skits, videos and visual aids is designed to give participants experiences related to religious oppression, sexual assault and mental health disorders; and discrimination based on race, sexual orientation and nationality or culture. […]

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