Campus Announcements

Maine Space Grant Consortium Graduate Research Fellowship winners announced

The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) and the Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) have announced the 2018 MSGC Graduate Research Fellowship Award recipients. The purpose of the MSGC fellowship and scholarship programs at UMaine is to provide research opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students in aerospace technology, space science, Earth science, human […]

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Farming in new weather reality focus of panel discussion

Farmers are invited to a panel discussion and networking event about farming in a new weather reality 1:50–4 p.m. Jan. 9 in the Hancock Room of the Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive. The session will open with a panel of experienced Maine crop and livestock farmers who will discuss how changes in weather patterns […]

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UMaine makes news, and gives it context

Local and international media regularly tap University of Maine faculty, staff and students​ ​for their expertise and research findings. Media outlets from the Machias Valley News Observer to the Los Angeles Times and from Down East magazine to Fortune magazine wrote about or cited UMaine newsmakers and research this fall. Story topics ranged from term […]

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2017 Senior Art Exhibition ‘Polychrome’ on display in Lord Hall

The University of Maine opened its 2017 Senior Art Exhibition, “Polychrome,” with a reception Dec. 1 at Lord Hall Gallery. The show, which runs through Feb. 2, features 99 works of art, including paintings, drawings, prints, digital prints, sculpture, ceramics and photographs. The 16 studio art majors displaying work produced all aspects of the exhibition […]

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UMaine Extension ‘Growing Maine’ video series wins regional award

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension video series “Growing Maine” received a first-place, Eastern Region award from the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences in the area of Television/Video Communications. The video series includes six short-form documentary stories about farmers and food producers in Maine. New stories are added to the collection on […]

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UMaine chapter of Society of Physics Students nationally recognized

The University of Maine chapter of the Society of Physics Students has earned national recognition. It has been designated a Society of Physics Students Outstanding Chapter for the 2016–17 academic year, the highest level of distinction achieved by fewer than 10 percent of the top chapters annually — 72 of 813 chapters were honored this […]

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Crandall, Nelson join team analyzing impacts of winter weather whiplash

If you think Maine’s winter weather has been wilder lately you are likely right. Recent volatile shifts in winter weather are likely connected to rapid changes in Arctic weather and sea ice cover. To improve scientists’ and communities’ understanding of winter weather whiplash, and what it means for seasonally snow-covered landscapes like Maine, the National […]

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Orneville blueberry farm featured in ‘Growing Maine’ video

University of Maine Cooperative Extension has released the sixth installment of “Growing Maine,” a series of short documentaries highlighting Maine food producers and farm families. The latest video in the series tells the story of Worcester’s Blueberries, a lowbush blueberry farm in southeast Piscataquis County. With more than 30 summer employees and the off-season crew […]

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Cohen Journal accepting submissions for spring publication

The University of Maine’s Cohen Journal is now accepting submissions for the 2017–18 issue, slated for release in April 2018. Since 2014, the Cohen Journal has been the official publication of the University of Maine Cohen Institute for Leadership and Public Service. It is a student-based and peer-reviewed journal that aims to provide a forum […]

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UMaine open Dec. 12

The University of Maine is open today, with final exams occurring as scheduled. Due to winter weather conditions, members of the UMaine community are urged to use caution when walking and driving on campus.

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