The University of Maine’s New Balance Student Recreation Center has been designated as an American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim facility, making it one of only four organizations in Maine to offer this official skills-based curriculum. The UMaine Aquatics program joins two other official Learn-to-Swim facilities in Farmington and one in Portland in offering the curriculum approved […]
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With snow likely to fall soon, University of Maine community members are reminded to pick up and properly store bicycles for the winter. Bikes that are hidden under snow can be damaged or destroyed if hit by a plow.
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Xi Sigma Pi, the forestry honors society at the University of Maine, is holding its annual Christmas tree sale at Nutting Hall through Saturday, Dec. 9. Profits from the sale will fund scholarships for students in the School of Forest Resources and the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology. Hours for the sale are […]
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The Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine is offering a variety of performances throughout the 2017–18 season. The December lineup kicks off with “A Celtic Family Christmas” performed by fiddlers Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy of Canada at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5. Tony Award-winning Broadway musical “Kinky Boots” will be […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a free training webinar for agricultural service providers 10:30 a.m. to noon Dec. 8. Agricultural service providers offer expertise related to production, marketing and business planning during one-on-one consultations with farmers. Webinar participants will examine farmers’ needs related to communication, decision-making, goal-setting and time management. Presenters include Elaine […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is a recipient of one of 24 cooperative agreements recently awarded under USDA’s Risk Management Agency’s (RMA) Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States Program totaling approximately $5 million. The agency provides funding for organizations in the form of cooperative agreements to provide education and training nationwide. Under this agreement, UMaine […]
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently awarded the University of Maine $388,000 to lead a potato breeding project for the eastern United States. The grant is one of several announced in support of research to increase the productivity, profitability and natural resources stewardship of canola, potato, and […]
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The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the undergraduate recipients of the Research and Creative Activities Fellowships for the 2017–2018 academic year. CUGR’s advisory committee selected 14 proposals from 70 student submissions to be awarded $1,000 each during the semester. Each proposal was reviewed by three reviewers and scored on clarity, […]
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The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) and the Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) have announced the MSGC Undergraduate Fellowship Award recipients for the 2017–2018 academic year. 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, […]
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Members of the University of Maine community are welcome to attend public presentations by the three finalists for the position of director of the Maine Sea Grant College Program at UMaine. Each candidate will present his or her “Vision for Maine Sea Grant,” followed by audience questions and discussion. Finalists and presentation dates: Gayle Zydlewski, […]
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