The UMaine Today magazine video, “Market Value,” focused on the statewide work of University of Maine Cooperative Extension food safety specialist Jason Bolton, received a Silver Excellence Award in Storytelling from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District I, which represents the New England states, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces in […]
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During a December initiative, University Credit Union (UCU) brought attention to food insecurity among college students in Maine by launching a statewide awareness campaign, raising more than $8,100 for the five University of Maine System-based campus food pantries. The University of Maine’s Black Bear Exchange food pantry and clothing swap, which assists about 20 people […]
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A podcast of the 2017 Maine Science Festival headliner event, “You’re the Expert,” is now available online, featuring University of Maine professor Kristy Townsend. An interview with Townsend, an assistant professor of neurobiology, also is on the Maine Science Festival website. The 2018 headliner for the fourth annual Maine Science Festival, March 15–18 in Bangor, […]
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University of Maine Winter Session continues to grow in popularity, with 1,165 students enrolled and 30 courses offered Dec. 27–Jan. 16. Enrollment in UMaine’s third Winter Session was 72 percent higher than in 2015–16, and up 25 percent over last year. Participation in Winter Session is critical to the Think 30 initiative, designed to encourage […]
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The University of Maine Office of Research Compliance will hold a Responsible Conduct of Research training 5–8:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 6 in Hill Auditorium. The session is for undergraduate students participating in NSF, NIH and/or USDA-NIFA sponsored research. Registration is required by Feb. 27. More information, including a link to register, is online.
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Sherman Hasbrouck, a former University of Maine employee, passed away Feb. 4. After moving to Orono in 1966, Sherman worked at UMaine, first as a community development specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension Services and later with the Land and Water Resources Center, according to his obituary.
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A Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Open House will be held 2:30–5 p.m. Feb. 20 in the Coe Room, Memorial Union. College of Education and Human Development faculty and staff will be available to answer questions about the combined online/in-person, 15-month MAT program, launching during May Session. MAT is for those with an undergraduate […]
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AFARI, a three-wheeled outdoor mobility device developed at the University of Maine and now manufactured by a Maine-based company, is one of more than 70 innovative designs in the “Access+Ability” exhibition on display through Sept. 3 at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City. From low-tech products that assist with daily routines to […]
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The University of Maine’s Black BearTHON, a 12-hour dance marathon and fundraiser, will be held from 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 to 1 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 11 in the Memorial Union. Since 2012, the annual event has raised more than $320,000 to help area hospitals support local children. The event, which in 2015 became the […]
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Several activities are planned as part of the University of Maine’s annual Winter Carnival. The event will run Feb. 9–11 and is open to all UMaine students. Activities scheduled to take place throughout campus include laser tag; a snow sculpture contest; tug-of-war; bingo; a dance marathon fundraiser; and a soup, chili and chowder cook-off. For […]
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