Campus Announcements

Shadowland

‘Shadowland’ one of many highlights of CCA’s 2017–18 season

“Shadowland” — a multimedia, projected shadow play with acrobatic dance and an original score — will launch the Collins Center for the Arts’ 2017–18 season at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16. This year’s gala presentation by Pilobolus is the dramatic story of a young girl’s sensational world as she comes of age. “Shadowland” will be […]

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Artists and naturalists explore the power of fire and forests

The second installment of the three part Elemental Intersections series will be Friday, Aug. 25 at 5:30 p.m. at St. Patrick Church in Newcastle. The Elemental Intersections series explores the connections between art and contemporary environmental concerns. The event will feature the ceramic works of artist Jack Troy and a discussion with Nicholas Fisichelli, directory […]

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Maine Hello parking, road closure information

During Maine Hello, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, about 2,500 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. 23–27. […]

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‘No plan b’ cross-genre performance to premiere at Fort Knox

“No plan b,” a cross-genre collaboration of movement, light, projection and sound, will premiere at Fort Knox and Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory in Prospect on Aug. 24. The innovative production’s mix of art and technology has been under development for more than a year and was made possible by a research residency at the […]

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Stephan Jackson

UMaine, UMM students conduct biomedical research during summer program

Thirty-two summer fellows, including five University of Maine students and one University of Maine at Machias student, participated in the MDI Biological Laboratory 2017 summer fellowship program. The program provided undergraduates with hands-on research training in an advanced laboratory environment. On-campus co-curricular and residential life programs extended the impact of the programs, helping students develop […]

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Maine Sea Grant launches Oyster Trail of Maine

Maine Sea Grant at the University of Maine has launched the Oyster Trail of Maine, an educational initiative to raise awareness and appreciation for Maine oysters. The project is an ongoing initiative of Maine Sea Grant, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Maine Aquaculture Association, Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center, In A Half Shell, and participating oyster […]

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Volunteers sought for 2017 Maine Hello, Welcome Weekend Day of Service

The University of Maine’s First Year Experience is recruiting volunteers to welcome UMaine’s Class of 2021 during Maine Hello on Friday, Aug. 25. Maine Hello is a campuswide event where returning students, faculty and staff welcome new students and their families as they arrive on campus. From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., volunteers will assist […]

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Koplovsky earns scholarship to become certified paramedic

Aiden Koplovsky of Duxbury, Massachusetts, an advanced EMT with County Ambulance of Ellsworth, Maine and University Volunteer Ambulance Corps at the University of Maine, has been awarded a ZOLL EMT Scholarship to become a certified paramedic. The UMaine zoology pre-med major is one of 11 recipients selected nationwide. “Mr. Koplovsky has demonstrated his devotion and […]

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Grad student researching interactions among bass, other fish as waters warm

In July, University of Maine graduate student Nicole Ramberg-Pihl went to the Kenduskeag Stream in Exeter and Garland in search of smallmouth bass. Accompanying her in the field were Stephen Coghlan, an associate professor in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology; and undergraduate students Spencer Kelley and Tyson Porter. They collected small young-of-the-year […]

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