Participants of the first relational health cohort earned certificates in March after completing the six-month program at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The program focused on developing skills and strategies to promote a positive workplace culture; creating and maintaining an efficient, productive and diverse team; having critical and crucial conversations; and working […]
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The inaugural edition of “Spire,” an online journal of conservation and sustainability based at the University of Maine, will be launched Thursday, May 4. A public celebration with food and beverages will mark the occasion 6–8 p.m. May 4 in the Hudson Museum at the Collins Center for the Arts. The Maine Woods National Park […]
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The University of Maine Foundation and Emera Maine have established an endowment fund to honor Dick Hill, one of UMaine’s most recognized and respected faculty members. The Emera Maine Professor Richard C. Hill Scholarship Fund will formally be announced on the Maine Day of Giving, Wednesday, May 3. Those who knew, worked with, or were […]
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As part of the fourth annual Maine Science Festival March 15–18 in Bangor, several UMaine community members gave 5-Minute Genius presentations, described as “short, sharp talks by some of Maine’s finest scientists.” Those presentations are now online. In addition, the festival included a taping of “You’re the Expert,” a live show and podcast featuring a […]
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The Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center at the University of Maine will host an evening of experimental performance beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, April 28. Studio Ajar: Performance Edition, titled “Four Aspects: Contemporary performance in practice” is a showcase of performative works developed by UMaine Intermedia MFA students over the course of several […]
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More than 1,200 undergraduate and graduate students presented their work during the second annual University of Maine Student Symposium held at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on April 24. The free public event, which was organized by UMaine Graduate Student Government and the Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR), featured the work of students from […]
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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 winners for summer 2017. The winners are: James Barry, microbiology, “Identification of Virulence Genes in Group B Streptococcus (GBS),” advised by Melody Neely Nathan Gazey, computer science, “HandWaver,” advised by Justin Dimmel Cassandra […]
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Attendees of the 2017 University of Maine Student Symposium, including students, faculty, staff, judges, sponsors and the general public are invited to take a short survey about the event. Feedback is important to the symposium organizers and will be used to improve future events. Enter your email address at the end of the survey for […]
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The University of Maine will host its sixth annual gathering — Rassemblement — of Franco-American writers, artists and creatives, April 28–30, at the Franco-American Centre on campus. The annual event, organized by UMaine’s Franco American Programs, aims to create a culturally supportive space in which members of the Franco-American creative community can share their work. […]
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Lobstermen and women, restaurateurs, sommeliers and consumers will create the 2017 blend of Big Claw white wine to pair with lobster 2–4 p.m. Thursday, April 27 on the Portland waterfront. The event will be held at the office of Steve Melchiskey, winemaker and co-owner of Big Claw Wine, at 94 Commercial St. Big Claw Wine, […]
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