University of Maine Cooperative Extension has published a new bulletin on plum production in Maine. With the increased demand for locally grown fresh fruit, some Maine farmers see an opportunity in adding plums to fruit crops already being grown for the consumer market. “Plum Production in Maine” provides information on topics including plum varieties, estimated […]
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The Maine Technology Institute and the Alliance for Maine’s Marine Economy today released a new request for proposals for a first round of awards from the Marine Economy Capital Grants Program, supporting growth in the state’s traditional fisheries, aquaculture and seafood-related companies and institutions. The deadline to submit proposals to MTI is Sept. 15. The […]
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The University of Maine School of Performing Arts will host Brian Shaw of Louisiana State University for a jazz residency April 19–21. During his residency, the associate professor of trumpet and jazz studies will be a guest conductor and soloist for the April 20 Jazz Ensemble concert. The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. […]
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The University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast will offer a new grant writing certificate program April 24–28. Nonprofit leaders, executive directors, municipal officials, board members and others interested in creating high-quality grant proposals for their organizations are invited to register. The program provides an the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and practice the skills […]
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The 10th annual Healthy High 5k/10k and 1-mile run/walk will be held at the University of Maine at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 20. More than 500 runners are expected to take part in the race that begins and ends at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. Those driving on campus during the race should use […]
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Video and installation artist Sondra Perry will present her work April 18 at the University of Maine’s Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center. Perry’s 7 p.m. presentation is part of Tuesdays at the IMRC, the UMaine Intermedia MFA program’s visiting artist lecture series. Through the use of video, installation, video game software, and performance, […]
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LumenARRT!, the video crew of the Artists’ Rapid Response Team, has joined with Paul Mayewski and others to create large-scale climate change projection events in Congress Square in Portland. April 22, the night of the March for Science, and May 5, the night of First Friday Art Walk in Portland, the brief video projections will […]
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Members of the University of Maine community are welcome to attend a free concert before the start of the 10th annual Healthy High road race on campus Thursday, April 20. The Ex Pandas, Phosphenes, and The Cards will perform at the tennis court lot beginning at 2:30 p.m. Lawn games and ice cream also will […]
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The complete first season of Showtime’s “Years of Living Dangerously” will be shown at the Collins Center for the Arts from 1–4:30 p.m. April 18–20. The Emmy award-winning documentary series reveals emotional and hard-hitting accounts of the effects of climate change from across the planet. “Years of Living Dangerously” combines the blockbuster storytelling styles of […]
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Melissa Ladenheim, associate dean of the Honors College, has been named the 2017 Steve Gould Award winner at the University of Maine. The Steve Gould Award is presented to members of the UMaine community who have, by their conduct, demonstrated superior qualities of unselfishness and compassion in the course of serving UMaine and its ideals. […]
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