Sukhwinder Bali has been appointed University of Maine Cooperative Extension assistant professor and University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) assistant professor of sustainable agriculture. Bali earned a master’s degree in soil science with a minor in botany from Punjab Agricultural University. She recently completed a second master’s degree in natural resource management from North […]
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A five-session workshop centered on strengthening facilitation skills and running dynamic, effective meetings begins Feb. 1 at University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 75 Clearwater Drive, Suite 104, Falmouth. The 1–5 p.m. workshop sponsored by UMaine Extension and Maine Sea Grant features experiential learning, including practicing facilitation skills and receiving feedback in a safe environment. Instructor […]
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The 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration co-sponsored by the Greater Bangor NAACP and the University of Maine Division of Student Life will be held Jan. 16 in the Wells Conference Center on campus. The family-friendly event will celebrate the life and legacy of King’s service while offering inspiration through diversity and social […]
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The Maine Technology Institute (MTI) has announced the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center will receive one of four new awards for collaborative projects that boost Maine’s high-potential, technology-enabled clusters. Under MTI’s Cluster Initiative Program (CIP), the UMaine Composites Center was awarded $438,046 to establish a Smart Materials Industry Consortium and Smart Materials […]
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The University of Maine is accepting applications for the 2017 Top Gun Bangor Region Class, a program offered to the area’s entrepreneurs who have aspirations to achieve high growth through innovation. To help companies applying for the Top Gun class, UMaine will host four sessions for questions and assistance with preparing a successful Top Gun […]
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An informational session on the 2017 master’s of social work weekend cohort will be held from 5–6:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. Deirdre Boylan, program coordinator of UMaine’s Master of Social Work Program, and other MSW faculty members will be on hand to answer questions. A new weekend […]
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The University of Maine’s Fogler Library is partnering with the Office of Assessment to offer an Information Literacy Assessment Workshop. The workshop will be held from 2–4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12 in the library’s University Club. Refreshments will be provided. The workshop is designed to explain the concept of information literacy while looking at examples […]
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A recent issue of Maine History, a journal published by the Maine Historical Society in cooperation with the Department of History at the University of Maine, reflects on UMaine’s 150th anniversary, focusing particularly on the period since the centennial celebration in 1965. The special issue previews a larger volume being edited by UMaine history professor […]
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Two University of Maine students have been awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad during the spring 2017 semester. Paden Stanton, an international affairs major, was awarded the scholarship to study abroad in India. Tessali Morrison, a chemistry major, will study in Spain. Stanton and Morrison, who are both from Maine, were […]
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Jessica Scheick, a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences and the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, was invited to give the keynote address at the 2016 Maine Robotics EXPO and First Lego League State Championships opening ceremony in Augusta on Dec. 10. During her opening remarks, Scheick, speaking […]
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