The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the recipients of the Research and Creative Activities Fellowships for 2016–17. The fellowships were developed to enhance and increase undergraduate student involvement in faculty-supervised research and creative activities, and are supported through the office of the Vice President for Research. Each fellowship provides a […]
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Shawn Laatsch, director of the University of Maine’s Emera Astronomy Center and M.F. Jordan Planetarium, will soon begin a two-year term as president of International Planetarium Society, Inc. Laatsch’s appointment begins Jan. 1, 2017 and runs through Dec. 31, 2018. The society, which has roughly 700 members from 40 different countries, promotes astronomy and space […]
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This fall, University Bookstore is offering a payroll deduction benefit to University of Maine employees. The interest-free deduction is available to full-time faculty or staff members on a purchase of any Apple computer or iPad for personal use. All University of Maine System campuses already get the brand’s special education pricing through UMaine Bookstore. At […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a four-part workshop focused on financial and legal issues for current and potential farmers. The first session is 1–5 p.m. Nov. 30 at Coastal Enterprises Inc., 30 Federal St., Brunswick. Additional sessions will meet 1–5 p.m. Dec. 7 and Jan. 4 at UMaine Regional Learning Center, 75 Clearwater […]
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Longtime University of Maine Police Department Detective Chris Gardner passed away unexpectedly Nov. 15 in a Bangor hospital. He was 47. Gardner had been a member of UMaine PD for 27 years, rising to the rank of detective sergeant. For more than seven years, he also worked as a special agent with the North Central […]
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The work of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Services at the University of Maine will be recognized with the Community Partner Award of EqualityMaine. The award, given to businesses and organizations that go above and beyond in the service of equality, will be presented to UMaine Vice President for Student Life and Dean […]
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The cultural contributions of women of Franco-American heritage will be the subject of a program of readings on Friday, Nov. 18 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. Author Rhea Côté Robbins, founder and director of the Franco-American Women’s Institute (FAWI), will host the event, which begins at 5:30 p.m. and features readings […]
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Five students from five universities combined their business acumen and animal husbandry expertise to win the platinum award at the 2016 Northeast Regional Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge this November. Carly Amsden, a third-year animal science student in the University of Maine’s School of Food and Agriculture from Elliot, Maine, and her team beat out 23 other […]
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The 2016 Holiday Lobster & Wine Feast hosted by the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine will be held 6–9 p.m. Dec. 1 at Buchanan Alumni House. This year’s event features the winning Judges’ Choice dish from the Boothbay Harbor Lobster Claw Down by Chef Delroy Bennett of Rocktide Inn. Tickets are $75 per […]
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A team of around a dozen students with the University of Maine’s Alternative Breaks program will gather at 719 County Road in Milford on Friday, Nov. 11 at 9 a.m. to paint the home of a veteran who is disabled. Milford resident Rachel Putnam, who served in the U.S. Navy from 1979–99 as an aviation […]
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