Frederick Servello has been named interim dean of the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture, and interim director of the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, succeeding Edward Ashworth, who will retire Sept. 30 after 10 years as dean. Servello, currently associate dean for research in the college and associate director of the Maine […]
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Liam Riordan, a University of Maine history professor, will deliver the 2016 Deborah Pulliam Memorial Lecture at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine. Riordan’s talk, “The Promise and the Need: Humanities in the 21st Century,” will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4 in the 1954 Lecture Hall of the Harold Alfond Student Center. Riordan, […]
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The University of Maine Police Department and university information technology officials are investigating the appearance of racist fliers sent to some campus printers and fax machines. The fliers were transmitted Monday, Aug. 1 and possibly over the weekend. It is unclear at this time whether this is the work of an individual or a group. […]
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DigitalCommons@UMaine recently passed 1 million total downloads (since 2012), with more than 400,000 in the past year alone. DigitalCommons is an online repository of works produced by UMaine faculty, staff and students. The homepage of DigitalCommons shows a worldwide reader map with real-time statistics on downloads.
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Technology created by a spin-off company of the Laboratory of Surface Science and Technology (LASST) at the University of Maine has won a top safety award. CF Industries, a North American manufacturer and distributor of agricultural fertilizers, recently presented a 2016 Stephen R. Wilson Excellence in Safety Award to staff at its Port Neal laboratory […]
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Delicious fruits and vegetables are ripe for the picking in August and University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator Kathy Savoie wants Mainers to have up-to-date information on the best methods, canners, jars and seals to safely preserve food. UMaine Extension publishes information to help people find, grow, use, preserve and store in-season fruits and vegetables. […]
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On Aug. 12, The Story Collider will feature Skylar Bayer’s frank but sometimes funny podcast about a medical scare she experienced her first semester at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center. In fall 2011, the doctoral candidate in marine biology was diagnosed with ventricular tachycardia — a rapid heart beat due to a problem […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering hands-on “Preserving the Harvest” workshops throughout the summer. Upcoming workshops include: Preserving Pickles 5:30–8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 28, UMaine Extension, 24 Main St., Lisbon Falls 5:30–8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, UMaine Extension, 75 Clearwater Drive, Suite 104, Falmouth Canning Tomatoes & Salsa 4–6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, Willow […]
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Amy Smith of Lincolnville, Maine has been appointed the new assistant director for student and academic services at the Hutchinson Center, the University of Maine’s outreach center in Belfast. Smith graduated from Camden-Rockport High School and, in 2010, was UMaine’s valedictorian. She received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history from UMaine, and is now a […]
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The University of Maine at Augusta and University College invite members of other University of Maine System campuses to attend a Portland Sea Dogs game Aug. 3. The deadline for ticket purchase is July 27. More information is online.
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