Campus Announcements

Collins Center for the Arts ‘re-ignites the flame’

The Collins Center for the Arts is “re-igniting the flame.” The flame is sculptor Clarke Fitz-Gerald’s “Flame of Inspiration” chandelier, which once graced the foyer of the-then Maine Center for the Arts. The 21-foot-tall bronze chandelier, weighing more than a ton, was a fiery presence at the center for about two decades, including when Yo-Yo […]

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Alba-Technic, UMaine engineers accept the Head Health Challenge

Inventor and entrepreneur James Ferguson uses his head. And with assistance from University of Maine researchers, he’s creating a material to help other people protect theirs. The founder and CEO of Alba-Technic, LLC in Winthrop, Maine has developed a patented, shock-absorbing material system to shield the brain from injury. Ferguson, a former nuclear power plant […]

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2016 Edith Patch Award winners announced

Five University of Maine students have been named winners of the 2016 Edith Patch Award. The award is given annually to undergraduate and graduate students who have demonstrated scholarship and service in the fields of science, agriculture, engineering or environmental education, and who show promise for future contribution in their field. The award is named […]

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Particpants run on campus during the 2015 Spawning run

Run wild at the Spawning Run 5K April 30

Shad, sturgeon, salmon and lampreys have swum up the Penobscot River to spawn for eons. In honor of this annual migration, the UMaine Student Subunit of the American Fisheries Society is hosting its own run, albeit on land, on April 30. The second annual Spawning Run 5K starts at 9 a.m. in front of Nutting […]

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Rubin a transportation expert at national conference

Jonathan Rubin, director of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and professor of economics, and chair of the Environment and Energy Section, U.S. Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, will be one of the experts presenting on transportation at the Washington, D.C. conference, U.S. Energy Policy in the 2016 Elections and Beyond: Incremental or […]

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NSF research grant to advance spatial artificial intelligence

“Just over the hill” or “downstream” are phrases commonly used to communicate location. But how can these basic instructions be used for computing? With a two-year, $175,000 research grant from the National Science Foundation, Torsten Hahmann, an assistant professor in the School of Computing and Information Science, will explore the implications of informal spatial descriptions […]

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UMS Faculty Institute May 20 at University of Maine at Augusta

The 2016 Faculty Institute will be 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. May 20 at the University of Maine at Augusta, sponsored by University College. The free institute offers tools, resources and strategies practiced and shared by University of Maine System faculty that can add value to any course. This year, the keynote speaker will be independent education […]

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Free cover crop walk April 26 at Stonyvale Farm

University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Natural Resources Conservation Service are sponsoring a free cover crop field walk Tuesday, April 26, at Stonyvale Farm in Exeter. Those wanting to take part are asked to meet at 1 p.m. at the Exeter Town Office at 1220 Stetson Road to carpool to the farm. Stonyvale Farm […]

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