Campus Announcements

Aquaculture businesses get start at Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research

https://youtu.be/eEaSZmurmoA Transcript One of the most advanced marine fish hatcheries in the country is the University of Maine’s Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research (CCAR). Located on Taunton Bay in Franklin, Maine, CCAR’s extensive facilities house aquatic hatcheries, with warm and cold water fish populations (brood stock). The center hosts several aquaculture business incubators, where entrepreneurs […]

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German Club to hold annual Christmas market at UMMA

The University of Maine German Club — Deutscher Verein — will hold its annual traditional Weihnachtsmarkt, or Christmas market, at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12. Holiday treats — including cookies, stollen (holiday bread) and Gluhwein (alcohol-free mulled wine) — and traditional […]

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Computer science students to showcase original games Dec. 10

Computer science students at the University of Maine will showcase original games they have created on Thursday, Dec. 10. Two video game exhibitions will be held in the Soderberg Center of Jenness Hall on the UMaine campus. The events are free and open to the public. The first exhibition will run from 8 to 9:15 […]

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UMMA to host Winter Art Factory Dec. 5

The University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor will host a Winter Art Factory from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. The art-making event will include several stations for wrapping, creating ornaments and other seasonal projects. The family-friendly workshop is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Kat […]

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Graduate student intern provides online access to Paul W. Bean Civil War materials

History graduate student Edward Andrew Kobylarz digitized and transcribed a wide selection of documents from the Paul W. Bean Collection as a part of a summer internship in Fogler Library’s Special Collections Department. Color scans and searchable text allow researchers a new way to access letters, pamphlets and other documents that provide a glimpse of […]

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Poliquin meets with human nutrition, food science graduate students

U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, who represents Maine’s 2nd District, met with nine University of Maine graduate students on the Orono campus in November. The students are dietetic interns studying human nutrition and food science in the School of Food and Agriculture. They are completing a public policy project as part of their degree requirements. Three […]

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Hutchinson Center to host Holiday Open House Dec. 8

The University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast will host a Holiday Open House from 4–6 p.m. Dec. 8. Prospective students and community members are invited to enjoy holiday cheer, tour the conference center, register for winter and spring classes, and learn more about current and future programs at the Hutchinson Center. Light refreshments will […]

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Cordero named assistant director of Hutchinson Center

Jose Cordero III has been appointed the new assistant director for student and academic services at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. In his new role, Cordero will oversee student support services at the center, including academic advising, admissions, financial aid, academic accommodations, degree completion and career counseling. He also will play an […]

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Gill hails herbivomes in Science Magazine

Jacquelyn Gill writes about the downsizing of Earth’s animals in “Learning from Africa’s herbivores” in Science Magazine. The extinction of the planet’s largest animals has resulted in cascading ecological impacts across the globe, says the University of Maine professor of paleoecology and plant ecology. Gill lauds Gareth Peter Hempson’s new tool — herbivomes — to […]

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Yuletide Concert to feature more than 200 student musicians

The University of Maine School of Performing Arts will present its annual Yuletide Concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6 at the Collins Center for the Arts. The holiday tradition features all the UMaine choirs including the Oratorio Society, University Singers, Collegiate Chorale and Black Bear Men’s Chorus. This year, the choral ensembles will be […]

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