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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The University of Maine will open its 2015 Senior Art Exhibition, “The Ghosts of Carnegie Hall,” with a reception from 5:30 p.m.–7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4 at the Lord Hall Gallery. The show runs until Jan. 22, displaying paintings, sculpture, photography, digital and other artwork created by 14 UMaine studio art majors graduating in December […]
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The Political Science Department, Department of Mathematics and Statistics and University Training Center for Reading Recovery and Maine Partnerships in Comprehensive Literacy are among the latest programs to upgrade to the university’s new website template. The new umaine.edu and related pages debuted in late August. For more information on the UMaine website conversion, contact Mike […]
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The University of Maine Humanities Center and Collins Center for the Arts invite the public to enjoy and learn about jazz at three related jazz events Thursday, Dec. 3. A 5 p.m. reception will be held in Miller’s Cafe at the CCA before a free 5:30 p.m. demonstration and discussion by UMaine students led by […]
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