The University of Maine Graduate School and Maine Business School are 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 Kirby at mike.kirby@maine.edu or 581.3744.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County will hold two beginner beekeeping courses and one intermediate course at its office at 75 Clearwater Drive, Falmouth. Master Beekeepers Jack Hildreth, Chris Rogers and Peter Richardson, president of the Cumberland County chapter of the Maine State Beekeepers Association, will teach the courses. The intermediate course slated […]
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The Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction (VEMI) Laboratory at the University of Maine will hold its third annual open house from 4–6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7. The lab, located in Carnegie Hall, is part of the spatial informatics program in the School of Computing and Information Science and houses Maine’s only research facility that combines […]
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Bruce Segee, the Henry R. and Grace V. Butler Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maine, has been named a Campus Champion by the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE). With Segee’s inclusion, the Campus Champions program, a collaborative effort between XSEDE and campus representatives to promote the use of […]
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Students in a University of Maine service-learning class worked with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Bangor to participate in “A Brush with Kindness Week.” The week is a nationwide Habitat for Humanity effort to transform neighborhoods by painting, landscaping and providing minor exterior home repairs in partnership with low-income homeowners. The first week was held […]
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The University of Maine Counseling Center and St. Joseph Healthcare will host the seventh annual Out of the Darkness Community Walk on Sunday, Oct. 4. Funds raised from the event will benefit research initiatives of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). Day-of registration for the noncompetitive 5K walk through campus and surrounding areas will […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County is offering five different “Preserving the Harvest” workshops from Kennebec to York county in October. UMaine Extension staff and volunteers will teach participants hands-on, USDA-recommended food preservation methods. Attendees will make samples to take home. Fresh produce, canning jars and other canning equipment will be provided. […]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaqZNnEbepg&feature=youtu.be Transcript Katherine Quinn of Cornville, Maine, knew she had a winning Bloody Mary recipe when she sold 16 gallons of her hand-crafted mix in one day at a restaurant on Sugarloaf Mountain. Since then, the famed bartender and UMaine alum has been selling her cocktail concoction, Ass Over Teakettle Bloody Mary Mix, in more […]
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Preserve the late summer harvest at a workshop with University of Maine Cooperative Extension food systems professional Vina Lindley from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Sept. 29, at UMaine Extension in Waldo County, 992 Waterville Road, Waldo. Participants will take part in hands-on USDA-recommended food preservation methods and check for properly sealed jars. They’ll learn […]
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The University of Maine will hold a community forum hosted by ConnectME Authority to receive public comment regarding broadband issues in Maine. Citizens, business owners, municipal representatives and others are encouraged to attend the event from 5–7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21 at Wells Conference Center. Input gained at the forums will be incorporated in the […]
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