University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Wolfe’s Neck Farm are partnering with the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers to offer a seminar focused on business planning. UMaine Extension professor Rick Kersbergen will facilitate the class geared for beginning pasture-based dairy and livestock farmers. The weekly course will be offered remotely at Wolfe’s […]
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The University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development and University Bookstore, in partnership with the Kiwanis Club of Orono-Old Town, launched the annual holiday book drive Nov. 1. New books for young children through teens can be dropped off at the bookstore or 151 Shibles Hall through Dec. 4. The bookstore will match […]
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The European Geosciences Union is honoring Paul Mayewski for his achievements in ice research and climatic change. In April, the director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine will receive a 2016 Hans Oeschger Medal in Vienna, Austria. The EGU Division on Climate: Past, Present & Future established the medal in recognition […]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aktrXiTNL-s&feature=youtu.be Transcript Garrett VanAtta, vice president of innovation engineering at Auburn Manufacturing, Inc. (AMI) in Mechanic Falls, Maine, knows the value of innovative product development. AMI has become an industry leader in manufacturing advanced new high-temperature textiles, serving such clients as the U.S. Department of Defense and hundreds of small businesses worldwide. Over the years, […]
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The University of Maine Office of International Programs and International Student Association will host a daylong celebration of cultures on Saturday, Nov. 7 in the New Balance Student Recreation Center. The 28th annual Culturefest will feature international cultural exhibits, food, children’s activities, a style show and performances from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The family-friendly […]
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The University of Maine men’s rugby club will host the New England Rugby Football Union (NERFU) College Men’s Division Conference Championships on Nov. 7–8. UMaine (5–1), the No. 1 team in the northern division of the conference, hosts Tufts (4–1), the No. 2 team in the southern division of the conference, at noon Nov. 7 […]
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Acadia Harvest Inc. has been awarded a $744,000 National Science Foundation grant to continue developing innovative fish feeds for its land-based aquaculture business. This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant. In 2013, AHI secured a Phase I award of $270,000 from NSF for the same aquafeed project. Acadia Harvest formed in […]
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The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the recipients of the Academic Year Research and Creative Activities Fellowships for 2015–16. The fellowships were developed to enhance and increase undergraduate student involvement in faculty-supervised research. Each fellowship provides a $1,000 award for the student to help cover costs of their project. The […]
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The University of Maine men’s cross country team placed fourth overall with 95 points and the women’s cross country team placed ninth with 259 points at the America East Championships on Oct. 31. The men finished with an overall time of 2:09:23.95 and an average individual finishing time of 25:52.79. Jesse Orach was Maine’s top […]
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Every two years, Sigma Phi Epsilon hosts the largest national gathering of its members at the Grand Chapter Conclave. This summer, 14 members of the Maine Alpha Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon traveled to Nashville, Tennessee for the event. In addition to undergraduates and alumni networking, delegates at conclave considered new legislation and bylaw changes. […]
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