The University of Maine Darling Marine Center offers free, guided, 90-minute tours of its waterfront laboratories at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 19. Ashley Rossin, an undergraduate student in the School of Marine Sciences and a DMC summer intern, is the tour guide. She recounts the history of the center’s founding — 50 years ago […]
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The University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC) is host of the Science on Tap Seminar series at the Newcastle Publick House from 6–7 p.m. Wednesdays. On July 29, the series wraps up with a seminar by Pete Jumars, “Darling worms: A rich legacy of polychaete research.” Marine worms are critical food web components. They […]
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The University of Maine Athletics Department announced it will offer free live video streams of its 2015–16 home events. Black Bear fans who formerly paid to watch ice hockey and football games online will now be able to watch the home events free of charge. “We have Black Bear fans in every state of the […]
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Participants of the Upward Bound Math Science program at the University of Maine will present videos and posters on a variety of research projects conducted throughout the summer. The students will host a Group Design Project Video Show from 1–2:30 p.m. Friday, July 24 at the Foster Center for Student Innovation. The videos document the […]
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On July 22, the Maine Development Foundation (MDF) and the University of Maine’s School of Economics released the sixth quarterly report analyzing critical economic indicators in Maine. The latest report, “Water Quality in Maine,” addresses the economic, social, and natural effects of Maine’s comparatively high water quality. Water is an essential resource in Maine that […]
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A memorial service for David Clark, University of Maine professor emeritus of economics, will be held at 2 p.m. July 31, in Buchanan Alumni House. Clark passed away April 15, 2015. He was 82 years old. Clark’s obituary is online.
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Recent University of Maine graduate Alicia Valente of New Gloucester, Maine won the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Quiz Bowl in St. Louis, Missouri on June 25. Valente represented New England along with two students from Plymouth State University. They competed against nine other teams, each representing a district of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. New […]
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Robert Glover, a UMaine assistant professor of political science and honors, is one of eight national finalists for the 2015 Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career Faculty, presented by the New England Resource Center for Higher Education (NERCHE) and the Center for Engaged Democracy (CED) at Merrimack College. The […]
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University of Maine Athletics will host a free screening of “The Lego Movie” at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5 on Morse Field at Alfond Stadium. Members of the public are encouraged to bring blankets or chairs to watch the film on the high-definition video scoreboard. UMaine football team members will greet fans and provide free […]
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The University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC) is host of the free Science on Tap Seminar series at the Newcastle Publick House from 6–7 p.m. Wednesdays. On July 22, the seminar, “Shellfish aquaculture: Job creation, tasty bivalves and some cool science too,” will be presented by Carter Newell. A resident of Damariscotta, Newell will […]
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