Campus Announcements

UMaine to Host Annual Six-Day Leadership Training Program for Women

The University of Maine will host an annual six-day undergraduate student leadership training program for women that aims to educate and empower young leaders. Maine NEW (National Education for Women) Leadership runs from Thursday, May 28 through Tuesday, June 2 at the Orono campus with trips to Augusta and Skowhegan. A diverse group of 28 […]

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Maine Summer Transportation Institute Accepting Applications

The University of Maine is accepting applications for the Maine Summer Transportation Institute. The free program for area middle school students will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 6–17. It is designed to introduce students at an early age to careers in engineering and Maine’s transportation industry. About 20 accepted students will participate […]

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Workforce Development: Interns to Full-Time Employees at Pika Energy

Pika Energy in Westbrook, Maine, focuses on wind and solar energy technology, including scalable options for homeowners and small businesses. Ben Polito, president of Pika Energy, talked about his company’s interest with UMaine: How long have you worked with the University of Maine? We have been involved with UMaine through the Innovate for Maine Fellows […]

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UMaine Has Most Accepted Papers at the Upcoming 12th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory

The 12th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory (COSIT) in October in Santa Fe, New Mexico, will have strong participation of University of Maine researchers in the School of Computing and Information Science. COSIT is a biennial meeting focusing on recent, innovative and significant contributions in spatial information theory. Full 20-page manuscripts were reviewed by […]

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UMaine Extension Offers Free Tick Identification Service

University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers a free tick identification service for Maine residents. The announcement of the service is timely: May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month and ticks are being reported statewide. In fact, the tick population in Maine has been steadily increasing since the late 1980s, along with the emergence of tick-borne diseases. […]

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UMaine’s College of Education Ranked 73rd by U.S. News and World Report

The University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development is ranked 73rd in the nation for all Education Schools in 2015 by U.S. News and World Report. With more than 40 graduate degree programs and seven graduate certificate programs, the College of Education and Human Development offers professional development, and advanced education and training […]

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Celebrate the Sea at Roosevelt Campobello International Park

Roosevelt Campobello International Park and the Downeast Fisheries Trail invite the public to “Celebrate the Sea” at a June 1 dedication of eight new interpretive panels installed at Roosevelt Campobello International Park. The displays describe life and the sea that surround Campobello Island and the lives of the people who have lived, worked and played […]

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Visiting Professor to Explore Passive House Research at UMaine Composites Center

Juana Domenech Subiran from La Rioja, Spain has joined the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center for summer 2015. Subiran holds a Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Universidad del Pais Vasco (University of the Basque Country). Her current research interest is centered around passive houses. The passive house building standards aim to reduce […]

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Regional Top Gun Pitch Competition May 26

The 2015 Top Gun Regional Pitch Competition and Product Showcase will take place 5:30 p.m. May 26 at the University of Maine Foster Center for Student Innovation. At least two regional entrepreneurs will be selected by a panel of judges to compete in the statewide Top Gun Showcase in June where they will pitch for […]

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Learn to Preserve the Harvest with UMaine Extension

Enjoy the taste of summer fruits and vegetables all throughout the year by taking the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Preserving the Harvest workshop 5:30–8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 23 at UMaine Regional Learning Center, 75 Clearwater Drive, Falmouth. The workshop, led by UMaine Extension staff members, includes hands-on, USDA-recommended food preservation methods. Participants will preserve […]

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