The University of Maine will conduct its annual emergency communications system test 9:30–10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16. Three outdoor sirens will sound for several minutes. They are audible throughout campus and, under certain conditions, in surrounding communities. The sirens are part of UMaine’s multifaceted emergency communications system established in 2007 that allows university safety and […]
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University of Maine’s Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Jeff Hecker has appointed Richard Brzozowski the program administrator for University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Brzozowski, who began his duties Sept. 1, will provide support for the UMaine Extension Maine Food System effort. Brzozowski has been with UMaine Extension for more than 28 years. […]
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The World Ocean Observatory has recognized Paul Mayewski for his inspiring contributions to ocean knowledge and advocacy. W2O, which advocates for the health and sustainability of the ocean through an accessible worldwide network of communication, hails the director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute as an Ocean Exemplar or special Citizen of the […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County will offer a three-hour workshop on safe food handling on three different dates at the UMaine Regional Learning Center, 75 Clearwater Drive, Suite 104, Falmouth. Cooking for Crowds — Food Safety Training for Volunteer Cooks will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 29, Oct. 14 […]
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In celebration of the Collins Center for the Arts’ 30th anniversary season, the Hudson Museum at the University of Maine will open two exhibitions Sept. 12. That evening, the CCA gala will kick off the season with a concert tribute to the music of Billy Joel and Elton John, a dinner and an awards reception. […]
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For the fourth consecutive year, the University of Maine is hosting two Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants, one in Mandarin Chinese and the other in Arabic. Ming-Tso Chien of Taiwan and Yahya Mahmoud Elsayed of Egypt have been awarded Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program grants to serve as teaching assistants in Mandarin and […]
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The University of Maine will host the Black Bear Triathlon on Sept. 27. The race, sponsored by UMaine Campus Recreation and sanctioned by USA Triathlon, will be held on campus beginning at 8:30 a.m. The event begins with a 525-yard swim in UMaine’s Wallace Pool, followed by a 12.5-mile bike race into Old Town, and […]
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The University of Maine’s History Department will host several public lectures as part of its fall 2015 Symposium Series. The series kicks off at 3:15 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21 when UMaine history professor Anne Kelly Knowles delivers the talk, “Telling the Spatial Story of the Holocaust: Finding Humanity in Social Science,” in the Fernald APPE […]
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SafeWise named Orono one of the “50 Safest College Towns in America.” Coming in at 30 on the list, Orono was mentioned as working closely with the University of Maine on a variety of community projects. “Collaborative service arrangements include fire safety, wastewater collection and treatment, and recreational trail management,” the report states. “Not only […]
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https://youtu.be/Xk73BtO4fNo Transcript Registering online for classes in the community has never been easier thanks to the Orono-based company CourseStorm. UMaine alum and programmer Matt James co-founded the software company whose technology makes registering for courses online “impossibly simple.” Clients include various adult education programs around the country, including the Maine Adult Education system. CourseStorm is […]
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