More than 300 students and teachers from 36 middle and high schools from around the state will participate in the Maine National History Day competition at the University of Maine on March 28. For the second year in a row, a partnership between UMaine and the Margaret Chase Smith Library, with support from the Maine […]
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Six University of Maine field hockey student-athletes were named to the 2014 Gladiator by SGI/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I National Academic Squad. Four of the six Black Bears received the honor for the fourth year in a row. Seniors Zoe Berkey of Duncan, British Columbia; Hannah Keating of York, Maine; Rebecca Paradee […]
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A research paper by University of Maine psychologists continues to be in the top 10 most-read articles in the journal Clinical Case Studies. The research focused on the effectiveness of two years of multicomponent treatment of severe body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) in a 14-year-old girl. As defined by the American Psychiatric Association, BDD is a […]
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Forty-seven members of University of Maine community, including 41 undergraduate and graduate students, were inducted into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and largest collegiate honor society, during the chapter’s annual meeting on campus March 19. Faculty and alumni inductees were Jeffrey Hecker, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, who was keynote speaker […]
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The hit Broadway production “Of Mice And Men,” filmed on stage by National Theatre Live, will be shown on the big screen at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts at 7 p.m. Friday, March 27. “Of Mice and Men” stars James Franco and Chris O’Dowd and features Leighton Meester and Jim Norton. […]
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Sea & Reef Aquaculture LLC in Franklin, Maine, is one of the largest marine ornamental fish hatcheries in the world. It is based in an aquaculture incubator that was established with support from the Maine Technology Asset Fund (MTAF) and located at the University of Maine Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research (CCAR). Sea & Reef […]
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Fans can catch all the action of the University of Maine women’s basketball team’s first-round WNIT contest with Villanova at 7 p.m. Friday. An online stream is available and the Black Bear Sports Network is broadcasting the contest at 94.1 FM/1230 AM on the radio dial. This will be the third time in program history […]
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The University of Maine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will host a three-day artist residency on salsa and jazz that will include interactive workshops, classes, a community jam session and a concert. Salsa for Everyone! will feature Bobby Porcelli and his Afro Latin Jazz Group with members of the Arturo-O’Farrill Orchestra. The performers will […]
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Applications are now being accepted for the 2015–2016 Margaret Chase Smith Public Affairs Scholarship. The $3,500 scholarship is open to undergraduate students of all majors who are conducting research on a topic related to public policy. To be eligible for the scholarship, students must be a Maine resident currently enrolled at UMaine and taking at […]
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The National Sea Grant College Program has awarded Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships to three Maine graduates. Jeffrey Vieser, Liana James and Andrew Strosahl join 49 fellow graduates from around the country who will spend a year working on marine policy in Washington, D.C. The fellowships provide the opportunity for recent graduates to […]
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