The University of Maine Police Department advises campus motorists that two new stop signs have been installed on Munson Road where it intersects with Schoodic and Moosehead roads, making this now a four-way stop. The goal is to improve pedestrian safety in the area and along Munson Road, where there are numerous crosswalks. Drivers and […]
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The Office of Student Financial Aid reminds students that as of Jan. 1, they can file their 2015–16 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which must be completed each year in order to receive financial aid at the University of Maine. March 1 is the University of Maine’s priority filing deadline for FAFSA. Students […]
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Sarah Redmond, a marine extension associate with the Maine Sea Grant College Program at the University of Maine, will be a guest speaker at a free brown bag luncheon at noon Wednesday, Jan. 28, in Moore Auditorium at Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park. She’ll discuss “Our Ocean Garden: Sea Vegetables of Maine.” For more […]
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Wabanaki reconciliation will be the focus of a keynote address at the annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast on Jan. 19, sponsored by the Greater Bangor Area NAACP and the University of Maine. Doors open at 8 a.m. in UMaine’s Wells Conference Center. Tickets are $20; $12.50 for children 12 and under; free […]
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University of Maine Marine Extension associates are involved in emerging efforts to develop aquaculture for American eel. Last October, scientists, eel biologists, eel merchants, entrepreneurs and government regulators attended a workshop on the eel industry sponsored by the USDA Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center and organized by Barry Costa-Pierce (University of New England), Michael Timmons (Cornell […]
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Applications are due Feb. 19 for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers Program that starts March 5, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the UMaine Extension Piscataquis County office, 165 East Main St., Dover-Foxcroft. Live video conferencing of the training will be provided at Extension offices in Skowhegan, Fort Kent, Presque […]
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A free informational meeting for current and interested elderberry growers will be held 1–3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension office, 24 Main St., Lisbon Falls. Tori Lee Jackson, UMaine Extension educator and associate professor of agriculture and natural resources, and David Handley, UMaine Extension vegetable and small fruit specialist, […]
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A first-year elementary education major at the University of Maine has been awarded this year’s Dorothy Clarke Wilson Peace Writing Prize for his essay, “Reconciliation.” John Dennis of Bangor, Maine, will receive $500 for his award-winning essay. He will read his essay and be presented with his award at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King […]
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Friends of Maine Hockey will host the annual Skate with the Bears event from 4:15–5:15 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11 at the Alfond Arena. Members of the University of Maine men’s and women’s ice hockey teams will be on the ice meeting fans, signing autographs and posing for photos. Friends of Maine Hockey board members also […]
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The University of Maine International Programs’ Study Abroad Fair will be held Thursday, Jan. 22 to inform UMaine students, faculty and staff about the programs available for all majors to study, intern, research or teach abroad. The free event will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the first-floor ballroom of Estabrooke Hall. Information […]
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