The Black Bear Orono Express no longer has a route through Talmar Wood. The closest stop to Talmar Wood is on Rangeley Road. In addition, during construction on the Memorial Gym circle Sept. 8–Oct. 20, the UMaine stop for Concord Coach Lines will be at the Alfond Arena entrance facing Alfond Stadium.
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The University of Maine presents “An Evening of Persian Folk Music” with Amir Vahab at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8 in the Minsky Recital Hall on campus. The free concert is co-hosted by UMaine’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of Music and Honors College. Vahab is a composer and vocalist of folk music […]
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University of Maine executive vice president for academic affairs and provost Jeffrey Hecker has announced new appointments in the Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate School that have resulted from a reorganization of research and graduate studies at the University of Maine. Effective, July 1, 2014, vice president for research Carol Kim […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers will offer a workshop on seed saving at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at Wells Reserve, 342 Laudholm Farm Road. Why and how gardeners save seeds for the next season will be the focus of the program. Master Gardener Volunteers Cate Fitzgerald Rice, Gail Sawyer and Tinuviel […]
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Ryan Low, executive director of governmental and external affairs for the University of Maine System, has been appointed interim vice president for administration and finance at the University of Maine, effective Sept. 2, 2014. Low will serve a one-year term, ending Aug. 31, 2015. This spring, a search will be conducted to fill the position […]
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Certified therapy dogs will return to Fogler Library this semester to offer stress relief and comfort for any student, staff or faculty member interested in visiting the animals, says Fogler’s Public Relations Manager Gretchen Gfeller. Therapy dogs are scheduled to be in the Reserve Reading Room on the library’s first floor from 2–4 p.m. Tuesdays, […]
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The 35th Black Bear Triathlon will be held Oct. 5 at the University of Maine. The race, sponsored by UMaine Campus Recreation and sanctioned by USA Triathlon, will be held from 6:30 a.m. to noon. It will feature a 525-yard swim in UMaine’s Wallace Pool, and a 12.5-mile bike race and 3.1-mile run along the […]
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University of Maine President Susan Hunter and Judy Ryan, UMaine vice president for administration and finance, announced today that Ryan will retire Sept. 12. Ryan joined the University of Maine in 2012 as associate vice president for human resources and administration. In April 2014, she replaced Janet Waldron, senior vice president for administration and finance, […]
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CHISPA-Centro Hispano’s seventh annual Hispanic Lecture Series for Latino Heritage Month will be held at the University of Maine’s Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium (165 Barrows Hall) in September and October. Lectures start at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays and are free and open to the public. The series kicks off Sept. 18, when Luis Millones-Figueroa, an […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine State Beekeepers Association (MSBA) will offer Beginner Bee School, 6–8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 1-29, at Anderson Learning Center, 21 Bradeen St., Springvale. Instructor Larry Peiffer, master beekeeper and former MSBA vice president, will discuss honeybee colonies, hive construction, pests and diseases and honey production. During the five-week […]
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