Campus Announcements

Majka Receives Grant to Provide Diabetes Education, Support Down East

Alan Majka, associate Extension professor at the University of Maine, received a $3,500 grant from the Healthy Acadia Coalition to fund “Dining with Diabetes Down East.” Majka will work in Washington County, providing diabetes self-management support through diet-related education at several sites. The program will address basic diabetes and diet concepts, and practical skill development […]

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SPA Students to Perform Child-Friendly Folktale

University of Maine School of Performing Arts students will perform “Baba Yaga and the Black Sunflower” at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 22, at Al Cyrus Pavilion Theatre on campus. Carol Korty, professor emerita at Emerson College and a guest artist at UMaine, wrote and directs the folktale recommended for children 8 and older. It contains […]

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Three UMaine Athletes Receive ‘M’ Club Dean Smith Award

The University of Maine announced on Tuesday that Holly Stewart (North Vancouver, British Columbia) of the field hockey team, Kelton Cullenberg (Chesterville, Maine) of the cross country and track and field teams and Marcus Wasilewski (Kulpmont, Pa.) of the football team are the recipients of the 2014 “M” Club Dean Smith Awards. The awards are […]

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Third Annual Summer Camp Fair for Kids March 12 at UMaine

More than 60 summer camps from throughout Maine are expected to participate in the University of Maine’s third annual Summer Camp Fair for Kids 4–7 p.m. March 12 in the New Balance Student Recreation Center on campus. Camp representatives will be available to provide informational materials and answer questions about the variety of programming available […]

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Doctoral Student Wins Scholarship to Promote Advanced Polymer Composite Materials

Alper Kiziltas, a doctoral student in the University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources, was named by the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) as the recipient of the 2013–2014 PerkinElmer Graduate Scholarship. The PerkinElmer Instruments Co., in conjunction with the Composites Division of SPE, sponsors the annual $2,000 scholarship dedicated to the promotion and dissemination […]

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Parking Services Issues Spring Break Lot Notice

To facilitate snow removal and sanding of resident lots during spring break, University of Maine Parking Services has issued a parking notice. From 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28 through 6 a.m. Sunday, March 16, vehicles must be parked in one of the following locations: Hilltop lot north end, closest to the woods Steam Plant resident […]

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Art Education Students, Shaw House Team Up for Fundraising Project

University of Maine students in an advanced art education course are facilitating an art-making and fundraising project to aid the purchase of musical instruments for a Bangor organization that works with youth who are homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless. Students in Constant Albertson’s Topics in Art Education class are teaching teen Shaw […]

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IMRC Center Announces Mikesell as Spring 2014 Researcher in Residence

The University of Maine Intermedia MFA program, New Media Department and Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center have named New York-based artist Dan Mikesell the spring 2014 Researcher in Residence. Mikesell is a media artist and technologist who spent the past four years teaching new interfaces for musical expression, physical computing and emotional design […]

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