Campus Announcements

UMaine Extension Starting Agritourism Initiative

Farm-based tourism, known as agritourism, can provide farmers with significant supplemental income, especially for smaller operations. University of Cooperative Extension, which recognizes the economic impact agritourism can have on individual farmers, is devoting a new program area focusing on educating, promoting and supporting agritourism opportunities throughout Maine’s farming community. UMaine Extension’s Marc Edwards, a tourism […]

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Brazil-US Relations Expert to Speak Nov. 12

Brazil-U.S. relations expert Richard Downes, who is a Bangor native, will give a free and public presentation at 4 p.m., Monday, Nov. 12, in the D.P. Corbett Business Building on the University of Maine campus. His talk, “What Brazil’s Emergence as a Global Player Means for the United States,” is presented under the auspices of […]

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Symposium to Focus on International Student Recruitment

A symposium scheduled Friday, Nov. 9 at the Buchanan Alumni House is being organized by the UMaine College of Education and Human Development and the Office of the Vice President for Enrollment Management to bring together Maine teachers and school administrators to discuss and share ideas about recruiting international students. Nearly 60 participants in addition […]

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School of Earth and Climate Sciences Hosting Minerals Conference

The University of Maine School of Earth and Climate Sciences is among the host groups for the Maine Metallic Minerals Society conference being held Friday, Nov. 9 at the Black Bear Inn in Orono. This daylong conference for professionals will include presentations on the geology and mineral potential of Maine, the history of non-ferrous metal […]

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University Singers to Perform Nov. 10–11

The University of Maine singers will perform two concerts this weekend in Minsky Recital Hall in Class of 1944 Hall on the UMaine campus. The group will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10, and again at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11. Admission is $9 or free with a student MaineCard. The repertoire […]

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History Department Lecture on Renaissance-Era Beer-Brewing

The University of Maine Department of History is presenting a free and public lecture on beer brewing during the Renaissance at 3:10 p.m., Monday, Nov. 12 in Hill Auditorium in Barrows Hall. Richard W. Unger, University of British Columbia history professor emeritus, will present “Beer Brewing and the Environment in Renaissance Europe.” Unger has studied […]

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UMaine UVote Urges Student Voting

The UMaine UVote get-out-the-vote effort is reminding students to vote in state and national elections from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 6, at the Memorial Union for students living on campus, and at various polling stations in surrounding communities. The University of Maine Division of Student Affairs suggests several websites to help students, […]

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Reader’s Theatre Presents New Play

The University of Maine School of Performing Arts Reader’s Theatre will present “The Heart of Art,” a new play by Michael Weller at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7. The performance will be held in Minsky Recital Hall in Class of 1944 Hall. Admission is free. The plot of the play surrounds an aspiring playwright […]

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Engineering Graduate Students Win Awards at UMass Symposium

Three University of Maine Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering graduate students attended and presented at the Northeast Geotechnical Graduate Research Symposium on Oct. 26 at UMass Amherst, with two UMaine students winning awards. UMaine students who participated were Ph.D. student Harold Walton and master of science students Cameron Stuart and Matthew Burns. Walton won […]

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Bodwell Center Holding GobbleFest, Blood Drive Events

The University of Maine Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism has two community events coming up. The Bodwell Center and the Old Town-Orono YMCA are holding the 3rd Annual GobbleFest on Sunday, Nov. 11. UMaine students will be at the YMCA from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. collecting turkeys and cash donations, which will be […]

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