The University of Maine’s 2012 Annual Howard B. Schonberger Peace and Social Justice Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 25 will feature Frances Fox Piven, author and distinguished professor of political science and sociology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, who will present “How Protest Movements Change American History” at 7:30 p.m. […]
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The scheduled Blue Skies Ahead parade that was to be held in conjunction of University of Maine Homecoming on Saturday has been canceled due to the rainy weather forecast. The Munson Road entrance to campus that was scheduled to be closed Saturday morning during the parade will now be open. Visit the University of Maine […]
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As part of its 100th anniversary celebration and Northeast college tour, L.L. Bean’s Bootmobile will visit the University of Maine on Saturday, Oct. 20 to participate in UMaine’s Homecoming parade from Orono High School to the campus. The vehicle, a 13-foot high by 20-foot long replica of the L.L. Bean iconic Maine hunting shoe, will […]
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George Kinghorn, director and curator of the University of Maine Museum of Art, is one of three nominees for a Fusion Bangor 2012 Leadership and Vision Award recognizing a Bangor-area resident who has made a positive impact on the Bangor region. Kinghorn, who also is president of the Downtown Bangor Partnership, has long supported downtown […]
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The University of Maine football team’s Homecoming game Saturday against the University of New Hampshire was featured Thursday on the NCAA website. The website noted the Black Bears and Wildcats are playing each other for the 100th time — the longest running rivalry in UNH history. The teams play annually for the Brice-Cowell Musket, named […]
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The University of Maine’s Women in the Curriculum and Women’s Studies Program has announced the four recipients of the 2012 Maryann Hartman Awards, an annual recognition of women whose work inspires others and raises awareness of contemporary women’s accomplishments. The awards ceremony is scheduled from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30 at UMaine’s […]
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WATERVILLE – More than 120 undergraduate animal and dairy science majors from 14 colleges throughout the Northeast U.S. and Canada will put their dairy farm knowledge to the test at the 2012 Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge Nov.1–3 at the Best Western Plus Waterville Grand Hotel. The Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge, being held in Maine for […]
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ELLSWORTH – The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is helping fuel the entrepreneurial spirit in Downeast-area business communities Nov. 1–2 with the first Hancock County Business Conference and Trade Show. Maine Gov. Paul LePage is scheduled to give a keynote address on Nov. 2. More than 100 representatives from area public- and private-sector businesses and […]
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University of Maine professor Owen Smith, director of the Intermedia MFA Program, will have his video presentation “8 Transitions: video event works” presented as part of a celebration of the 100th birthday of composer John Cage. The event will be held on Oct. 20 at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Seattle. The Late […]
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University of Maine graduate Barbara Higgins Bodwell, who sponsored the Barbara Bodwell Volunteer Center at the University of Maine and with her husband, Russell Bodwell, was awarded UMaine’s Stillwater Presidential Award in 2010, passed away Monday, Oct. 15., at her home in Orono. “Barbara Bodwell was an inspiration to all of us, but especially to […]
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