Campus Announcements

Podiatrist Who Collaborated With UMaine Wins National Award

Local podiatrist Todd O’Brien has won the top prize at the 2012 American Podiatric Medical Association’s annual scientific meeting for his oral abstract on an electronic tuning fork he invented and developed with assistance from the University of Maine’s Advanced Manufacturing Center, the UMaine Foster Center for Student Innovation and the Maine Technology Institute. Tuning […]

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Wood Science Faculty, Students to be Honored

University of Maine professor of forest resources Doug Gardner will officially become a fellow of the Society of Wood Science and Technology (SWST) and other UMaine faculty members and students will be honored for their work this week at the SWST meeting in Beijing, China. SWST recognizes fellows for their significant contributions to the wood […]

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UMaine Aquaculture Research, Facilities on Display in Open House Event

The University of Maine’s Aquaculture Research Institute (ARI) facilities and latest research findings will be the focus of a two-day open house event Aug. 23-24 at UMaine’s research centers in Walpole, Franklin and Orono. Tours and activities will be held at all three sites at 1 p.m. on Aug. 23, and in Orono on Aug. […]

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New UMaine Batting Pavilion Dedication Planned

The new Paul J. Mitchell Batting Pavilion, located next to Mahaney Diamond, will be officially dedicated in a ceremony from noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 21. There will be a variety of speakers and guests at the event and Paul J. Mitchell will open the batting cages with the first official swings. The […]

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UMaine Students Heading for Engineering Ambassadors Workshop

Two University of Maine undergraduate engineering students are heading this week to a national engineering ambassadorship-training workshop for students interested in creating engineering ambassador outreach programs at their institutions. The workshop will be held Aug. 16-19 at Penn State University. Sheila Pendse, program development associate in the UMaine College of Engineering, will accompany Devin Rose […]

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Tanglewood 4-H Celebrating 30th Anniversary

University of Maine Cooperative Extension programs at Tanglewood 4-H Camp in Lincolnville turn 30 years old this summer and the camp staff is planning an evening of food and entertainment to celebrate. A traditional bean hole bean supper, roast pork and a variety of locally sourced vegetarian dishes and appetizers will be served at the […]

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UMaine Grad, Assistant Coach Competes at Olympics

Editor’s note: University of Maine assistant track and field coach and alum Viktoriya Rybalko placed 20th out of 32 competitors in the preliminary round of the long jump at the London Olympics. Rybalko, representing her native Ukraine, leaped 6.29 meters that put her 10th in her group and 20th overall for the preliminary round. The […]

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Retirement party for Dr. Alfred Bushway, Wednesday, August 29

Members of the campus community, current and former students, and representatives from the Maine food industry are invited to join a celebration for Alfred Bushway, Professor of Food Science, who is retiring after 34 years of service to the University of Maine. The dinner will be held on Wednesday, August 29th, 2012, from 5:00 until […]

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UMaine Custodian Passes Away

Joseph Hunt, a third-shift custodian II on campus, died Aug. 3 at a Bangor hospital after a short illness. He was 57. Hunt had been a member of the UMaine community since 2008. According to his obituary, he requested there be no public service. More information is online. Contact: Margaret Nagle, (207) 581-3745

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UMaine Women’s Basketball Coach Bringing Big Names to Clinic

Several Hall of Fame coaches, including former Mississippi and Louisiana State coach Van Chancellor, and other familiar names will participate in the UMaine women’s basketball team’s first Coaches Clinic at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 16. Chancellor also guided the Houston Comets to four WNBA championships and the U.S. national team to an Olympic gold […]

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