University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a tractor safety and maintenance class for new and beginning farmers, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. on May 3 at Kennebec Valley Community College, 17 Stanley Road, Hinckley. The “Tractor Safety Farm Visit” is designed for farmers with fewer than 10 years of experience to learn about tractor safety and […]
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Ethan Mathieu of Sanford, Maine and Tiana Bucknor of Milton, Ontario, Canada are the outstanding graduating student and outstanding graduating international student from the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development for the 2021–22 academic year. Mathieu is a secondary education major with a concentration in physical science. His Honors thesis is “The […]
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Innovation fuels entrepreneurship in Maine. In recent years, several small business startups with novel ideas for products have created and sold them at a global scale. For more than a decade, the University of Maine Foster Center for Innovation has collaborated with students, faculty, staff, startups and established organizations, and offered courses and other resources […]
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After a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development is hosting an Education Career Fair to connect preservice teachers with Maine schools and school districts. The event, scheduled for 1–3 p.m. April 28 at Wells Conference Center, will feature school officials from more than 20 […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hiring summer camp counselors for its four 4-H Camps and Learning Centers — Bryant Pond, Greenland Point and Tanglewood and Blueberry Cove. UMaine’s 4-H summer camp programs introduce children to a unique blend of outdoor fun, environmental education and practical skills. For over 50 years, the camps have combined […]
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Tolu Adekeye, a Ph.D. student in the Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, has been named a finalist in the American Society for Nutrition’s (ASN) Young Minority Investigator Oral Competition, an educational activity that recognizes young investigators from underrepresented communities within the biomedical and life sciences presenting outstanding research. The five finalists will be […]
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This week on The Bottom Line podcast, co-hosts Dana Connors of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and John Williams of Williams Broadcasting are joined by President Joan Ferrini-Mundy to discuss the university’s recent R1 designation and what it means for Maine. The episode will air Thursday, April 28 at 10 a.m.
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The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the 2022 CUGR and Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) summer fellowship winners. The CUGR 2022 Summer Research and Creative Activities fellowships were developed to enhance and increase undergraduate student involvement in faculty-supervised research and are supported through the Office of the Vice President for […]
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The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) and the Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) have announced the 2022 Summer MSGC Graduate Research Fellowship Award recipients. The purpose of the MSGC fellowship and scholarship programs at UMaine is to provide research opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students in aerospace technology, space science, Earth science, […]
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The University of Maine Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the 2022 UMaine Student Symposium (UMSS22) award winners. The symposium, held April 15 at the New Balance Field House and Memorial Gym, provides an opportunity for the public to view numerous posters and exhibits of undergraduate and graduate research and scholarly work. More than […]
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