University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Waldo County is offering a shooting sports workshop for ages 9–18 from 10 a.m.–noon June 18 at Maine Outdoor Sportsman, 144 Atlantic Highway, Northport. The Explore 4-H Shooting Sports workshop will introduce participants to the basics and principles of archery, including marksmanship, the principles of hunting, safe and responsible […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Cumberland County will host their 27th annual plant sale 8 a.m.–noon Saturday, May 28, at the UMaine Extension Gardens at Tidewater Farm, Farm Gate Road, Falmouth. The 2022 Master Gardener Plant Sale will offer native and pollinator plants, organic vegetable and herb seedlings, perennials, shrubs and […]
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Registration is open for an innovative four-week college STEM research course for qualified high school students (rising 11th–12th grade) offered by the University of Maine, July 18–August 11 in Orono. Sections of this course are offered at the UMaine Hutchinson Center and UMaine Machias on the same dates. Introduction to Integrated Science and Career Exploration […]
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The Versant Power Astronomy Center will host a free summer camp for youth ages 10–14 through What-If Hypothetical Implementations in Minecraft (WHIMC), a National Science Foundation-funded research project and interdisciplinary collaboration dedicated to attracting young people to science through cutting-edge and impactful informal learning. Participants will use Minecraft Java Edition to explore astronomy via space […]
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Northern Light Health will host its sixth annual Research Expo on Wednesday, May 25. The Expo, with a theme of innovation, will feature four Zoom-based virtual sessions and online poster presentations from 11:30 a.m.–4 p.m. All sessions are free; registration is required. Session two from 1–1:55 p.m. will feature University of Maine faculty members — […]
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The University of Maine Presidential Awards Recognition Ceremony honoring recipients of the 2021 and 2022 University of Maine Presidential Awards will be at 3 p.m., May 24 in Minsky Recital Hall. The ceremony will be followed by a reception in Miller Café, Collins Center for the Arts.
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Jefferson White, emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Maine, passed away at his home in Westwood, Massachusetts, on March 24, 2022, at the age of 92, after a brief illness. White retired from the university in 2010 after half a century of teaching and research in philosophy. After receiving a B.A. at Baylor […]
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The Maine Department of Education and Educate Maine announced the 2022 Maine County Teachers of the Year at a ceremony in Augusta last week. Among the honorees this year are six teachers with degrees from the University of Maine: Aroostook County Teacher of the Year Heather Anderson (’99), Caribou Community School, Caribou Hancock County Teacher […]
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“Sounds from Silence: Rescuing Music Suppressed by the Nazis,” the performance by the Silver Duo in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah), is available online. In the performance, University of Maine School of Performing Arts professor and pianist Phillip Silver presented his research on rescuing music suppressed by the Nazis. He was joined in […]
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The University of Maine Men’s Rugby Team will compete in the 2022 Collegiate Rugby Championship May 28–30 in New Orleans. Black Bears will participate in the small college division of the competition, which consists of 28 teams. Of the 25 UMaine team members, 16 will travel to New Orleans for the championship, also known as […]
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