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Estate bequest of over $2 million to fund new UMaine scholarship

The University of Maine Foundation has received more than $2 million from the Veronica Pendleton estate to fund the Raymond K. and Veronica Pendleton Fund at the University of Maine. Mrs. Pendleton created the fund several years ago with a plan to provide an eventual gift from her estate. The bequest gift to the Raymond […]

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UMaine Black Bear license plates program raises more than $1 million for scholarships

The University of Maine Black Bear license plate program has raised more than $1 million for scholarships to support UMaine students, according to University of Maine Foundation President Jeffery Mills. Mills made the announcement at the University of Maine Foundation’s annual meeting and luncheon Oct. 16 on campus. Mills presented commemorative plaques to the Hon. […]

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Society of Composers Conference returns to UMaine this month

Four public concerts featuring contemporary compositions performed by University of Maine faculty and visiting artists will highlight the 2015 Society of Composers Conference on campus, Oct. 22–24. The Society of Composers, Inc. (SCI) is a nearly 1,500-member national organization that focuses on new and contemporary music composition and performance. The regional event at UMaine will […]

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International peace and justice advocate William Pace to visit UMaine

William Pace, a prominent advocate of international peace and justice, will visit the University of Maine Oct. 28–29 to give two public presentations and meet with UMaine community members at several events. Pace is the executive director of the World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy (WFM-IGP), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to the realization of […]

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Habib Dagher

Dagher to be recognized as 2015 White House Transportation Champion of Change

  An official White House video of the Champions of Change event is available online.   Habib Dagher, founding director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, will be recognized as a 2015 White House Transportation Champion of Change on Oct. 13, in Washington, D.C. The White House Champions of Change event, […]

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Human-marine environment interactions crux of DMC director’s study

Heather Leslie, director of the University of Maine Darling Marine Center, is leading a research project to deepen her interdisciplinary investigations of ecological and human dimensions of small-scale fisheries in Mexico’s Baja peninsula. A $1.79 million award from the National Science Foundation’s Coupled Natural and Human (CNH) Systems Program funds the three-year project. “My studies […]

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Shrimp

Researcher finds it takes guts to locate elusive shrimp

Rachel Lasley-Rasher wanted to learn more about highly mobile shrimp that are important food for baleen whales and commercial fish along the continental shelf from Cape Hatteras to Nova Scotia. Because of their significance in the marine food web, she said a better understanding of shrimp migration patterns could fill knowledge gaps and help predict […]

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UMaine named Center of Academic Excellence in Geospatial Sciences

The University of Maine has been named a national Center of Academic Excellence in Geospatial Sciences in a joint application and designation process sponsored by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the U.S. Geological Survey. UMaine is among 17 universities from across the nation selected to receive the award in the first year of the program. […]

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