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Basket sale

Neptune, Parker Highlight 20th Indian Basketmakers Market at CCA

Weaving baskets is a family tradition for Molly Neptune Parker and her grandson, George Soctomah Neptune. So too is attending the annual Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market at the University of Maine. Parker, 75, has been selling her signature baskets and sharing her weaving technique since the beginning of the market, which marks its 20th […]

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UMaine Archaeologist Honored for ‘Pioneering Interdisciplinary Studies’

An international group dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of all people is honoring Daniel H. Sandweiss, an archaeologist at the University of Maine. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) elected Sandweiss a Fellow for his distinguished contributions to archaeology. Alan Leshner, CEO and executive publisher of Science, says Sandweiss’ notable […]

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Holiday giving

UMaine Community Charitable Projects to Benefit Those in Need

Editor’s note: This is not a complete list; additions will be made. Several University of Maine student, staff and faculty groups are leading charitable efforts this holiday season in an effort to give back to the community. The UMaine Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism is collecting Thanksgiving turkeys for Crossroads Ministries Food Pantry in […]

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Duplissie Named 2015 Maine Agriculture in the Classroom Teacher of the Year

Kevin Duplissie, director and head teacher of the Child Study Center at the University of Maine, has been named the 2015 Maine Agriculture in the Classroom (MAITC) Teacher of the Year. Duplissie, who also teaches psychology courses in cognitive and social development in children at UMaine, has been working at the university for 27 years […]

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Falkland Islands

UMaine Researchers to Travel to Falkland Islands

Learning more about the biodiversity of the Falkland Islands and what can be done to preserve it is the focus of a planned trip for three University of Maine researchers. Jacquelyn Gill, an assistant professor of paleoecology and plant ecology in the University of Maine’s School of Biology and Ecology and Climate Change Institute (CCI), […]

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UMaine, NOAA Officials Formalize Partnership, Announce Internship Program

The University of Maine’s College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture formalized its relationship with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) by signing a memorandum of understanding Oct. 30. Edward Ashworth, dean of the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture, and William Karp, NOAA Fisheries Northeast science and research […]

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