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RiSE Center Hosts Collaborative Student Science Summit
More than 200 students in grades 6–9 throughout the state will take part in an out-of-this-world collaborative engineering design challenge Saturday, April 11, at the University of Maine. Hosted by the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education at the University of Maine (RiSE Center), the 2015 Student Summit encourages participants to successfully transport a […]
Read moreAugusta Ceremony to Recognize Statewide National History Day Contest Winners
A public recognition ceremony to honor statewide winners of the 2015 National History Day competition will be held April 7 in Augusta. The 3:30–4:30 p.m. event is hosted by the Maine State Archives, Museum and Library and will be held in the Cultural Building atrium. The free event and reception are open to the public. […]
Read moreUpcoming Humanities Issue of Maine Policy Review to be Focus of Annual Summit
The third annual Maine Humanities Summit will celebrate the upcoming issue of Maine Policy Review that features expert analysis on the dynamic intersection of the humanities and public policy in Maine. The public is invited to join the conversation and enjoy hors d’oeuvres and dinner with three of the report’s 40 authors starting at 5 […]
Read moreUMaine’s Hutchinson Center, Other Community Groups Beneficiaries of Marilyn Duane Estate
The University of Maine Hutchinson Center will receive $500,000 from the estate of Belfast, Maine resident Marilyn Duane to benefit scholarships and outreach efforts. The gift will be one of four presented April 15 during a meeting of the Belfast Rotary Club at the Hutchinson Center. A total of $2 million is being awarded from […]
Read moreAPLU President to Address UMaine’s 213th Commencement on May 9
M. Peter McPherson, the president of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), will receive an honorary doctorate and share remarks on May 9 at the 213th Commencement at the University of Maine. In 1865, the University of Maine became the Maine’s land grant university and this year’s Commencement ceremonies are part of the […]
Read more2015 Undergraduate Research and Academic Showcase April 14
More than 200 University of Maine students will display their research during the 2015 Undergraduate Research and Academic Showcase on Tuesday, April 14 at Wells Conference Center. The sixth annual event, which runs from 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m., is sponsored by UMaine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) and is open to any undergraduate at the university. […]
Read moreForestry Researchers Surveying Residents Along Penobscot River for Economic Development Study
University of Maine professors and Center for Research on Sustainable Forests leaders Sandra De Urioste-Stone and Robert Lilieholm are conducting a survey under the Bay-to-Baxter initiative. The study seeks to identify sustainable economic development pathways for the Penobscot River corridor that protect and leverage the region’s natural resources and quality of place. De Urioste-Stone, leader […]
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Undergraduate’s Research Looks at Claw Strength to Determine Shipping Viability
Undergraduate’s research looks at claw strength to determine shipping viability.
Read moreBackpack Exhibit to Raise Awareness of Suicide Among College Students
More than 1,000 backpacks on a college green can get students talking. That’s part of what they’re intended to do. Send Silence Packing is a national traveling public education exhibit of 1,100 backpacks that represent the 1,100 college students who annually die by suicide. It’s a program of Active Minds Inc., a national nonprofit with […]
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