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UMaine Extension Marks Month of 4-H Youth Science Activities

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will celebrate the fifth annual 4-H National Youth Science Days (NYSD) in October and November with a series of events designed to spark youth interest in science and future science careers. As part of 4-H NYSD, youngsters will participate in the 4-H Eco-Bot Challenge, a 2012 National Science Experiment in […]

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Free Films Offered in Tribute to John Cage

The University of Maine Intermedia MFA program will present A Tribute to John Cage, free film screenings dedicated to the music and creative legacy of American composer John Cage. The screenings are scheduled at 7 p.m. in 100 Lord Hall in October and November. The film series is part of an international celebration of the […]

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American Journalism Review Features Boomer Reporting Project

The American Journalism Review has published a story about a new citizen journalism reporting program being overseen by the University of Maine Center on Aging to teach baby boomers journalism skills so they can report and blog about their community activities. Professional photographer Bill Kuykendall, a UMaine senior lecturer in new media and cooperating professor […]

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Graduate Student Wins Video Competition

Bess Koffman, a University of Maine Ph.D. student who works with Karl Kreutz, a UMaine professor in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences and the Climate Change Institute, recently won the “Lights, Camera, Science” student video contest sponsored by the American Geophysical Union. Koffman and Thomas Bauska of Oregon State, who made the 4 […]

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UMaine Fall Harvest Pumpkin, Apple Sale Oct. 11

Staff from UMaine’s Highmoor Farm in Monmouth will be on the Orono campus again this fall to sell high-quality apples and pumpkins. The sale is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11 by the Cyrus Pavilion Theatre. Apple prices are $2 a pound and $3 per pound for organic; pumpkins are $3, […]

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Place-Kicker a National Football Foundation Award Semi-Finalist

University of Maine football standout Brian Harvey has been named a semi-finalist for the National Football Foundation’s William V. Campbell Trophy, given to college football’s best scholar-athlete, and also was named a candidate for the organization’s National Scholar-Athlete Awards. A senior place-kicker from Wayland, Mass., Harvey’s 39-yard field goal in overtime beat New Hampshire in […]

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Engineering EXPO to be Held in Cloke Plaza

The 2nd Engineering Group EXPO, which will provide an opportunity for first-year and other students in the University of Maine College of Engineering to meet representatives from 16 engineering clubs, societies or teams at UMaine, will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday in the University of Maine’s Cloke Plaza. The event includes […]

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Mapping the empire

Mapping the Empire

A geography professor’s historical research traces Britain’s ambitious efforts to survey its North American holdings.

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