The University of Maine will hold a Clean Sweep Furniture Sale from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, on Rhode Island Street in University Park off College Avenue. Items for sale are being replaced in buildings across campus and include dressers, desks, couches, chairs and tables. Proceeds from the sale will support the […]
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The University of Maine Graduate School will host the 2013 Graduate & Professional Programs Open House from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 16 in Stodder Hall, Room 57. UMaine offers more than 75 master’s degrees and 30 doctoral areas of study. UMaine, the flagship campus of the University of Maine System, is the state’s only […]
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Renee Kelly, director of economic development initiatives and co-director of the Foster Center for Student Innovation at the University of Maine, spoke with several news organizations about Eastern Maine Development Corp.’s new co-working space in downtown Bangor. The new space allows entrepreneurs and innovators to work in a common area alongside others. Kelly said she’s […]
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The Bangor Daily News previewed the two-day celebration of Jewish culture slated at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. The North American debut of Orchester Jakobsplatz Munich on Oct. 17 will highlight two days of music, lectures and film celebrating Jewish culture and honoring its history. The event begins at […]
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WVII (Channel 7) previewed the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s upcoming five-part workshop series, “Eat Well Nutrition.” The workshops start Oct. 30 and will be held at the Old Town Public Library. The hands-on classes will teach participants how to save money on groceries, prepare healthy meals and keep food safe to eat.
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Staff from the University of Maine’s Highmoor Farm in Monmouth will be on the Orono campus from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, selling apples and pumpkins. The sale will be located by the Cyrus Pavilion Theatre between Winslow Hall and Fogler Library, weather permitting. For more information, including pricing information, visit […]
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The University of Maine’s Collins Center for the Arts and University of Maine Museum of Art in Bangor were both cited in a MarketWatch column, titled “Retire here, not there: Maine.” Both facilities were included as affordable and culturally rich benefits of retiring in Maine.
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Malcolm Hunter, a professor of wildlife ecology at the University of Maine, and Robert Seymour, the Curtis Hutchins Professor of Forest Resources at UMaine, were interviewed by the Maine Public Broadcasting Network for a report on the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands’ plans to increase the amount of wood it cuts every year. Hunter said […]
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MPBN will air season three of the Maine EPSCoR produced “Sustainable Maine” series, highlighting the research of Maine’s Sustainability Solutions Initiative (SSI), based at UMaine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center. SSI is helping communities solve interconnected economic problems while advancing sustainability science. Information about the MPBN documentary series is online. The broadcast schedule is: Return of […]
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University of Maine School of Performing Arts dance students present “Emerging Dance” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 in Minsky Recital Hall on the Orono campus. The performance will highlight works in progress and feature a variety of dance styles and student choreography. Admission is free. For disability accommodations, contact the School of Performing Arts, 207.581.1781.
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