Penobscot County

An illustration of the completed hotel project on UMaine's campus

Groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 1 for $28M hotel project at UMaine

Editor’s note: story updated Oct. 7, 2022. A groundbreaking ceremony will be held Oct. 1 at the University of Maine for a $28 million project to renovate Coburn and Holmes halls, two of the oldest buildings on campus, both of which have been unoccupied for more than a decade, and develop them into boutique hotels. […]

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Mitchell Center to host talk on unanticipated consequences of conservation Sept. 26

The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk about the unanticipated consequences of successful seal conservation in the Gulf of Maine at 3 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 26.  In this talk, “Out of Our Depth: Interdisciplinary science for marine mammal conservation,” Kristina Cammen, an assistant […]

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Annual college guides place UMaine, UMaine Machias among top performers nationwide

Multiple college guides have once again placed the University of Maine and its regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias, among the best higher education institutions nationwide in their latest editions.  The U.S. News & World Report 2023 Best Colleges rankings featured UMaine in its list for top National Universities — those producing groundbreaking […]

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Dog training clinic for youth scheduled for October

University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer a dog training clinic 8 a.m.–noon Saturday, Oct. 8 at the University of Maine J. Franklin Witter Teaching & Research Center, 160 University Farm Road, Old Town. The Maine 4-H Dog Clinic is open to all youth ages 9–18; owning a dog is not required. Participants will […]

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UMaine SPIA, CCI to co-host panel on Maine’s model for mitigating climate change and enhancing national security Sept. 14

The University of Maine’s School of Policy and International Affairs (SPIA) and the Climate Change Institute (CCI) will partner with the American Security Project (ASP) and Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) for an in-person public panel “Consistent and Compelling: Maine’s Model for Mitigating Climate Change” 4–5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at Buchanan Alumni […]

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Zachary Beaton: Learning ins and outs of management at Sherwin-Williams

Zachary Beaton spent his summer learning the ins and outs of management and sales at Sherwin-Williams.  The rising senior from Hermon, Maine, did more than sell paint. Through job shadowing his managers and sales representatives, Beaton learned what is needed to successfully operate a business. Read Beaton’s full story on the Maine Business School website.  […]

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UMaine Extension hosts Rogers Farm lunch-and-learn event Aug. 17

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold a garden-to-table workshop 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Aug. 17 at the UMaine Extension Master Gardener Volunteers demonstration garden, University of Maine Rogers Farm, 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town. Registration closes Aug. 15.  This Garden-to-Table workshop will begin in the garden with demonstrations and growing tips for some late-season crops, […]

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TIDC hosts in-person Transportation Infrastructure Conference Aug. 9–11

The Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC) at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center will host the 4th Annual Transportation Infrastructure Conference in person from Aug. 9–11.  The 2022 conference, with the theme “Implementing Transportation Innovation,” will feature several panels of innovators, researchers, industry leaders, and other professionals discussing advancements and applications in […]

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