Penobscot County

SPA, Maine Masque to present ‘I’m Still Alive’ April 18–20 in Hauck

The University of Maine School of Performing Arts and Maine Masque will present the premiere production of “I’m Still Alive” April 18–20. The original play by Mackenzie Peacock, a senior theatre and communications double major, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. April 18–20 and 2 p.m. April 20. Tickets, which are available online, are $10 […]

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Alumna Curran to discuss ‘Lawyers’ Roles in Social Change’ April 17

Sally Curran ’02 will discuss “Advocating for Justice: Lawyers’ Roles in Social Change,” at 4 p.m. April 17 in Room 100 of the Donald P. Corbett Business Building. A 3:30 p.m. reception will precede the talk by the 2019 John M. Rezendes Visiting Scholar In Ethics. Curran, an attorney, is executive director of the Volunteer […]

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Study finds changing dissolved organic carbon in Maine lakes key to maintaining drinking water quality

Monitoring concentrations of dissolved organic carbon in Maine lakes before and after severe rainstorms could inform management strategies to help ensure consistent, high-quality drinking water, according to University of Maine researchers. In their study, working with local drinking water districts, Kate Warner and Jasmine Saros, researchers in UMaine’s Climate Change Institute and the School of […]

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Undergraduate, graduate students receive awards at 2019 Student Symposium

Editor’s note: Story updated April 24 More than 1,200 students showcased nearly 400 research and creative works at the 2019 UMaine Student Symposium held at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on April 10. The fourth annual symposium provided an opportunity for the public to interact with student researchers and scholars as they viewed posters […]

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Media cover 2019 UMaine Student Symposium

News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) covered the fourth annual University of Maine Student Symposium April 10 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students presented their research findings in the arts, health care, science, engineering, education and other topics to more than 1,000 attendees. “Basically […]

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2019 Zimmerman Memorial Fitness Challenge to be held April 13

The University of Maine will host the 2019 1st Lt. James R. Zimmerman Memorial Fitness Challenge on April 13. Four-person teams, which can register in one of three categories, will participate beginning at 11:30 a.m. in a variety of physical activities including pack runs, pull-ups and a crawl through a mud pit. The course will […]

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Black Bear Food Guild selling farm shares

Black Bear Food Guild, the University of Maine’s community-supported agriculture (CSA) share program organized and managed by sustainable agriculture students, is entering its 25th season this summer. Full, half and quarter shares are being offered on a first-come, first-served basis for $525, $350 and $200, respectively. The 2019 season will run from early June through […]

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Browntail moth outbreaks expected statewide this year

As spring slowly moves its way into Maine, data is indicating that large parts of the midcoast and southern central parts of the state are likely to experience another tough year with the browntail moth. Maine Forest Service’s (MFS) aerial survey in fall 2018 showed over 126,000 acres impacted — double what was reported two […]

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Nursing students collecting children’s pajamas for local hospital

A group of senior nursing students at the University of Maine are collecting children’s pajamas for a Bangor hospital to give to patients who need them. Caroline Bush of Holden, Maine; Brooke Hammond of Frankfort, Maine; and Lauren Martin and Jordan Richards, both of Bradley, Maine, are enrolled in NUR 452 — Community and Population […]

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