Boot Camp 2017 marked the fifth year of a popular three-day orientation program for first-year students in the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences. Thirty first-year marine science students spent time in, on and under the water with faculty and staff who will be their instructors at UMaine. Held the week before the beginning […]
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“Assessing the First Year of an Unconventional Presidency” will be the subject of the 2017 Cohen Lecture Oct. 13 at the University of Maine. Former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen will be joined in the discussion by Ambassador Marc Grossman, former under secretary of state for political affairs, and Andrew H. Card Jr., former […]
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The University of Maine School of Forest Resources, in conjunction with the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, will host meetings of two ASTM International committees and the Wood I-Joist Manufacturers Association (WIJMA) Oct. 3–5. Stephen Shaler, director of the School of Forest Resources and associate director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, says welcoming […]
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University of Maine undergraduate students Katie Manzo and Julianna Ferguson have been chosen to receive this year’s Margaret Chase Smith Public Affairs Scholarship. Each student will carry out a yearlong research project with relevance to public policy in Maine. The project will culminate in a presentation at the 2018 UMaine Student Symposium, where they will […]
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The fourth annual March Against Domestic Violence will take place at noon Tuesday, Oct. 3, on the Mall in front of Fogler Library. The march is sponsored by MBS Corps, which partnered with UMaine Athletics, Student Life, Partners for Peace (formerly known as Spruce Run-Womancare Alliance) and other organizations. Following the march, remarks will be […]
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The annual Cardboard Canoe Race, hosted by the University of Maine chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, begins at 1 p.m. Sept. 30 on Stillwater River. Teams of as many as four people per cardboard canoe will launch from UMaine’s Steam Plant parking lot. Registration fee is $20 per team. To register or […]
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The Tony Award-winning musical “Million Dollar Quartet” will be performed at the Collins Center for the Arts at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26. The show depicts a recording session organized by the “Father of Rock ’n’ Roll” Sam Phillips, who brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together at the Sun […]
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A series of Blue Sky Strategic Plan Assessment Forums are scheduled this fall seeking input from members of the University of Maine community about UMaine’s five-year strategic plan. The series begins Sept. 27 with a town hall-style event at 3:30 p.m. in Hauck Auditorium. Leading the kickoff forum will be UMaine President Susan J. Hunter […]
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Maine will be one step closer to closing the gap in its health care workforce when 115 University of Maine School of Nursing students — the largest first-year class in recent history — take an oath of compassionate care on Friday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. Nearly 300 parents, teachers, alumni and students will gather […]
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The University of Maine Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) Omega Mu chapter invites teams to compete in a “Humvee Push” from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 to raise money for the United Service Organizations (USO) to support U.S. troops. The team that pushes a Down East Emergency Medical Institute (DEEMI) Humvee 20 yards in […]
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