UMaine’s ninth annual Healthy High 5k/10k road race will be held Wednesday, April 20, from 4:20–6 p.m. More than 800 runners, walkers and volunteers are expected to participate. Members of the university community driving on campus, and on Park Street and College Avenue in Orono during that time are asked to use caution and expect […]
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More than 700 people are expected to participate in the ninth annual Healthy High 5k/10k and 1-mile run/walk at the University of Maine on Wednesday, April 20. The race, which begins at 4:20 p.m. outside UMaine’s New Balance Student Recreation Center, promotes health and wellness for members of the university and surrounding community. This year, […]
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A wireless leak detection system created by University of Maine researchers is scheduled to board a SpaceX rocket bound for the International Space Station this summer. The prototype, which was tested in the university’s inflatable lunar habitat and Wireless Sensing Laboratory (WiSe-Net Lab), could lead to increased safety on the ISS and other space activities. […]
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Planning a trip to Norway, Fiji, Australia, Italy or Thailand? Eager to know more about its customs, food, languages and transportation? The Second Annual International Trade Show at the University of Maine is just the ticket to learn about these countries and 30 other global destinations. UMaine students in Clint Relyea’s Introduction to International Business […]
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Something’s brewing at the University of Maine. Two professors in the School of Food and Agriculture at the University of Maine have been teaching about the science of brewing, and have been conducting research related to brewing. For the past three years, Jason Bolton and Brian Perkins have taught a course they developed — FSN […]
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About 80 cadets in the University of Maine Army ROTC program will take part in a field training exercise April 15–17 at the Maine National Guard Plymouth Area Training Site in Plymouth. The three-day, two-night training is designed to test the cadets’ resiliency, critical thinking and leadership skills, which are practiced and developed through cadet-led […]
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The 22nd annual HOPE Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 23 at the University of Maine’s New Balance Student Recreation Center. With a theme of “Creating the Future: Art and Social Change,” this year’s event will focus on creativity — storytelling, art, poetry, puppets, sculpture and film — with […]
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The fourth annual Maine Humanities Summit aims to deepen the understanding of how the humanities play a crucial role in the post-war homecoming of service people, as well as their family members and communities. The public is invited to join the conversation and enjoy a buffet dinner starting with a reception at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, […]
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University of Maine graduate students and faculty will make more than 60 presentations about emerging climate change research on topics from lobsters to deer ticks at the 24th annual Harold W. Borns Jr. Symposium on April 14–15, in Stodder Hall. The symposium namesake, Professor Emeritus Harold “Hal” Borns, founded the Climate Change Institute at UMaine […]
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About 60 students and teachers from area high schools are expected to celebrate World Languages Day at the University of Maine on Friday, April 8 with a culture bowl, campus scavenger hunt, poetry readings, skits, games and traditional dance lessons. The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Bangor Room […]
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