Dr. Robert Bayer of the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute comments in a Working Waterfront story about a calico-colored lobster found in the waters of Georgetown’s Harmon Harbor. Bayer said report of sightings of such lobsters are rare, but do occur each year.
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UMaine President Robert Kennedy was named Saturday night the winner of the 10th Wilma Award, which is given by UMaine’s Collins Center for the Arts to a member of the community or a business who has made substantial contributions to the center and to the promotion and enhancement of cultural activities in Maine. The award […]
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The UMaine Tackle Football Club home opener is Saturday, Sept. 18 at 5 p.m. at Morse Field against Clarkson University’s Holden Knights. Gates open at 4 p.m. This inaugural Yankee Collegiate Football Conference game will be preceded by pre-game Youth Day activities for young fans and the NFL pass, punt and kick competition at 11 […]
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Contact: Lauren Wagner, 581-1796 The UMaine Bodwell Center for Services and Volunteerism’s Civic Passage program is recruiting students and university employees with a little free time and a desire to help others. Current volunteer project sites include the Maine Mental Health Association in Bangor, which needs some painting done in the afternoon on Sept. 15, […]
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Contacts: Prof. Robert Steneck, University of Maine, (207) 549 3062, steneck@maine.edu Prof. Terry Hughes, Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies and James Cook University, +61 400 720 164, terry.hughes@jcu.edu.au Dr. Per Olsson, SRC, Stockholm University, +46 737 078 797, per.olsson@stockholmresilience.su.se Prof. Carl Folke, SRC, Stockholm University, +46 708 450102, carl.folke@beijer.kva.se Leading international marine scientists are […]
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A performance by experimental music percussionist and UMaine alum Paul Bosse, who studied music and art, will follow the Without Borders VII: Intermedia exhibit reception Thursday, Sept. 16 from 5-7:30 at the Lord Hall Galleries. Bosse is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. on the fire extinguisher bells exhibit between the Sculpture Building and Murray […]
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Contact: Teresa Johnson, (207) 581-4362 ORONO — A University of Maine School of Marine Sciences researcher has received a $178,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for a two-year study on how new fishing regulations in New England affect fishing communities socioeconomically. The research will inform how future fishing policies in New England […]
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Comments from Ellen Libby of UMaine Cooperative Extension are included in a Tuesday Lewiston Sun Journal story about the increasing number of school gardens around Maine. Libby says the trend falls into line with national initiatives related to healthy living and dealing with childhood obesity issues.
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The University of Maine Canadian-American Center has received a four-year grant for $1,678,000 to support a National Resource Center on Canada and provide foreign language and area studies fellowships for graduate students studying in Canada.
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The Bangor Daily News reports that the UMaine System Board of Trustees approved Monday funding for a plan that would use gas from an Old Town landfill to power UMaine’s steam plant, potentially saving up to $17 million. The board also gave approval for $3.7 million in additional funds for the renovation of Stewart Commons […]
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