The Maine Business School (MBS) Corps at the University of Maine will host its ninth annual March Against Domestic Violence at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 beginning at Stewart Quad. The march will occur along Long Road and the Mall and conclude at the Memorial Union. Also during the event, names of people killed in […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk about initiatives by the federal government to address climate change and environmental justice featuring David Cash, the New England regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), at 3 p.m. on Oct. 17. During his talk, titled […]
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In recent years, communities across Maine and the U.S. have discovered the presence of toxic chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in their land and water. Also known as forever chemicals because they are difficult to destroy, PFAS have been incorporated in various products, including food containers, clothing, rugs, teflon pans, fabrics and […]
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The Mills Administration announced that Diane Rowland, dean of the University of Maine College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture, and Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, is one of 15 individuals who will serve as members of the PFAS Fund Advisory Committee. The PFAS Fund Advisory Committee was assembled following the representation requirements described […]
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Registration is open for an online professional development program, Self-Care Is a Verb. This workshop, part of the University of Maine Hutchinson Center’s professional development program, will be held on Nov. 15–16 from 1–3 p.m. The cost is $140 per person. More information is available on the Hutchinson Center website. This self-care program is designed […]
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The University of Maine is one of five international sites of the 2022 Raising Indigenous Voices in Academia & Society (RIVAS) conference, acknowledging the contributions of Indigenous Peoples globally, Oct. 20–25. RIVAS supports the scholarship of Indigenous academics and speakers whose cultures help shape linguistics, archeology, cultural anthropology and other academic disciplines, and also acknowledges […]
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More than 165 companies and organizations are expected to be represented at the University of Maine’s 2022 Engineering and Computing Job Fair on Oct. 19. The event, which is expected to attract more than 1,000 students, will be held from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. The Career Center, in conjunction […]
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UMaine Facilities Management weekly update as follows: Softball field construction and upgrade continues. Construction/renovation work on Holmes and Coburn halls continues, ledge removal will continue throughout the week. Ledge removal is taking longer than expected; Facilities Management has requested an updated timeline to complete ledge removal. Bangor Gas continues gas line installation/trenching on Munson Road, […]
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The University of Maine’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will present the 2022 Maine Heritage Lecture on Oct. 13 at 3 p.m. The event takes place at the Bodwell Lounge at the Collins Center for the Arts (CCA), with a reception to follow at 4 p.m. at the CCA’s Hudson Museum. This year’s lecture, […]
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Megan Walsh, a professor of English and administrative leader at St. Bonaventure University, has been named dean and campus director of the University of Maine at Machias, effective Dec. 19, and will join the University of Maine President’s Cabinet. “The University of Maine welcomes Dr. Walsh as the dean and director of our regional campus,” […]
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