University of Maine

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Joined April 2009

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  1. 18 hours ago

    UMaine is leading the charge on a new active learning format for food sciences majors across the country. This multi-university program is aimed at helping improve student learning and workforce preparedness among food science students.

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  2. Jan 3

    A fresh blanket of snow on campus is the perfect reminder of the symbolic fresh start of the new year. Here’s to a snowy start to 2019!

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  3. Jan 3

    UMaine alert: Morning snow creating slippery conditions. UMaine community members urged to take precautions driving, walking on campus.

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  4. Jan 2

    Recent findings by a professor and an researcher add to our understanding of how ice accumulations on have changed over time. Read more:

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  5. Jan 1

    Here is your first step to that New Year’s resolution to read more and watch less. The latest issue of the UMaine Today magazine is the perfect read to start the year off right. Find the full magazine here:

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  6. 31 Dec 2018

    That New Year’s diet just got a whole lot easier. assistant professor Nimesha Ranasinghe’s recent development is turning water into virtual wine.

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  7. 24 Dec 2018

    ’Tis the season. Happy holidays to all of our Black Bear students, alumni, faculty, staff, friends and family.

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  8. 21 Dec 2018

    Invasive forest pests are a problem, and firewood may be the answer. A recent UMaine study shows that both outreach and direct approaches are instrumental in informing the public about the transportation of potentially infested firewood.

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  9. 20 Dec 2018

    Meet Arielle Spalla. The junior pre-med microbiology major will graduate in the spring, travel for a year and then enroll at Tufts University School of Medicine. For her capstone, she’s doing a literature review about the role MicroRNAs play in infection.

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  10. 19 Dec 2018

    In 2018, more than 230,000 pounds of produce that otherwise would have gone to waste were donated to food-insecure Mainers through the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Maine Harvest for Hunger program.

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  11. 18 Dec 2018

    selected by as the state’s first I-Corps Site. The program opens doors for those who want to explore the commercialization potential of their innovation. Applications for the I-Corps program, which starts Feb. 8, are being accepted.

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  12. 18 Dec 2018

    Anonymous survey uncovers that co-workers, family and friends may be an untapped resource for providing support for those who are experiencing workplace harassment.

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  13. 17 Dec 2018

    Happy Monday Black Bears! What better way to start Finals Week than with a whole bunch of snow. Stay warm and study hard!

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  14. 17 Dec 2018

    Meet Linda Archambault. The biochemistry Ph.D. candidate works in UMaine associate professor of microbiology Rob Wheeler’s lab. Read more about her experience as a teaching assistant for a practical course on fungal infectious diseases.

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  15. 14 Dec 2018

    UMaine Alert: This is the monthly test of the UMaine emergency communications system.

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  16. 13 Dec 2018

    We’re taking a blast into the past in honor of football being in the final four! Check out the football team over 40 years ago!

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  17. 13 Dec 2018

    UMaine New Media students are collaborating across disciplines to develop an agriculture-focused app to help make greenhouse farming more affordable and less wasteful.

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  18. 13 Dec 2018

    Something about furry friends makes impending finals a little easier to stomach. Take a break from studying to hang out with therapy dogs in Fogler Library today from noon–2 p.m.

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  19. 12 Dec 2018

    UMaine inventions are emerging to the forefront through the Maine Innovation, Research and Technology Accelerator (MIRTA) program. These five inventions are heading to commercialization with the help of MIRTA.

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  20. 10 Dec 2018

    Bring your socks with you! men's basketball will be holding a sock drive at tonight's game for Bangor Area Homeless Shelter. Bring a new pair of socks, hat or mittens and receive a discount for a $5 ticket at a future MBB game.

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