FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington Visiting Writers Series proudly presents Mark Jude Poirier, screenwriter and American novelist and short story author, as the next reader in the popular program. Brought to campus by the UMF Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program, Poirier will read from his work at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 19, […]
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University of Maine at Farmington named child abuse prevention champion
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington will be honored by the Maine Children’s Trust on Thursday, Oct. 19, for efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect throughout Maine. Nominated by the Franklin County Children’s Task Force, UMF is receiving the award in recognition of its long history of partnering with agencies and programs […]
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Helping the Birds of Maine talk Oct. 11 at UMF
FARMINGTON – Join us Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. in the North Dining Hall in the Olson Student Center at UMF for Lessons from Avian Haven. This presentation will discuss common reasons why birds are admitted to Avian Haven Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center in Freedom and what public citizens can do to help our local […]
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Men's soccer: UMF staves off persistent UNE
The University of Maine at Farmington’s Tristan Price (11) and William Heimlich (9) and UNE’s Danny O’Brien (5) and Colin Madigan (30) watch the ball get away from them in a soccer game at Leib Field in Farmington on Wednesday. FARMINGTON — It was a game that left fans wondering if the University of Maine […]
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Farmington family drives to 48 states in 48 days
Peter Hardy, a math professor at the University of Maine at Farmington, will share his family’s road trip to 48 states in 48 days during a talk Thursday evening at the university. Standing at the Grand Canyon are, from left, Hardy’s mother-in-law, Wei Ling of China; his children, Alex and Cassidy; his wife, Meng Hardy; […]
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UMF president welcomes new members to Board of Visitors
FARMINGTON — University of Maine at Farmington President Kathryn A. Foster has welcomed four new individuals to the UMF Board of Visitors. Sven Bartholomew, Todd Chamberlain, Marjorie Murray Medd and Paul Spizzuoco were selected to serve three-year terms on the board by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees. They will join Lisa Laflin, […]
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Chamber group salutes Schubert
The Arts Institute of Western Maine is sponsoring a Maine Mountain Chamber Music concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, in Nordica Auditorium at the University of Maine at Farmington. Pianists Yuri Funahashi, left, and Stephen Pane, right, are among the peformers. Others include violinist Keiko Tokunaga, bassist Carolyn Davis Fryer, cellist Elisabeth Anderson and […]
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Exhibition on political resistance at UMF Mantor Library
FARMINGTON — The Shiretown Bookers, the Community Friends of Mantor Library, in affiliation with the University of Maine at Farmington, announces their upcoming exhibition, “Robin, Zorro, and Horton: Political Resistance in Literature.” It will run from Oct. 1 through Dec. 16 in the Bookers’ display area of Mantor Library, 116 South St. The opening reception is […]
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UMF starts up Public Classroom Series with talk on fish farming, future
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington will once again welcome the public to the UMF Public Classroom Series, a selection of informative and insightful talks and discussions by university faculty exploring contemporary issues. This semester’s first talk is “What’s on Your Dinner Plate? A Story of Fisheries, Fish Farming and the Future,” by […]
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University system plans $1.2 million investment in statewide student financial literacy
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine System plans to invest $1.2 million to expand the University of Maine at Farmington’s successful Peer-to-Peer Financial Literacy Program across the state’s seven public universities. Eventually, it will make peer-based financial education available through partnerships with community colleges and local schools. The five-year expansion would train students throughout the system as […]