FARMINGTON — Ibrahim Achekh of Lewiston recorded a hat trick in the second half to guide the University of Maine at Farmington (4-6-2, 2-3-1) men’s soccer team to an 8-1 North Atlantic Conference victory over Green Mountain College on Sunday afternoon. The opening half only saw one goal, scored off a throw-in by Luke Sterling […]
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UMF calendar of events for October 2015
University of Maine at Farmington calendar events for October 2015 Sunday, Oct. 4 Fall Foliage Paddle on Kennebec River 10:15 a.m. Fitness and Recreation Center Experience the Kennebec River during foliage season. Flat water, river paddling through scenic areas, appropriate for all skill levels. Bring your own kayak/canoe or use one of ours. Limited supply. […]
Students see the science of composting
FARMINGTON — Sixteen tons of food scraps are mixed with animal waste each school semester by volunteers with the new Farmington Compost Cooperative to create a high-quality compost, students from the University of Maine at Farmington and Maine Compost School learned Tuesday. UMF environmental health students, led by teacher Kelly Bentley, and students from Maine Compost School, […]
Gov. Paul LePage talks up his plans in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Gov. Paul LePage talked about lowering energy costs, reducing and eventually eliminating the state’s income tax, welfare reform and high student college loan debt during a town hall-style meeting Tuesday night at the University of Maine at Farmington. More meetings are being scheduled across the state. More than 100 people came out to […]
LePage holding town meeting at UMF Tuesday
AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. Paul LePage will hold a one-hour town hall meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the University of Maine at Farmington. The meeting will be in Thomas Auditorium in Preble Hall’s Room 117. The meeting, announced late Monday afternoon, is expected to focus on LePage’s, “vision for Maine, including further reducing the […]
UMF professor gets grant to study severe forest fires in the west
FARMINGTON — During a time when the western U.S. is bracing for a historic fire season, Drew Barton, University of Maine at Farmington professor of biology, has received a $67,000 federal research grant to investigate impacts of high severity fires on forests in the West. Barton and his two collaborators, Helen Poulos of Wesleyan University […]
New Hampshire writer, professor reads at UMF
FARMINGTON — Acclaimed New Hampshire writer Ben Nugent read to a room of students and residents Thursday evening in the Olsen Student Center as part of the University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series. The UMF Visiting Writers Series, which is run by the BFA Creative Writing Program and the Writer’s Guild, invites writers […]
Trustees consider naming UMF building after former president
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine System Board of Trustees will consider naming the Education Center at the University of Maine at Farmington after Theodora J. Kalikow, former UMF president, during its September meeting. The board will meet at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, and at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 21, at the University of Maine […]
UMF continues Best College standing
FARMINGTON — For the 18th year, the University of Maine at Farmington has been recognized as a “Best College” by the U.S. News & World Report. Once again, national rankings have named UMF a “Top Public Regional College” in the North, where it garnered the No. 6 position this year — behind only military and […]