FARMINGTON — A proposed central heating plant for the University of Maine at Farmington campus will come before the Farmington Village Corp.’s Appeals Board on Thursday. A public hearing is planned for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 7, in the water department’s office at 137 High St. The university proposal to build a plant at Quebec […]
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Maine Fiddlehead Festival set for Saturday in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Despite a scarcity of fiddleheads so far this cool spring, the fourth annual Maine Fiddlehead Festival and Local Food Day takes place Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Emery Community Art Center on the campus of the University of Maine at Farmington. Academy Street will be closed for the day […]
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Benoit Samuelson is UMF 2015 Commencement speaker
FARMINGTON — The commencement speaker for the University of Maine at Farmington Class of 2015 will be Joan Benoit Samuelson, Olympic gold medalist and champion for women’s distance running. Samuelson will receive an honorary degree at the ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 16, on the UMF campus. A Maine native, Benoit Samuelson has blazed a […]
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UMF professor named Guggenheim fellow
FARMINGTON — A University of Maine at Farmington professor was recently awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for her research on how religious educators may help solve legal land claims by indigenous people. Jennifer Reid, who has taught religion at UMF for the past 20 years, will have a year away from those duties, starting in September, […]
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Firefighters respond to smoke at UMF Education Center
FARMINGTON — The cause of smoke in the Education Center at the University of Maine at Farmington on Tuesday evening remained under investigation late Tuesday, Clyde Ross, deputy chief of Farmington Fire and Rescue, said at the scene. Firefighters were called out for a structure fire at the center at about 7:30 p.m., he said. […]
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College Roundup: Humphrey’s 1-hitter lifts UMF to split
FARMINGTON — After splitting a doubleheader on Saturday, the University of Maine at Farmington baseball team split with New England College again on Sunday in doubleheader action. NEC came out on top in game one, 4-1, but UMF rebounded with a 12-0 victory behind Joey Humphrey’s 1-hitter in the nightcap. NEC’s Steve DeLuca launched a […]
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UMF students get grant for new trees on campus
FARMINGTON — Sixteen students in a University of Maine at Farmington environmental course will use a $7,300 grant to plant 20 full-size trees on the campus next fall. They are members of the course, “Sustainability in a Changing Climate.” The Project Canopy grant is from the Maine Forest Service and GrowSmart Maine. It will pay […]
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College roundup: Bates College men knock off No. 1 Tufts
MEDFORD, Mass. — The No. 1 team in the country is unbeaten no more. Behind five goals from Falmouth’s Charlie Fay, Bates College upended top-ranked Tufts University 12-8 Tuesday in NESCAC men’s lacrosse action. Jack Allard added four goals and Jack Strain added two more for the Bobcats (7-4, 4-4 NESCAC), who launched 24 shots […]
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UMF launches pilot program to train math coaches
FARMINGTON — A new graduate program designed to prepare math coaches for elementary schools and help raise student math skills is being launched at the University of Maine at Farmington. The Maine Mathematics Coaching Project has six applicants for the two-year pilot program, Sandra MacArthur, UMF director of educational outreach, said. Three applicants are from […]
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Math coaching program launched at UMF
FARMINGTON — As a leader in teacher education, the University of Maine at Farmington is launching a mathematics coaching graduate program that will help educators raise the math proficiency of their students and better prepare them for higher level career and college mathematics demands. Developed in partnership with school districts and the Maine Department of […]