University of Maine at Farmington students, faculty and staff look to brighten the holiday season for children and families in the greater Farmington area. Multiple charitable giving opportunities are being sponsored by the university and area non-profit organizations to help members of the community have a warmer and happier holiday. In its 18th year, the […]
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UMF student-athletes recognized for saving a 77-year-old woman’s life in Farmington
An extra long run Nov. 28 turned into a rescue mission after the three men found a woman on the ground in a parking lot at the college’s fitness center who was freezing and injured.
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Chester Greenwood Day Craft Fair organizers seek vendors for Dec. 2 event
The University of Maine at Farmington’s Chester Greenwood Day Craft Fair organizers seeks entrepreneurs, artists and crafters interested in selling their homemade and creative goods at the annual holiday event. This event is set from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, in the Olsen Student Center on campus. The annual Chester Greenwood parade […]
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UMF Visiting Writers Series features author Jensen Beach
The Visiting Writers Series presented by the UMF Creative Writing program will welcome fiction writer Jensen Beach as the program’s third reader of the season at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center at the University of Maine at Farmington. The reading is free and open to […]
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UMaine Farmington to host Nov. 15 forum on nature-based education
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington’s next public forum event, featuring Dr. Patti Bailie’s presentation on “Partnering with Nature: An Introduction to Nature Based Education,” is set for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15. This event will take place in the Emery Community Arts Center on Main Street of the UMF campus, according to […]
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Audubon to present talk about wildlife tracking in Farmington Nov. 8
Western Maine Audubon is sponsoring a talk, “Wildlife Tracking in Maine” by Charles “Chuck” Hulsey at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8. The talk, which is free and open to the public, will be held in Thomas Auditorium, Preble Hall at the University of Maine at Farmington. Hulsey will share wildlife tracking and species ID tips […]
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UMaine Farmington provides students with new safety app
The ‘Friend Walk’ feature lets students have a friend follow them to their destination virtually.
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“As long as the stories live, our spirits live”: University of Maine at Farmington holds panel discussion on Wabanaki struggles
As part of Indigenous Peoples Week, University of Maine at Farmington held a panel discussion Oct. 16 on the Wabanaki’s current political struggles, the journey to date to assert sovereignty and efforts by others along the way.
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UMaine Farmington to host lecture on life science economy Oct. 25
The University of Maine at Farmington Public Forum series is set to present a lecture by biology professor Timothy Breton, “Making waves with big ideas on science education and research in western Maine.” In this talk, Breton will discuss growing the life science economy in Maine and the National Science Foundation grants that he recently […]
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UMF spotlights award-winning author Emerson Whitney in Visiting Writer Series
Memoirist and poet Emerson Whitney joins the Visiting Writers Series as the second reader of the 2023/24 season at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center at the University of Maine at Farmington. The reading is free and open to the public and will be followed by […]