UMF Rugby Team Named New England Champs
November 20th, 2009
University of Maine at Farmington men's rugby team was recently named the New England Division III College Rugby Champions, beating Keene State University 12-7. According to the Daily Bulldog, the handling skills of the UMF backs and the power of the forward pack was enough to lift the UMF team to victory in spite of Keene State's determination. The UMF ruggers have played as an official club sports team at the University for 18 years. (Photos thanks to Claire Stee...
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Sustainable Sculpture Sprouts at UMF
November 10th, 2009
A colossal naturalistic sculpture created from sustainable materials by renowned sculptor Christopher Fennell was recently unveiled at the entrance to University of Maine at Farmington's LEED silver certified Education Center. The sculpture's three graceful leaves are over 24 feet tall and represent Fennell's first work in Maine. Inspired by materials cast out of society, the artist constructed "Lawnmower Leaves" mainly of recycled lawn mower blades. ...
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International Day of Climate Awareness Observed at UMF
November 3rd, 2009
UMF recently joined citizens and non-profit groups in Farmington and around the world on 350 Day to bring attention to the problem of climate change. 350 Day is part of a campaign to create global solutions to limit the carbon in the atmosphere to 350 parts per million. According to the Daily Bulldog, events held on campus and throughout the community focused on combating climate change, reducing energy usage, improving energy efficiency and celebrating the natural riches of ...
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Carson '06 Wins $25,000 Medical School Scholarship
November 3rd, 2009
Tobin Carson '06, a first-year medical student at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, has been awarded a renewable $25,000 grant from the Doctors for Maine's Future Scholarship Program. She is one of only four people in Maine who qualified for the grant. Maine Governor John Baldacci spoke of Carson and her path to medical school in a May 2009 address: "At age 15, she announced her dream of going to medical school," said Baldacci,...
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Innovative Four Season Outdoor Recreation Interdisciplinary Major Launched at UMF
October 23rd, 2009
A new Four Season Outdoor Recreation Program, including an innovative interdisciplinary major in Outdoor Recreation Business Administration, has recently been announced at University of Maine at Farmington. The new degree will be available at UMF beginning in fall 2010 and will offer students an extensive academic program to prepare them for a broad range of industry-related jobs. According to Mainebiz, the University collaborated with an advisory board of people in the outdo...
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UMF Kicks Off Innovative Performance Series
October 9th, 2009
University of Maine at Farmington presented a new "Contemporary Listening" performance series with a kick-off concert featuring Steven Pane, pianist and UMF professor of music. "Piano at the Boundaries," the inaugural concert in the series, was performed at 7:30 p.m., on Oct. 2 and 3 at Nordica Auditorium in UMF's Merrill Hall. As reported in the Daily Bulldog, the new performance series presents an alternative to the traditional concert format, placi...
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UMF Receives Quimby Grant to Fund Student Research on Maine Ponds
October 9th, 2009
A prestigious Quimby Family Foundation grant of $20,000 has been awarded to Julia Daly, UMF associate professor of geology, to fund student research on the effects of climate change on high elevation ponds in Maine. An outgrowth of a smaller-scale pilot study conducted by Daly, the project will concentrate on research conducted during the summer of 2010. As reported in the Portland Press Herald, data for the study will be gathered on ponds on Tumbledown and Bigelow mountains,...
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Preble Hall Renovations Focus on Student Learning and Energy Savings
September 28th, 2009
Recently completed renovations to University of Maine at Farmington's Preble Hall are providing students with advanced science facilities while also shrinking the University's carbon footprint. Changes to the home of UMF's Biology, Chemistry and Physics programs include upgrading chemistry labs, renovating the building's exterior to improve energy efficiency, and preparing the current heating system for a change over to geothermal later this fall. UMF Pres...
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Kevin Grover '95 Named Maine Teacher of the Year
September 22nd, 2009
Kevin Grover '95, a second-grade teacher at the Lunt School in Falmouth, Maine, has been named Maine's Teacher of the Year and is now in the running for the National Teacher of the Year award to be announced in spring 2010. Grover, who earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education at UMF, received the honor from Maine Commissioner of Education Susan Gendron at a surprise award ceremony held at the school on Thursday, Sept. 17. This is the second consecutiv...
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