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FARMINGTON, ME (January 27, 2025)—The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to present author Nick Fuller Googins as the first reader of the 2025 spring semester schedule of its popular Visiting Writers series. His debut novel “The Great Transition” (Atria Books, 2024), was voted Best Science Fiction and Fantasy…

According to a recent announcement by the Maine Dept. of Education, Kristen Allen, Mountain Valley High School Health Education Teacher and University of Maine at Farmington alumna, has been selected as the Eastern District Health Teacher of the Year by the Society of Health and…

FARMINGTON, ME  (January 21, 2025)—The UMF Art Gallery proudly presents ‘Take Only What You Can Carry,” a real-life photographic exhibit by John Harlow, UMF Art and New Media alumni of the class of 2013. The exhibit is on display from Thursday, Feb. 6 through March 28. An opening reception will be…

FARMINGTON, ME (January 15, 2025)—The Emery Community Arts Center on the University of Maine at Farmington campus is excited to launch the spring semester exhibit season with “Holobiont”—a visually stunning exhibit by Maine-based artist and Colby College printmaking professor Amanda Lilleston. Amanda Lilleston The exhibit opens Thursday, Jan. 30 and…

FARMINGTON, ME (January 13, 2025)— The U.S. bioeconomy is predicted to grow at a rapid pace over the next two decades, according to the U.S. Dept. of Energy. To help meet this workforce demand, the University of Maine at Farmington has created an articulation agreement with Montgomery College, Maryland’s premier…

FARMINGTON, ME (December 6, 2024)—After four years of dedication to the art of original and professional writing, seniors in the University of Maine at Farmington’s Creative Writing program will present readings from their capstone projects. This Senior Seminar will be held on Thursday, Dec. 12, from 7-8:30 p.m., in The…

FARMINGTON, ME (November 18, 2024)— Looking for a single college course, a series of courses or a complete academic program that helps you meet your career and personal goals? Registration for the University of Maine at Farmington’s Winter Term and Spring Semester courses is now open to the public. UMF…

FARMINGTON, ME (November 13, 2024)—Michael Johnson, professor of English at the University of Maine at Farmington, has recently received the Western Literature Association’s 2024 Thomas J. Lyon Award for best book in American western literary and cultural studies. Johnson’s book, “Speculative Wests,” is a study of the “Weird Westerns” genre…

FARMINGTON, ME  (November 8, 2024)—The Emery Community Arts Center is proud to present “Re-Imagined Topographies,” a community engaged art project that has the power to connect people through the arts. The exhibit is in the Emery Flex Gallery on the University of Maine at Farmington campus from Friday, Nov.15 to Saturday,…

FARMINGTON, ME (November 7, 2024)—The University of Maine at Farmington is featuring a UMF Public Forum on the timely subject of “Serious Play: The Literary, Cultural and Psychological Importance of Video Games.” This panel discussion will take place Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, 7-8 p.m., in the Performance Space in the…