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A º£½ÇÉçÇø-led team of volunteers cleared 500 pounds of trash off the beach in Old Orchard Beach
May 7, 2019
º£½ÇÉçÇø-led cleanup of Old Orchard Beach nets 500 pounds of trash
A new solar array on the Marine Science Center is made up of 54 panels
May 1, 2019
New solar array now providing power to the Marine Science Center
Jennifer Gunderman-King (left) and Holly Parker
December 6, 2018
º£½ÇÉçÇø shares achievements in Planetary Health Alliance webinar
Intern Lukas Odrzywolski and º£½ÇÉçÇø senior Elissa Kane assist Alethea Cariddi in gathering plants from the aquaponics lab
November 19, 2018
Living wall in Ripich Commons now includes edible plants
Princeton Review Guide to 399 Green Colleges
October 17, 2018
º£½ÇÉçÇø featured in Princeton Review’s Green Colleges Guide
Jeff Ruby-Pinkham of Plantwerks tends to º£½ÇÉçÇø's living wall
September 17, 2018
Living wall in Ripich Commons featured in ‘Maine Sunday Telegram’
‘Chronicle of Higher Education’ features Ripich Commons in story about bird conservation efforts on campuses
August 9, 2018
‘Chronicle of Higher Education’ features Ripich Commons in story about bird conservation efforts on campuses
Hope Dubois handles a chick that was born in one of the nesting stations placed around the Biddeford Campus as part of the Univ
July 27, 2018
Sustainability Office summer intern Hope Dubois says mosquitoes are for the birds!
Elissa Kane '19 tends to º£½ÇÉçÇø's honey bee hives as part of her summer internship with the University's Office of Sustainability.
July 20, 2018
What’s the buzz on the Edible Campus Initiative?
NEWS CENTER Maine videographer frames shot of living green wall
May 9, 2018
Ripich Commons living green wall featured on NEWS CENTER Maine

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