The Bangor Daily News reported on the unveiling of the 2010 UMaine bookstore Christmas ornament, which is dedicated this year to the student organization Habitat UMaine. All proceeds from ornament sales will go to Habitat UMaine, which is committed to helping those who live in substandard housing in the Bangor area. The University Bookstore Commemorative […]
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Contact: Sheila Pendse, 581-2225 ORONO — More than 90 girl scouts and 38 adult troop leaders will visit the University of Maine Saturday, Nov. 6, for a day of learning about engineering careers through activities, discussions and experimentation with UMaine students, faculty and staff. Activities planned for “Transforming Leadership: Engineering Their Future” include exploring hands-on […]
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Comments from UMaine small business expert Jim McConnon, a Cooperative Extension specialist and professor of economics, were included in a Bangor Daily News article Oct. 29 about the rise in entrepreneurial business ventures in recessionary times. Often, he says, individuals start their own businesses out of necessity. Micro-businesses and sole proprietorships are the backbone of […]
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Contact: Doug Allen, 581-3860 Political science professor James Warhola, an expert on religion and politics in Russia and Eurasia, will deliver a talk, “The Next Major War? Peace and War in the Caucasus Mountain Region,” Thursday, Nov. 4, from 12:30-1:45 p.m. in the Bangor Lounge in the Memorial Union. The public is invited to the […]
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Contacts: Ian Bricknell (207) 581-4380 or ian.bricknell@umit.maine.edu; Debbie Bouchard (207) 581-2767 or dbouchard@umext.maine.edu The University of Maine is establishing a high-level containment facility for cold-water aquaculture research, which will be the only laboratory of its kind in the U.S. and one of few worldwide. FISHLab, which will be built to Bio-Safety Level-III specifications, will be […]
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Sandy Butler, professor of social work, and graduate assistant Alison Ashley will present information from their research on Tuesday, Nov. 2 into the worsening shortage of home health care aides at a time when needs are growing. They have interviewed women who work in these challenging, low-paying jobs to see why they stay and why […]
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Contact: Jim Settele, 581-1835 ORONO – The presidents of the University of Maine and Dickinson College, a top liberal arts college in Pennsylvania, have signed an articulation agreement to formalize academic collaboration in areas of mutual strength and interest. The new arrangement will facilitate priority admission of Dickinson students into the UMaine Master of Arts […]
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UMaine PhD student Soren Hansen was featured in a Boston Globe story about his business Sea & Reef, one of only a few companies whose tropical saltwater fish are grown from eggs produced in captivity. Earlier this year, Hansen received a $200,000 grant from the Maine Technology Institute to build a new facility at UMaine’s […]
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University of Maine police are investigating an incendiary device, apparently contained within a bottle, discovered early this afternoon outside the university’s Sawyer Environmental Research Center. A person passing by the south side of that building noticed charred bricks on the building’s exterior and contacted the UMaine police. Officers investigated and found evidence suggesting a small […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and crops specialist Steven Johnson was interviewed for an article in the fall issue of Wisconsin-based Rural Lifestyle Dealer magazine about the importance of tractor loader dealers properly informing customers of safety precautions and proper maintenance for equipment they are buying. The magazine is both online and mailed to […]
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