WABI features Local Foods Cooking Challenge

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono.

Emergency services responded promptly to the scene and the student has been transported to a local hospital. The student’s family has been informed.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 or you may call the Dean of Students Office at 207-581-1406.

An investigation is underway and more details will be released when they become available. Our thoughts are with the student and their family.

Long Road has been cleared and is now accessible. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lieutenant Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

May 5, 2023 Economic Development, Outreach, School of Food and Agriculture, UMaine in the News

WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) featured the the Innovative Local Foods Cooking Challenge hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the UMaine School of Food and Agriculture. The 11 Maine high school students who competed were introduced to their market basket, brainstormed ideas and then had an hour and a half to complete their dish. “If we get these students thinking about this when they’re the high school age and we get the instructors thinking about it, you know this is the future of Maine’s hospitality workforce, these are our next [restaurateurs], these are our next chefs. To have them thinking about being proud of where they live and the foods that their state produces, I think is the perfect time for that,” said Robert Dumas, food science innovation coordinator at UMaine.