UMaine News

Contact: Media contact: Habib Dagher, Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center, 207-581-2138; Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO– Structural and materials tests performed by the Advanced Engineered Wood Composites (AEWC) Center at the University of Maine have received an international stamp of approval that will help companies develop new products. The International Accreditation Service […]

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO–The University of Maine Native American Studies Program will offer a summer course, “Advanced Studies in Wabanaki Culture.” It will be offered statewide through interactive video conferencing at all University of Maine System campuses and outreach centers. The course is designed to explore Wabanaki culture from before the arrival […]

Contact: Pameka Harris, Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, 207-581-1635; Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO– Girls in seventh and eighth grades are eligible to participate in a food science camp this summer at the University of Maine. The program will run from August 11 to 15 and focus on two hot […]

Contact: Tom Shyka, GoMOOS, (207) 773-0423 PORTLAND–Ocean scientists and engineers from Maine and around the nation will gather in Portland, Maine June 11-13 to discuss the creation of a national ocean observing system. The meeting is sponsored by the Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System (GoMOOS) and the University of Maine’s Experimental Program to Stimulate […]

Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine School of Performing Arts is making preparations to host its annual Maine Summer Youth Music Camp.  This program provides opportunities for students to participate in a wide variety of instrumental and vocal music activities.  An institution at UMaine, this will be […]

Contact: Jonathan Rubin, Margaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy, 207-581-1528; Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO– As engineers and scientists look for ways to increase fuel efficiency in cars and trucks, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $177,247 grant to the University of Maine for research on a business oriented […]

Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The Maine 4-H Teen Council will present a statewide teen conference, “Health Rocks!,” June 28-29 at the Old Town YMCA.  Intended for Mainers between the ages of 12 and 19, the 25 and one-half hour conference will feature social activities and a variety of workshops […]

Contact: Media contact: Tom Bickford, Agent Institute, UMaine, 207-581-2012; Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777 ORONO– Hundreds of Maine educators, school administrators, learning and technology experts from around the country and pioneers of global learning and technology will gather at the University of Maine, August 13-15 for Learners, Laptops and Powerful Ideas 2: The […]

Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine and BAT Community Connector, the public transportation system operated by the City of Bangor, have expanded their successful three-year-old collaboration that allows members of the UMaine community to use the system without paying a fee. UMaine students and employees may now […]

Contact: Richard Kersbergen, University of Maine Cooperative Extension Educator, 1-800-287-1426 ORONO, Maine — Farmers, educators and technical service providers are invited to a workshop on soil health and crop performance, quality and profit planned for July 8 in Corinna and on July 9 in Dresden. The workshop is sponsored by the University of Maine Cooperative […]