Mainebiz reported the UMaine Business Challenge, Maine’s largest student entrepreneurship competition, recently announced The Fournier Family Foundation Technology Prize has been increased. The prize started with a $5,000 award to the contestant with the best business concept involving technology. For 2016, an additional $5,000 will be awarded to the contestant as follow-up funding if business […]
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WVII (Channel 7) covered the first Women of the World luncheon of the semester. Women of the World (WOW) is a group of international women, including Americans, who gather once a month in Orono to share an ethnic lunch; a cultural program featuring the country/theme represented usually follows. WOW meets on the second Monday of […]
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The Bangor Daily News published a review of the Collins Center for the Arts’ 30th anniversary gala. The event kicked off the season with a Bangor Symphony Orchestra concert tribute to the music of Billy Joel and Elton John, a dinner and an awards reception. The BSO also performed at the center’s grand opening in […]
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Renae Moran, a tree fruit specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was quoted in an Ellsworth American article about how the recent dry weather is affecting the state’s apple crop. The past several weeks of hot, dry weather has had some orchard owners a little anxious, according to the article. But experts, including […]
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Sarah Redmond, a marine extension associate with the Maine Sea Grant College Program at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Portland Press Herald article about the dinner that concluded the second annual Maine Seaweed Festival in South Portland. People including researchers, food producers, foodies and entrepreneurs, attended the festival and feast to learn […]
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Research conducted at the University of Maine was mentioned in the International Business Times article, “Blueberries show strong influence on wide range of human biomarkers linked to chronic ailments.” Several studies have shown that the different health benefits of blueberries — from getting rid of dental plaque to creating glowing skin — come from its […]
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The Maine Edge reported a free training workshop for college women who are interested in sharpening their leadership skills and learning more about political campaigns will be held Saturday, Sept. 26 at Wells Conference Center on the University of Maine campus. Elect Her — Campus Women Win participants will learn the basics of running a […]
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The Daily Bulldog reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and UMaine Animal and Veterinary Sciences program will offer a free workshop about on-farm composting to manage animal disease and mortality from 3:45–7 p.m. Oct. 7, at Highmoor Farm in Monmouth. UMaine Extension professor Mark Hutchinson, associate professor Robert Causey and graduate student Alexandria Poulin […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing UMaine’s Department of Art is accepting applications for the fall 2015 session of after-school art classes for area children in grades K–8. The ArtWorks! program provides children an opportunity to explore the world of art through hands-on experiences with a variety of visual media, […]
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The Associated Press spoke with Richard Kersbergen, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator on sustainable dairy and forage systems, for an article about how robots are being used at some small- and medium-sized dairy farms across the country. The machines provide reliable and more efficient labor and help the businesses remain viable, according to […]
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