The Republican Journal reported the 17th annual Festival of Art, sponsored by Senior College at Belfast, will be held May 30–June 2 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The opening night reception and first viewing will be held 6–8 p.m. May 30. The work of 120 Maine artists will be exhibited, the […]
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Mainebiz reported Charlotte Mace will lead the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development’s new Office of Business Development and Innovation. Mace most recently served as the executive director of Biobased Maine, a nonprofit trade association focused on creating high-paying manufacturing jobs in rural Maine, according to the article. Her efforts to make Maine a […]
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Morning Ag Clips reported on a Christmas tree production workshop to be held 9 a.m.–noon June 7 in South Paris. The event is co-hosted by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Oxford County, the Oxford County Soil and Water Conservation District, the Maine Christmas Tree Association and Maine Woodland Owners. Len Price, owner of […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a Portland Press Herald article about the city seeking applications from artists to create a memorial to honor Martin Luther King Jr. The memorial would be placed in an open area on the Bayside Trail in the city’s West Bayside neighborhood, according to the article. Although King never […]
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WVII (Channel 7) interviewed scientists at the University of Maine’s Aquaculture Research Center about how increased water temperature and acidity may be affecting Maine’s lobsters. “We know that ocean acidification is increasing. We know that temperature is increasing. We’re trying to look at these end-century predicted temperatures and pHs,” said Heather Hamlin, an associate professor […]
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WABI (Channel 5) spoke with University of Maine Police Chief Roland LaCroix for a report during National Police Week. LaCroix referred to police officers as a “jack of all trades,” saying they need to have multiple abilities to deal with all sorts of different situations, scenarios and temperaments on a daily basis. “They’ve got a […]
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Z107.3 reported the University of Maine will hold the annual Clean Sweep Sale 11 a.m.–5 p.m. May 24 and 8 a.m.–1 p.m. May 25 in Alfond Arena. Items for sale were donated by the university or students who moved out of the dorms at the end of the semester. The event is organized by UMaine’s […]
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India’s CNN News18 published an interview with University of Maine professor Doug Allen about his latest book, “Gandhi After 9/11: Creative Nonviolence and Sustainability.” In the book, the UMaine philosophy professor argues that Gandhi offers the most profound and influential theory, philosophy and engaged practices of ahimsa or nonviolence, the article states.
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The Quoddy Tides interviewed Alan Kryszak, an interdisciplinary fine arts faculty member at the University of Maine at Machias, and UMaine Machias students, about their documentary film “When the Chevy Breaks (How Small Towns Fix Big Problems).” The film was produced by students in Kryszak’s Downeast Documentary course, and is the third in a series, […]
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Mount Desert Islander advanced the fourth annual regional Gulf of Maine and Ocean Life Conference May 19–20 in Bar Harbor. The conference, which is hosted by Allied Whale and the Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co., will include 12 spoken presentations on subjects ranging from oceanography to whales and everything in between, according to the article. […]
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