Mainebiz reported the University of Maine is participating in an expanded study of the use of digital “badges” to connect students and employers. The new initiative, BadgedToHire, builds on a pilot project led by Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Education Design Lab. UMaine, Bangor Savings Bank and Northern Light Health were part of that pilot project, working […]
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Working Waterfront featured Heather Leslie, director of the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole, in an article about the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries “State of the Science” conference, held June 17 at the University of Maine at Machias. The conference focused on a more sophisticated, nuanced approach to fisheries regulation that takes […]
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The Franklin Journal reported the University of Maine Early College program is offering a new outdoor leadership pathway program for western Maine high school students to earn UMaine college credit tuition-free. The outdoor leadership program at UMaine’s 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond focuses on developing an individual’s leadership skills while providing intensive […]
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News Center Maine spoke with Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management professional and director of the Tick Lab with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for a report on the theory that the government could have used ticks as a biological weapon to spread Lyme disease. “The theory being that Lyme disease was one of those […]
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Daily Bulldog previewed a free Summer of Science program for school-age children, run by University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H, at the Farmington Public Library. Participants will use the Engineer Design Process and act as pirates seeking hidden treasure while learning ocean science, Daily Bulldog reported. Sessions include “Seaweed Filter” at 1 p.m. July 18, […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Stephanie Welcomer, professor and associate dean of the Maine Business School at the University of Maine; and David Marcinkowski, associate professor and extension dairy specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the article “Maine farmers were milking goats long before it was trendy.” “The original [goat] cheese […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered a training about domestic violence at the University of Maine on July 17. About 150 mental health professionals gathered on campus for the session, which was intended to educate social workers and others who interact with survivors and perpetrators of domestic violence. “I think sometimes there’s a misunderstanding that it’s common […]
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VillageSoup previewed a free Summer of Science program for children ages 7–12, run by University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H, to be held at the Cushing Public Library beginning at 1:30 p.m. July 26. Additional sessions will be held on Aug. 2 and 9. Participants will use the Engineer Design Process and act as pirates […]
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CBC interviewed Rick Wahle, director of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, for an article about climate change-related warming in the Northumberland Strait near Prince Edward Island, Canada and the effects it could have on the lobster fishery. Wahle, who has surveyed the waters off PEI, said the good news was that there […]
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Advertiser Democrat advanced a University of Maine Cooperative Extension workshop on raising backyard poultry from 1–3 p.m. Aug. 7 at the Oxford County Extension office in South Paris. Colt Knight, Extension livestock specialist, will discuss poultry breeds, housing, health and nutrition for small-scale egg producers, the article states. The cost is $10 per person and […]
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