Kathy Hopkins, a maple syrup expert with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Morning Sentinel for an article about the 35th annual Maine Maple Sunday on March 25. “It’s kind of turning into a tale of two seasons,” said Hopkins, who is based in Skowhegan. “From here south in the state, people have […]
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The Republican Journal reported Friends of Sears Island will host a spring phenology program for children age 6 to 12 on Sears Island. Elisabeth Maxwell, assistant coordinator for the Signs of the Seasons program, will lead the March 30 workshop designed to teach students what phenology means, how to recognize seasonal changes in their area, […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the Belfast Regional Job Fair at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. Fifty-seven employers looking to hire workers at a variety of skill and experience levels were represented at the fair. The free Belfast Regional Job Fair is a collaboration involving the city of Belfast, Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce, […]
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The Associated Press, Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, Maine Public, Mainebiz, WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported the University of Maine has received a $10 million gift from an anonymous donor to help build its engineering education and design center. The gift is the largest single nonestate donation in the university’s history, […]
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Alicia Oberholzer, of the University of Maine Office of Sustainability, visited the studio of WABI (Channel 5) to speak about free workshops where participants can build their own solar cellphone charger. The workshops will be held 5–8 p.m. March 22 and 28 in the Texas Instruments Analog Circuits Laboratory in Barrows Hall. The office has […]
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Mainebiz, WVII (Channel 7) and WABI (Channel 5) reported that the Promise Initiative announced last October has already produced 300 financial aid awards that would completely cover the cost of tuition and standard fees for Maine students attending four University of Maine System institutions in fall 2018. Presidents of the campuses in Augusta, Fort Kent, […]
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The Republican Journal reported the “Becoming an Outdoors-Woman” spring workshop will be held May 20 at the University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond. The program, which is sponsored by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and hosted by the 4-H camp, provides an opportunity for women to gain […]
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Mark Hutchinson, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor, and Ryan Fries, captain of the Maine State Prison, were awarded the 2018 Source Trailblazer Award by the Portland Press Herald. Every year, the paper’s Source Awards honor a handful of accomplished Maine residents, organizations and businesses working in the arena of sustainability. Through a new […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported the Foster Center for Student Innovation at the University of Maine is seeking college students and growing companies for its Innovate for Maine internship program. The program aims to grow and create jobs in Maine, staff told WVII. “Our goal is to show students that there are a lot of incredible […]
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The Associated Press spoke with Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, for a report about the costs of lawsuits involving Gov. Paul LePage. Lawsuits in which LePage hired outside legal representation have cost the state at least $110,000 since last fall, raising the total expenditures to at least half a […]
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