“Finding Our Voices,” an exhibit featuring Patrisha McLean’s photo portraits of 43 Maine survivors of domestic abuse, opens July 7 in the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The exhibit, on display through October, is free and open to the public from 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that Eastern Maine Development Corp. will work with Piscataquis and Penobscot counties and the University of Maine’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center on two planning studies about transportation options that will better connect the counties using more than $445,000 in federal funding.
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Gerald Work, former professor and president of the Associated Faculties of the University of Maine, died on June 4 at the age of 88 at his home in Pennsylvania. After serving in the U.S. Navy, Work received his B.A. from Albright College, followed by an M.S. and a Ph.D. in counseling and higher education from […]
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Advanced Structures and Composites and School of Forest Resources professors and researchers Douglas Gardner and Yousoo Han, and doctoral students Elliot Sander and Sungjun Hwang, presented at the 2022 TAPPI International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials in Helsinki, Finland. Their presentation: “Methods to produce dry nanoscale cellulose nanocrystal powders: challenges and opportunities.” The conference, […]
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The second and final webinar in the Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC) Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite Bridge Girder Webinar series will be held June 27 from noon–1 p.m. To register for the webinar highlighting the future installments and next generation of the GBeam, visit the TIDC website. GBeam technology is corrosion-resistant and designed to last over […]
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An on-campus COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be held from 1:30–3 p.m., June 21–24 in the Coe Room, Memorial Union. Members of the UMaine community who received the Moderna, Pfizer or J&J vaccines are encouraged to participate. You need to be 5 months out from your last Pfizer or Moderna vaccinations, and 2 months from your […]
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Over the past 200 years that browntail moth caterpillars have been studied, the invasive pest has only been documented feeding on hardwood trees. Now, preliminary findings from the University of Maine suggest that mature browntail moth caterpillars also may be able to subsist on coniferous trees. The discovery — which was made thanks to a […]
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Kristin Vekasi, associate professor at the Department of Political Science and School of Policy and International Affairs at the University of Maine, testified in front of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Commission on her research about rare earth policies on June 9, 2022. A copy of her testimony can be found online. Vekasi testified that […]
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Alicia Lacy, assistant professor of athletic training, received the 2022 Mike Linkovich Graduate/Post-Graduate Grant Award at this year’s Northern New England Athletic Trainers Conference in Portland. The $1,000 award is provided by the Maine Athletic Trainers’ Association to promote research or scholarly works that will facilitate advancement of the athletic training profession. Lacy will put […]
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The Katherine Miles Durst Child Development Learning Center at the University of Maine was recently reaccredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Reaccreditation means the center meets or exceeds NAEYC standards in 10 areas, including relationships, curriculum, teaching, health and physical environment. The program earned an overall pass rate of […]
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