Registration begins Oct. 28 for University of Maine’s Winter Session that runs Dec. 27, 2019 through Jan. 16, 2020. The more than 40 online courses include several general education requirements, as well as some upper-level courses. Winter Session courses are intensive in nature, with students earning three credits in three weeks. For more information, including […]
Read more
The Cohen Institute for Leadership and Public Service and the School of Policy and International Affairs will host the second biennial conference, “Can We Live with a Nuclear North Korea?” at the University of Maine on Oct. 17 and 18. The conference in the McIntire Room of Buchanan Alumni House will explore the implications of […]
Read more
The University of Maine will conduct its annual emergency communications system test on Monday, Oct. 21, complete with three outdoor sirens sounding for several minutes. The sirens are part of UMaine’s multifaceted emergency communications system established in 2007 that allows university safety and communications professionals to use several mechanisms to quickly communicate vital information to […]
Read more
Stillwater Avenue between Bennoch Road and College Avenue will be closed Oct. 13–18 for sewer line replacement. UMaine community members need to plan accordingly and seek alternative routes. No through traffic will be allowed in the construction zone; local traffic will be permitted as far as Free Street.
Read more
More than 250 federal and state officials, business executives, University of Maine System leaders and community members were on hand to witness the UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center receive three Guinness World Records on Oct. 10 for the world’s largest prototype polymer 3D printer, largest solid 3D-printed object, and largest 3D-printed boat. The event […]
Read more
Pollinator biologist Eric Venturini will present the seventh annual Roque Island Lecture on Environmental Conservation on Oct. 16 at the University of Maine at Machias. The free public lecture, “Bees and Blueberries: Where Does It Go From Here?” will be held at 11 a.m. in the UMM Science Building, Room 102. It is sponsored by […]
Read more
The Federal Depository Library Program has featured Fogler Library’s “2020 Census” guide on its website along with six other guides published by libraries across the country. Fogler Library’s “2020 Census” guide provides an overview of the upcoming 2020 census along with information about how the census will be conducted.
Read more
Habib Dagher, executive director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, was recognized as the 2019 Transportation Champion by the Maine Better Transportation Association (MBTA) during an award ceremony Oct. 4 in Freeport. MBTA is the largest transportation organization in the state with 700 members. The award ceremony celebrates and recognizes leaders […]
Read more
Stillwater Avenue between Bennoch Road and College Avenue will be closed Oct. 13–18 for sewer line replacement. UMaine community members need to plan accordingly and seek alternative routes. No through traffic will be allowed in the construction zone; local traffic will be permitted up to Free Street.
Read more
The Climate Adaptation Fellowship, a peer-to-peer learning program designed to build climate resilience across farms, forests and communities, has launched its official website. According to a news release about the initiative, the Climate Adaptation Fellowship provides “a curriculum designed to give farmers, foresters, and advisors the information they need to adapt to climate change, bring […]
Read more