In-depth statistical and demographic information about Maine farms and others across the nation that offer agritourism-related activities, direct-to-consumer sales or both are available in a new set of fact sheets co-authored by a University of Maine researcher. Led by Claudia Schmidt, assistant professor of marketing and local/regional food systems at Penn State, a team of […]
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Over 100 Maine teachers and school administrators participated in the University of Maine Educators Institute last week, exploring evidence-based practices and strategies around the theme of “Promoting Mental Health and Wellness” with experts from UMaine and various state and national organizations. “I enjoyed being in a group of like-minded people very much,” says Lana St. […]
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College of Education and Human Development dean Penny Bishop presented at the University of Canberra (Australia)’s Symposium on Personalised Learning in early June. Bishop gave the symposium’s keynote address, “Personalised Learning: A U.S. Perspective” and co-presented a workshop with University of Canberra assistant professor of teacher education Maya Gunawardena, “Personalised Learning: Demystifying the myths for […]
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The University of Maine Graduate School is celebrating 100 years of advanced training and workforce development in the state and beyond on June 29, the same day the first Graduate Faculty meeting took place in 1923. While the Graduate School was formed in 1923, UMaine has actually granted graduate degrees since 1881, when the Maine […]
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Educators and other professionals in Maine who support people with autism, intellectual disabilities and other developmental conditions will have the opportunity to learn from some of the country’s leading researchers and practitioners at the University of Maine next month. The Council for Exceptional Children Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities (CEC DADD) is hosting its […]
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More K–12 students and educators in Maine are set to benefit from stronger social, emotional and behavioral supports thanks to Maine PBIS, a collaboration between the University of Maine System and Maine Department Education, which is adding 21 new schools to its professional development cohort. The schools, which will participate in the initiative over the […]
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Mackenzie “Kenzie” Gillis, a University of Maine rising senior from Glenburn, has been awarded the 2023–24 George J. Mitchell Peace Scholarship to study abroad at University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland. UMaine partnered with UCC to create the scholarship that honors the 1998 Northern Ireland peace accord brokered by then-Senator George Mitchell between Ireland and […]
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One of the best things about being in Maine during the summer (or any season, for that matter) is the wealth of outdoor opportunities it offers — they don’t call it “Vacationland” for nothing. Faculty at the University of Maine School of Forest Resources (SFR) enjoy recreating in the great outdoors just as much as […]
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Munson Road construction work is scheduled to begin on Monday, June 5. The project includes asphalt paving, new sidewalks, granite curbing and street lighting. The estimated project duration is approximately one month. A section of roadway between Chadbourne Hall and Estabrooke Hall will be closed to all traffic. Chadbourne Hall and Lengyel Hall can be […]
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Morgan Talty, assistant professor of English, and Jacquelyn Gill, associate professor of paleoecology & plant ecology, received 2023 Maine Literary Awards from the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance (MWPA). Talty won the Book Award for Fiction for his debut novel “Night of the Living Rez,” and Gill won the Short Works Competition in Nonfiction for […]
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