The Bangor Daily News reported on a collaboration between the University of Maine’s Advanced Manufacturing Center and industry partners to produce masks during the coronavirus pandemic. After several weeks in early March during which Ntension and Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center worked with AMC and the Manufacturers Association of Maine to run extensive filtration […]
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WABI (Channel 5) spoke with graduate art students at the University of Maine about a project they’re using as a way to spark community conversations about the COVID-19 pandemic and protests happening throughout the world. Rochelle Lawrence, an Intermedia Master of Fine Arts candidate at UMaine, recalls making bread with her children over a fire […]
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New telepsychology services, including one focused on stress responses to COVID-19, are now available through the Psychological Services Center at the University of Maine. The center is the in-house outpatient clinic for an American Psychological Association accredited doctoral training program in clinical psychology. Staffed by clinician-psychologist teams with specific expertise, the center serves clients throughout […]
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Forty-one undergraduate and graduate college students are working in state, municipal and county offices through the 2020 Maine Government Summer Internship Program. The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine administers the program that provides full-time, 12-week work experience to students who are Maine residents and scholars attending Maine colleges. Thirty interns […]
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News Center Maine spoke with Rob Jackson, staff associate for diversity and inclusion at the University of Maine, about public art installations in downtown Orono for Pride Month. The sculptures are designed to raise awareness about the LGBTQ+ community, and each animal represents a different pride flag, according to the report. “Our hope is that […]
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WVII (Channel 7) quoted E. Han Tan, an assistant professor of plant genetics at the University of Maine, for a report on his team’s efforts to plant American chestnut trees. The American Chestnut Foundation is addressing a shortage of chestnut trees by teaming up with colleges and universities around the state to help them regrow, […]
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The University of Maine’s Graduate School and Career Center are teaming up to facilitate a workshop series that provides resources for career exploration, job search, and graduate school options. Current students, alumni and local community members are all welcome to join a YouTube live event at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 17. Topics will include resume […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the University of Maine collaborating with the Orono Public Library to host drag queen story hour as part of the celebration of Pride Month. The UMaine Rainbow Resource Center and library host readings by drag queens every week for nine weeks during the summer, with every reading featuring a new […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed several University of Maine and University of Maine Cooperative Extension faculty members about the appropriate thickness of mulch for gardens. They were interviewed for the article “This is the biggest mistake first-time gardeners make when mulching.” Eric Gallandt, professor of weed ecology at UMaine, said gardners need to pack enough […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported on Hannah Carter, dean of University of Maine Cooperative Extension, discussing the struggles and resilience of farmers during the COVID-19 pandemic with the Maine State Legislature’s Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee. The newspaper included her talk in the article “Federal funding not enough to meet farmers’ needs, state official says.” […]
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