The College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture announced that Jacquelyn Gill, associate professor of terrestrial paleoecology, Kelly Jaksa, lecturer and coordinator of the Bachelor of Social Work program, and Brian McGill, professor of biological sciences, have been recognized with faculty awards for 2020. Gill received the Outstanding Public Service Award, Jaksa was recognized with […]
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Talking Points Memo (TPM) published Amy Fried’s analysis of the impact of ranked-choice voting on the U.S. Senate contest. The professor and chair of the Political Science Department explained how instant runoff voting and a ballot with more than two candidates could impact the outcome of the U.S. Senate race in Maine. If no candidate […]
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The Piscataquis Observer and the Bangor Daily News advanced the Zoom event at 4 p.m. Aug. 13 titled “All in This Together: Preserving Maine’s COVID-19 Memories.” Matthew Revitt, shared collections librarian at Fogler Library, will join other archivists from across Maine for this seminar. The free event seeks to share information about statewide library initiatives focused on […]
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Three new exhibitions are open at the University of Maine Zillman Art Museum: “Maine Inspired: Art Luminaries at the Bicentennial,” featuring works from the ZAM collection; “Being Here: Marcie Jan Bronstein,” featuring watercolor compositions by the Maine-based artist; and “Wood Nymphs: JoAnne Carson,” featuring a selection of drawings and large-scale sculptures. The exhibitions run through Dec. […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is hosting a public virtual fun run along the Maine coastline Aug. 15–Sept. 15. Help ME Conquer the Maine Coastline is a virtual run, walk and bike along all 3,478 miles of Maine’s coastline. The event includes an interactive map to follow as the miles add up as well […]
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The University of Maine will collaborate with New England Aqua Ventus, LLC (NEAV), a joint venture between Diamond Offshore Wind, a subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Corporation, and RWE Renewables, the second largest company in offshore wind globally, to develop UMaine’s floating offshore wind technology demonstration project off the coast of Maine. As the developer, NEAV […]
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Point of Beginning shared that Tora Johnson, director of the Geographic Information Systems Laboratory at the University of Maine at Machias, will be a panelist for Global GIScience’s conversation “Pedagogies for Resilient GIScience Education” 2-3:30 p.m. Aug. 4. The conversation is to formulate best practices for the GIS community. People can register for the free, […]
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Do you make fermented pickles at home, or do you want to learn how? If so, University of Maine researchers are seeking Maine residents at least 18 years old to answer questions and watch a short video about safe fermentation practices. Jacob Rich is the study’s principal investigator. The UMaine graduate student in food science […]
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When the coronavirus forced schools across the country to halt in-person instruction in March, many districts in Maine chose to focus on whole child well-being as part of their pandemic responses. Maine schools also tried to strike a balance between supports for families and possible disease exposure for teachers, staff and others in the community. […]
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The Portland Press Herald listed the Zillman Art Museum’s three new free exhibits: “Maine Inspired: Art Luminaries at the Bicentennial”; “Being Here: Marcie Jan Bronstein”; and “Wood Nymphs: Joanne Carson” in its Things to Do roundup. Hours of the museum, at 40 Harlow St. in Bangor, are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to […]
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