WABI (Channel 5) reported on a March Against Domestic Violence to be held at the University of Maine on Oct. 2. The Maine Business School (MBS) Corps is organizing the sixth annual march to raise awareness about domestic violence. “A lot of people, especially college-aged students, don’t really understand the dangers of domestic violence,” said […]
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Ronald Fournier, director of the University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling.” The show focused on getting young people involved in outdoor activities including fishing and hunting.
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A new location for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Aroostook County may result in improved services and educational workshops, The County reported. Previously housed on the third floor of the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office, the UMaine Extension office is now located at the Houlton Higher Education Center. The addition of UMaine Extension to […]
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Daily Bulldog reported the Franklin County Extension Association will hold its 100th annual meeting and public supper 6–9 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Chesterville Town Office. Food will be served at 6 p.m., followed by the annual meeting and entertainment by Owen Kennedy, a 14-year-old fiddler from Winthrop. Supper is $10 per person; reservations are […]
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A project led by the University of Maine School of Computing and Information Science to develop a high-performance computing instrument has received a $350,000 National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation grant. Roy Turner, associate professor of computer science at UMaine, will lead the project. Deep learning (a subfield of artificial intelligence), modeling and simulation, and […]
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Advertiser Democrat reported on the Fryeburg Fair, Maine’s last fair of the season, happening Sept. 29–Oct. 6. More than 190 4-Hers from around New England are exhibiting their animals at the fair, according to the article. 4-H youth are between 9 and 18 years old. In Maine, 4-H is facilitated by the University of Maine […]
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Republican Journal reported the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast will offer the professional development program “Public Speaking for Business and More” on Nov. 7. Tom Dowd, a prize-winning speaker, award-winning and best-selling author, and trainer and coach, will facilitate. Nonprofit and business leaders, educators, municipal officials, members of the clergy and others interested […]
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The University of Maine Department of Art is accepting applications for the after-school ArtWorks! Program. The program for students in grades K–8 provides opportunities to explore art through hands-on experiences with a variety of visual media, as well as the history of art and viewing of artistic works. The five-week fall ArtWorks! sessions will be […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the Afari mobility device, which was invented by University of Maine professors Stephen Gilson and Elizabeth DePoy. Gilson and DePoy not only teach disability studies — but are both persons with disabilities. When Gilson convinced DePoy in 2008 that she should complete a triathlon, she ran into a major […]
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Noah Loveless, Sarah Penney and Matthew Ryckman are the 2019–2020 Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center Undergraduate Fellows at the University of Maine. Fellows serve as ambassadors of humanities for their peers, the campus and beyond. They each will receive $4,000 for two consecutive semesters while they work on their respective research projects. Loveless, from […]
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