The Boothbay Register advanced Liam Riordan’s bicentennial talk for the Coastal Senior College. The University of Maine history professor will discuss “Brainstorming the State Bicentennial: Past and Present Perspectives” 2–4 p.m. Oct. 29, at the Camden Public Library. His presentation will explore in words, maps and other illustrations, the long statehood process in Maine that […]
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The Advanced Manufacturing Center at the University of Maine has been awarded two grants totaling $2.5 million to upgrade its equipment and accelerate the adoption of additive metal manufacturing in the state. The Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Maine MEP) received a $1 million National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Competitive […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and News Center Maine reported that about 350 area middle school girls attended the “Expanding Your Horizons” conference at the University of Maine. The annual event, sponsored by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, is dedicated to inspiring girls to recognize their potential and pursue opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math. […]
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The Advertiser Democrat posted a University of Maine Cooperative Extension media release about the “Cooking for Crowds” food safety training for volunteers Oct. 21 in South Paris. The training offers up-to-date information on how to handle, transport, store and prepare foods safely for large group functions, including at soup kitchens, church suppers, food pantries and […]
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Morning Ag Clips posted a University of Maine Cooperative Extension news release about five of its half-day “Recipe to Market” workshops for food entrepreneurs. Workshop topics to be covered in Bangor, Ellsworth, Lisbon Falls and Falmouth include food entrepreneurship in the specialty food industry, business basics, an overview of the product development process, licensing and […]
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Due to forecasts of rain and gusty winds, the University of Maine Highmoor Farm Fall Harvest Sale has been postponed from Oct. 17 to Oct. 21 on campus. Several varieties of apples and pumpkins grown at the farm in Monmouth will be for sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, adjacent to […]
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The Public News Service advanced Madeline Sayet’s Oct. 17 “Indigenous Shakespeares” free, public talk at 4:30 p.m. in the Fernald APPE space in the Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center. Sayet, executive director of the Yale Indigenous Performing Arts Program and a Libra Visiting Diversity Professor at the University of Maine, will discuss why […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on World Languages Day celebrated Oct. 11 at the University of Maine. Students from Bangor and Orono high schools attended the annual French and Spanish immersion event hosted by UMaine’s Department of Modern Languages and Classics in collaboration with the Foreign Language Association of Maine (FLAME). Students participated in a culture […]
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Penobscot Bay Press advanced University of Maine graduate student Kevin Duffy’s Maine Coast Photovoice Project workshop Oct. 13 and 21. The collaborative, community-based workshop will introduce residents to photo-based storytelling. It’s designed to document development and change along the Bagaduce River estuary through photographs. Residents in the Brooksville and Castine areas interested in joining the […]
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WABI (Channel 5) advanced the Career Center’s 21st Engineering Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16 in the New Balance Student Recreation Center. A total of 168 firms are expected to be represented.
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