University of Maine students Will Carter and Austin Cashman visited the studio of WABI (Channel 5) to speak about their research project, Undiscovered Maine. The project, which involves Maine Business School faculty and students, aims to provide opportunities for students to learn web and social media strategies as well as organizational, management and marketing skills […]
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The Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Committee is accepting grant applications from the University of Maine community. Grants support up to 50 percent of expenses associated with cultural events that enhance the artistic, cultural and intellectual life of UMaine. The CA/DLS committee accepts applications four times a year. The next application deadline is Nov. 26 for […]
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University of Maine faculty, staff and graduate students will discuss evidence-guided teaching and learning strategies with preK–12 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) teachers Nov. 16–17 at Point Lookout in Northport. About 125 attendees are expected at the eighth annual fall summit of the Maine STEM Partnership, a statewide education improvement community. “The summit is […]
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The second annual Maine Sheep Conference and Maine Sheep Breeders Association meeting will be held 9 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Penobscot County office in Bangor. Conference topics include nutrition management, wintering sheep practices, wool buyers’ preferences, and an update from Anne Lichtenwalner, UMaine Extension Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory director. […]
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The Associated Press and Bangor Daily News advanced the second annual Cattlemen’s College, a collaboration between the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Beef Producers Association. Low-stress stockmanship will be a hot topic at the event slated for Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, in Charleston and Orono, according to the articles. “We can move […]
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Penobscot Bay Pilot reported the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast will offer a six-session program on restorative practices beginning Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. Participants from a variety of fields, including primary, secondary and post-secondary education; social work and family services; corrections, criminal justice and policing; nonprofit organizations; health care; and community development, […]
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The University of Maine will host “Equity, Access and Inclusion: A World Usability Day Event” 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Nov. 8. World Usability Day, established in 2005, is a day that brings together communities of professional, industrial, educational, citizen and government groups to promote the values of usability, accessibility and universal design to ensure that services […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the 31st annual Culturefest at the University of Maine. The UMaine Office of International Programs and International Student Association hosted the daylong event that featured international cultural exhibits, food, children’s activities, a style show and performances. Roughly 60 countries were represented with more than 100 participants. About 1,500 people attended […]
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The Kennebec Journal quoted University of Maine faculty members Courtney Pacholski, a special education lecturer, and Jim Artesani, associate dean in the College of Education and Human Development, in an article about measures to improve safety and happiness in schools. Palermo Consolidated School and others in the Sheepscot Valley school district, Regional School Unit 12, […]
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Fiddlehead Focus reported members of the Pride of Madawaska Band recently performed for thousands of fans at the University of Maine’s Harold Alfond Sports Stadium. Twenty-five students joined the Pride of Maine Black Bear Marching Band for a halftime performance during an Oct. 6 football game. Valley Unified music teacher Taylor Martin, director of the […]
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