The University of Maine Department of Art is accepting applications for the after-school ArtWorks! program. As it has for more than 30 years, UMaine’s Art Education Program will offer the session for students in grades K–8. ArtWorks! provides children an opportunity to explore the world of art through hands-on experiences with a variety of visual […]
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MaineToday Magazine published an article about a film created by University of Maine at Machias students in interdisciplinary fine arts professor Alan Kryszak’s Down East documentary class. The semester-long film project, “Who Made You in America?,” focuses on the current state of the immigration debate in Maine and elsewhere, according to the article. Since a […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine in partnership with the Adaptive Outdoor Education Center’s (AOEC) Horizons Alpine Climbing Program will offer adaptive climbing at the Maine Bound Adventure Center throughout the spring semester. The program is designed to provide assistance and accommodations for individuals with cognitive or physical differences and will include weekly […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the University of Maine’s Black BearTHON, a 12-hour dance marathon and fundraiser, held in the Memorial Union. Since 2012, the annual event has raised more than $320,000 to help area hospitals support local children. The funds support the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, […]
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Jason Bolton, a food safety specialist at University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was mentioned in the Portland Press Herald article, “Burdensome rules prompt chefs to shun curing salts.” Three years after city health officials embargoed hundreds of pounds of cured meats at local restaurants until they could be deemed safe, Portland chefs have stopped using […]
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The University of Maine will hold the 2018 International Dance Festival on Feb. 17 at the Collins Center for the Arts. Two performances, which are free and open to the public, will take place at 2 and 7 p.m. The 14th annual event will showcase traditional music, dance and clothes from around the world that […]
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Glen Koehler, an associate scientist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier for an article about an invasive species that now has a well-documented presence in southern Maine. The brown marmorated stink bug is native to East Asia and was first found in Pennsylvania in the mid- to late-1990s. While […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported Brittany Goetting, a University of Maine doctoral student and teaching assistant, is the Mount Desert Island Historical Society Visiting History Scholar for 2018. Each year, the society invites a student to conduct original research into the histories of MDI, according to the article. Goetting’s research examines the evolution of Protestantism in […]
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University of Maine student Michaela Murray, who is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in ecology and environmental sciences, found her research passion in the form of sustainable food systems. Murray, who is an Honors College student with a minor in economics, learned about the Farm to Institution Food Project (F2I), a pilot program the Honors College […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on the University of Maine Career Center’s annual UMaine Career Fair. Despite the snowy weather, more than 158 companies and organizations with job opportunities were on hand to talk with students, according to the report. Many of the employers also were looking for summer interns who could end up being hired […]
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