The University of Maine was mentioned in the Bangor Daily News analysis, “4 lessons from a look at the pressing challenges facing Maine’s schools.” One of the lessons, “Cultivate strong school leaders,” gave an example of the Bangor School Department’s Bangor Educational Leadership Academy. The academy, which began in fall 2016, allows participating staff members […]
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During a December initiative, University Credit Union (UCU) brought attention to food insecurity among college students in Maine by launching a statewide awareness campaign, raising more than $8,100 for the five University of Maine System-based campus food pantries. The University of Maine’s Black Bear Exchange food pantry and clothing swap, which assists about 20 people […]
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A podcast of the 2017 Maine Science Festival headliner event, “You’re the Expert,” is now available online, featuring University of Maine professor Kristy Townsend. An interview with Townsend, an assistant professor of neurobiology, also is on the Maine Science Festival website. The 2018 headliner for the fourth annual Maine Science Festival, March 15–18 in Bangor, […]
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The Republican Journal reported Kathleen Ellis, who teaches English and in the Honors College at the University of Maine, will lead a poetry workshop at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland. The Flexing Your Muscles workshop will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday, March 12–16, according to the article. Workshop participants […]
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The Republican Journal reported Waldo County Soil and Water Conservation District and Maine Forest Service are offering a series of short field tours to highlight forest stewardship and conservation in Waldo County. The next event is Maple Sugaring for the Small Woodlot Owner, scheduled for 2–4 p.m. Feb. 22 at Simmons & Daughters Sugar House […]
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Mainebiz reported the Maine Center for Entrepreneurs, University of Maine, Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, and the Gulf of Maine Research Institute have selected 35 businesses for the Top Gun Maine 2018, a statewide program that assists early-stage companies with high-growth potential. This is the first year that sessions will convene in Portland, Bangor, […]
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AFARI, a three-wheeled outdoor mobility device developed at the University of Maine and now manufactured by a Maine-based company, is one of more than 70 innovative designs in the “Access+Ability” exhibition on display through Sept. 3 at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City. From low-tech products that assist with daily routines to […]
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The Republican Journal reported the University of Maine Waldo County Extension Association is organizing an agricultural plastic recycling forum 1:30–4:30 p.m. Feb 10 at the United Farmer’s Market of Maine in Belfast. The ag plastic recycling work group is attempting to develop best practices for increasing the recycled plastic content from the waste stream of […]
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The University of Maine’s Black BearTHON, a 12-hour dance marathon and fundraiser, will be held from 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 to 1 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 11 in the Memorial Union. Since 2012, the annual event has raised more than $320,000 to help area hospitals support local children. The event, which in 2015 became the […]
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University of Maine faculty and graduate students in the College of Education and Human Development will collaborate with local school districts to train teachers in Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) as part of a grant from the Maine Department of Education. The three-year, $246,000 grant is one of 11 projects to receive funds in […]
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