WABI (Channel 5), Bangor Daily News and WVII (Channel 7) reported on the 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration held at the University of Maine. Co-sponsored by the Greater Bangor Area NAACP and the UMaine Division of Student Life, the event featured a keynote by Maine state Rep. Craig Hickman, Winthrop. Hickman talked […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported the documentary “Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age” will be shown at the Jesup Memorial Library in Bar Harbor at 7 p.m. Jan. 25. The screening will be followed by a facilitated discussion with Ian Cameron, a lecturer of human development and family studies at the University of Maine, according […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in Free Press article on news out of Augusta as the 2018 Legislative session begins. On Jan. 11, the Appropriations Committee is scheduled to hear several borrowing proposals to support educational institutions in the state, according to the article. Sen. Bill Diamond will present an $80 million bond to […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a Piscataquis Observer article on aging-in-community projects in the area. The Piscataquis Thriving in Place Collaborative (TiP) is an aging-in-place resource and referral network coordinated by the Charlotte White Center (CWC) that has grown to more than 60 partners over the last four years, according to the article. […]
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When Butch Jacobs steps into the woods in search of basketmaking materials, he does not have a specific type of forest or black ash tree in mind, but he knows it when he sees it. “It’s a unique skill set that cannot necessarily be taught. Some people just have it,” Jacobs said. Jacobs, a member […]
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The Portland Press Herald, WABI (Channel 5), Bangor Daily News, Mainebiz, 101.9 The Rock and The Associated Press reported the University of Maine System announced at the Maine Agricultural Trades Show that it already has surpassed the goal it set to source 20 percent of its food from local growers and producers by 2020. The […]
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Morning Sentinel reported on a panel discussion at the Maine Agricultural Trades Show that focused on farming in a new weather reality. Five Maine farmers spoke about how changing weather patterns have prompted them to adapt their farming strategies, according to the article. The forum was organized by the Maine Climate and Agriculture Network and […]
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Rick Kersbergen, a sustainable dairy and forage systems expert with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was mentioned in the Bates College news article, “Crop advisers can influence farmers to adopt conservation practices.” A recently published study led by a visiting assistant professor of environmental studies at Bates determined crop advisers may be potential influencers […]
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VillageSoup previewed an upcoming talk by Esperanza Stancioff, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant climate change educator, in an article about the Jan. 4 blizzard that caused near-record tides along the Midcoast. Stancioff is scheduled to speak at 6:30 p.m Jan. 11 at the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge Visitor […]
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The Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series (CA/DLS) Committee is accepting grant applications from the University of Maine community. The grants support up to 50 percent of expenses for events contributing to the artistic, cultural and intellectual life of UMaine. The committee for CA/DLS accepts proposals four times a year. Previous grant awards have supported events including […]
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