The Bangor Daily News reported on “Somewhere,” a solo exhibit by New York artist Jason Bard Yarmosky that opened May 19 at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. The show, developed in partnership with the UMaine Center on Aging and St. Joseph Healthcare Foundation, will be on display through Sept. 2. […]
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Mainebiz reported on a recent collaboration between the Advanced Manufacturing Center at the University of Maine and Westbrook-based Lanco Integrated that has resulted in the building of a new automation machine for L.L.Bean. The machine will be used in the outdoor retailer’s Brunswick manufacturing facility — and is expected to increase production and quality, Mainebiz […]
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The University of Maine will host a 1940s theme tribute to World War II veterans on Tuesday, May 30. Members of the public are invited to attend a free potluck lunch and story-sharing event from noon to 3 p.m. in the atrium of the D.P. Corbett Business Building. Guests are asked to bring a dish, […]
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Bridie McGreavy grew up in Brownfield, Maine, but until arriving at the University of Maine in 2010, she hadn’t been on a clam flat. Walking on exposed intertidal mud for the first time, she says, was like entering a “world that was so foreign, so beautiful.” Now, thanks to the Clam Cam — which opens […]
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Benjamin King, assistant professor of bioinformatics, will be a member of the faculty at REGEN 2017, a new signature course in Comparative Regenerative Biology, from July 29 to Aug. 12, at MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor. REGEN 2017 will include an Aug. 4–6 symposium titled “Learning from Nature: Comparative Biology of Tissue Regeneration and […]
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The Associated Press, Maine Public, Mainebiz and WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine will receive more than $1 million in federal money for projects focused on improving the rural economy in the state. The money is from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative. UMaine researchers Jessica Leahy and Mindy […]
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The University of Maine and School of Performing Arts are hosting the 2017 All-State Music Festival May 18–20. The festival brings together more than 500 student musicians representing 92 high schools from around the state for a series of workshops, master classes and performances. Final concerts will take place Saturday, May 20 at the Collins […]
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Physicians, nurses, dieticians, mental health professionals and others who are interested in developing skills to create a more positive relationship between patients with chronic disease and their caregivers are invited to attend a June 23 workshop at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. “Integrative Healthcare: Approaches to Behavior,” will be offered from 8:30 […]
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Three University of Maine projects were awarded a total of more than $1 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture grants to improve sustainable agriculture and help rural communities thrive. The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded nearly $17.5 million to 47 institutions nationwide. The funding is made possible through NIFA’s Agriculture and […]
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John Jemison, a soil and water quality specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was interviewed by the Bangor Daily News for the article, “How community gardens are helping lower income Mainers.” This year, the Orono Community Garden, which Jemison helped found, will mark its 14th season growing organic vegetables that are shared with […]
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