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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Fourteen University of Maine students and two faculty members from the College of Education and Human Development will be immersed in Maine island life May 22–29 as part of a unique May Term travel-study course. “Maine Island Culture and Community Engagement” is a service learning class, where students volunteer part of each day at local […]
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The Kennebec Journal reported the Gannett House Project First Amendment Museum in Augusta recently received a $7,430 grant from the Maine Humanities Council. The funds will support the development of a travel-ready exhibit that will introduce visitors to the origins, evolution and contemporary issues around the five freedoms of the First Amendment, according to the […]
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The University of Maine College of Engineering is offering educational opportunities for 20 middle school students to learn about engineering- and transportation-related careers in a free two-week day camp, July 10–21 on campus. Students explore all aspects of engineering while participating in leadership and team-building activities, and a series of lectures, workshops, hands-on laboratories and […]
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Sunlight shines through the window in Carmen Tardy’s room at Orono Commons nursing home. A collage of family photos hangs on the wall above the bed. The 89-year-old Tardy, dressed impeccably in lavender sweater and scarf, sits in her wheelchair facing two University of Maine students, both young women in their early 20s. “Do you […]
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The Associated Press reported more than 250 middle and high school students are expected to participate in two science competitions involving wind at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center on May 19. For the Kleinschmidt Windstorm Challenge, high school students will design and build a scale-model floating wind turbine platform and deliver […]
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Miami Herald published a news release advancing the third annual conference of the U.S. Chapter of The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS). The conference will be held at the University of Maine June 12–16. The 2017 meeting of global emergency and disaster management professionals will focus on cybersecurity, emergency management and computing, according to the […]
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The Coaction Lab at the University of Maine will present “FLOW Fort Knox” in Prospect on June 24. The free, multimedia event will be held from 3 to 11 p.m. at the historic Fort Knox and Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory. FLOW Fort Knox is produced by the Coaction Lab in association with the intermedia […]
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The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine will host an annual six-day undergraduate student leadership program for women that aims to educate, engage and empower young leaders. Maine NEW (National Education for Women) Leadership will run Thursday through Tuesday, June 1–6 at the Orono campus with trips to Augusta and Skowhegan. […]
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