Participants of the first relational health cohort earned certificates in March after completing the six-month program at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The program focused on developing skills and strategies to promote a positive workplace culture; creating and maintaining an efficient, productive and diverse team; having critical and crucial conversations; and working […]
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The inaugural edition of “Spire,” an online journal of conservation and sustainability based at the University of Maine, will be launched Thursday, May 4. A public celebration with food and beverages will mark the occasion 6–8 p.m. May 4 in the Hudson Museum at the Collins Center for the Arts. The Maine Woods National Park […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported Lenard Kaye, director of the University of Maine Center on Aging and professor in the UMaine School of Social Work, will urge D.C. lawmakers to support programs that help seniors stay social in order to stem the far-reaching effects of loneliness and isolation. Kaye will be one of four experts […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Kate Garland, a horticulturist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article about how to tackle garden weeds and pests without using chemicals. While there is still some time left before planting can begin in late spring, Garland said now is the time to be planning for […]
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The Republican Journal and Mount Desert Islander reported Susan Camp, a printmaker, sculptor and adjunct assistant professor of art at the University of Maine, has been named one of the MDI Biological Laboratory’s four 2017 Maine artists-in-residence. The artists’ work will be the subject of the laboratory’s sixth annual “Art Meets Science” exhibit. Instead of […]
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As part of the fourth annual Maine Science Festival March 15–18 in Bangor, several UMaine community members gave 5-Minute Genius presentations, described as “short, sharp talks by some of Maine’s finest scientists.” Those presentations are now online. In addition, the festival included a taping of “You’re the Expert,” a live show and podcast featuring a […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on a free “Signs of the Seasons” training session for volunteer citizen scientists at the Fields Pond Audubon Center in Holden. The program, which is offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant, helps volunteers look at life cycle changes of plants and animals, WABI reported. “It’s […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension was mentioned in a Portland Press Herald article about Edible Main Street, a pilot project in Westbrook. The Downtown Westbrook Coalition has installed eight garden planters in Blue Note Park on the city’s Main Street. In May, volunteers will fill them with edible plants such as green beans, cherry […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported students from Swan’s Island School and the University of Maine’s Marine Sciences Club boarded the Maine Maritime Academy’s training ship to present their 5-foot sailboats for launching on the ship’s next training voyage. The students, along with schools from seven other countries, are participating in the Atlantic Miniboat Regatta, according to […]
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The University of Maine will host its sixth annual gathering — Rassemblement — of Franco-American writers, artists and creatives, April 28–30, at the Franco-American Centre on campus. The annual event, organized by UMaine’s Franco American Programs, aims to create a culturally supportive space in which members of the Franco-American creative community can share their work. […]
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