Lynne Holland, a community education assistant with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will lead a March 9 talk in Freeport on pesticide-free methods of combating the browntail moth, The Forecaster reported. The insects damage trees and can cause rashes and “severe reactions” in some who touch the caterpillar’s fur, according to the article. Holland’s talk […]
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The University of Maine’s Hutchinson Center in Belfast will host a regional job fair in partnership with the Maine Department of Labor, Workforce Solutions, Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce, Our Town Belfast and the Belfast Creative Coalition, The Republican Journal reported. For additional information on the fair, which takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 […]
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The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine is accepting applications for the 2017 Maine Government Summer Internship Program. The 12-week program provides full-time, paid, summer work experiences in state or local/regional agencies. For many years, the program has offered talented college students an opportunity to participate in and contribute to Maine […]
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Cilantro, basil and kale, oh my! Vine Street School in Bangor harvested fresh herbs and greens grown in the lobby aquaponics tank for students and parents to take home for the holidays. Aquaponics is the combination of aquaculture — fish or other aquatic animals being raised — and hydroponics — plants being grown in water. […]
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When AARP announced last summer that Bangor would be named the 100th community in the country to earn “age-friendly” status, leaders in Maine’s third-largest city had to make a big commitment. To receive this distinction, a city must agree to devise a comprehensive strategy to become more livable for its oldest residents. AARP had already […]
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Student members of the MBS Corps, the Maine Business School’s community outreach organization, visited the studio of WVII (Channel 7) to promote the group’s upcoming fundraiser, “Nets 4 Pets 4 Vets.” Noelle Hanna and Michael Fagan spoke about the basketball tournament and dinner that will be held March 24 to raise money for the Bangor […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News article that featured tips on how to start a successful community garden. Once you have a plot of land selected, it’s not a bad idea to do a soil test, the article advises. The Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station’s Analytical Laboratory and Maine […]
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The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center and Kleinschmidt Associates, headquartered in Pittsfield, Maine, have announced a naming gift to support the Windstorm Challenge, a STEM competition at UMaine for Maine middle school and high school students, focusing on renewable energy, innovation and economic development. The Kleinschmidt Windstorm Challenge will be held May […]
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The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development is taking part in the 2017 Read to ME Challenge. The challenge kicked off Feb. 2 and culminates March 2, which is Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Faculty, staff and students from the college will be posting photos of themselves reading to […]
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Habib Dagher, executive director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, has been named one of 2016’s Top 25 Newsmakers by Engineering-News Record (ENR). The award will be formally presented in April in New York City. At that time, ENR also will announce which one of the Top 25 Newsmakers will receive […]
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