University of Maine construction engineering technology seniors are planning the renovation of a house in Old Town in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Bangor. Twenty students have begun the planning phase during the last few weeks of the spring semester, and will be managing and performing the construction work in the fall semester […]
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Four free “Signs of the Seasons” trainings sessions for volunteer citizen scientists are being offered by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant. Participants are trained to observe the signs of spring — budding leaves, blooming flowers, peeping frogs, singing birds — that are indicators of a much larger cycle of seasonal changes that […]
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Ticks can bite anyone they latch onto — regardless of age, size, gender, nationality…or political affiliation. Thus, everyone is at risk of Lyme disease, says Susan Elias. That’s a message the doctoral student with the University of Maine Climate Change Institute and School of Earth and Climate Sciences will take to Capitol Hill in May. […]
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By nature, Bob Steneck is an glass-half-full kind of guy. The University of Maine marine ecologist will join other hopeful scientists, environmentalists, civic leaders and media from around the world at the Smithsonian Earth Optimism Summit in Washington, D.C. on Earth Day weekend. He’ll be one of the approximately 250 speakers to share examples of […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) reported on the University of Maine Alumni Association’s Annual Tuition Raffle. The winner will receive one year of in-state tuition at UMaine, totaling more than $8,000, media reported. A $5 donation per ticket is suggested. The raffle helps fund the UMaine Alumni Association’s support of student […]
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The Republican Journal reported more than 25 well-known and emerging poets, University of Maine students and musicians will celebrate National Poetry Month at the 15th annual Poets/Speak! The event will be held from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 27 at Bangor Public Library. The theme for this year is “Origins: Roots & Sources,” to […]
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Learn more about the world of engineering at the next University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Science Saturday 10 a.m.–1 p.m. April 29 at Neville Hall on the UMaine campus. Led by the UMaine Society of Women Engineers, participants will be able to explore different fields of study, including chemical, electrical and structural engineering, and […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension has published a new bulletin on plum production in Maine. With the increased demand for locally grown fresh fruit, some Maine farmers see an opportunity in adding plums to fruit crops already being grown for the consumer market. “Plum Production in Maine” provides information on topics including plum varieties, estimated […]
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Neil Comins, a University of Maine professor of physics and astronomy was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on the latest news from space, including NASA’s Cassini space probe and its discoveries around Saturn, prospects of lunar space tourism, and the search for Planet X.
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the Big Gig’s season finale pitch-off event held at the University of Maine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation. The Big Gig is a network for innovators and entrepreneurs in Greater Bangor that was started by a motivated group of municipalities, organizations and universities, including UMaine. The Big Gig competition allows […]
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