Kat Johnson, education coordinator at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor, was a recent guest on WVII (Channel 7). Johnson spoke about the UMMA Summer Art Camp, seven one-week sessions offered June 20 through Aug. 12. Each week is geared toward a different age level, according to the report. The camp, […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the second annual Jr. Bears Triathlon that was held on the University of Maine campus. Nearly 100 children 6–14 years old were expected to take part in the fundraiser for Black Bear Aquatics, a competition-based swimming and diving team located at UMaine’s Wallace Pool. During the event, athletes swam in […]
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David Sturm, an instructional laboratory and lecture demonstration specialist at the University of Maine, visited the studio of WVII (Channel 7) for an installment of “Science with Sturm.” Sturm demonstrated experiments that can be done at home, including some that show how liquids are affected by forces.
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on a new program at Bangor’s Vine Street School that aims to introduce students to aquaculture and aquaponics. The goal is that with some hands-on learning, including time with a touch tank, students will be inspired to pursue a career in the sciences, according to the report. Maine EPSCoR at the […]
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As summer approaches, many in Maine are spending more time outdoors. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers information and recommendations on a variety of topics including gardening, grilling safety and dealing with insects. UMaine Extension’s Publications Catalog includes the following bulletins: Barbecue and Tailgating Food Safety Food Safety for Camping and Hiking Ticks Lyme […]
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For many Mainers, ice-skating and snowmobiling weren’t part of last December’s holiday break. There was open water on lakes and green grass throughout much of the state as daytime high temperatures reached into the 50s. In fact, December 2015 through February 2016 — the meteorological winter — was the warmest or near warmest on record […]
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The Bangor Daily News published a column written by Professor Emeritus of Education Gordon Donaldson. A longer version of the piece, “What comes first: well-educated workers or available jobs?” originally appeared on the College of Education and Human Development website as part of the Maine Schools in Focus feature.
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The Portland Press Herald and WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine men’s ice hockey team will play three games at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland next season. The Black Bears will play Boston College, Notre Dame and Brown University at the arena. “Typically we try to play a game in Portland every year,” […]
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The Ellsworth American reported on the fifth annual Pam Harmon Arts Day at Sumner Memorial High School in Sullivan. The event, which was named in honor of an art teacher who passed away in 2011, expanded this year with dozens of hands-on workshops covering a variety of arts, including visual, performance, written, industrial, culinary and […]
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Nearly 100 children are expected to take part in the second annual Jr. Bears Triathlon that will be held on the University of Maine campus 9 a.m. Saturday, June 4. The Jr. Bears Triathlon is a fundraiser for Black Bear Aquatics (BBA), a competition-based swimming and diving team located at UMaine’s Wallace Pool. BBA aims […]
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