The University of Maine’s History Department will host several public lectures as part of its fall 2015 Symposium Series. The series kicks off at 3:15 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21 when UMaine history professor Anne Kelly Knowles delivers the talk, “Telling the Spatial Story of the Holocaust: Finding Humanity in Social Science,” in the Fernald APPE […]
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SafeWise named Orono one of the “50 Safest College Towns in America.” Coming in at 30 on the list, Orono was mentioned as working closely with the University of Maine on a variety of community projects. “Collaborative service arrangements include fire safety, wastewater collection and treatment, and recreational trail management,” the report states. “Not only […]
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University of Maine community members are welcome to observe and participate in a hike and memorial ceremony to honor fallen service members on Saturday, Sept. 26. The Summit Project (TSP) event will remember service members from UMaine and surrounding communities with a walk from the Maine Veterans’ Home in Bangor to Alfond Stadium on the […]
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The Associated Press reported University of Maine researchers are working on a two-year project to increase the state’s crop of locally grown plums. The project — funded by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry — is identifying suitable plum varieties for Maine’s climate that would help diversify the state’s apple farms. The project […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported members of the fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon at the University of Maine camped out on campus for four days to benefit Spruce Run-Womancare Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving people affected by domestic abuse. The students said they have been outside 24 hours a day to symbolize that domestic abuse […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported a garden and wildflower plot installed at the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden will be part of a public tour from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8. University of Maine researchers created the gardens as a pollinator habitat project to support bees, according to the report. The researchers said the […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a Pollinator Field Day to celebrate the often overlooked local heroes that make Maine’s unique landscape grow, as well as the native plants they rely on. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, those interested in promoting bee-friendly gardens and learning more about how native […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the official launch of STEM Guides Downeast, a new program based in Machias that aims to immerse at least 600 10- to 18-year-olds in innovative, out-of-school science and math opportunities. The three-year project is a collaborative effort among the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance (MMSA), Axiom Education and Training […]
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The University of Maine Humanities Center will host several free and public events as part of the third biennial Digital Humanities Week, Sept. 21–25. Events throughout the week aim to showcase groundbreaking digital work and bring faculty, students and the surrounding community together to discuss the world of the digital humanities, according to UMaine history […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported Penny Stevens of Knox was named the 2015 Woman Farmer of the Year by the Waldo County Extension Association at its annual meeting in Unity. Stevens and her husband Jeff own Windgate Farm, and they’ve been dairy farmers for nearly 30 years, according to the report. “She has done a great […]
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