WABI (Channel 5) reported the U.S. Department of Education has selected the University of Maine to receive $250,000 in funding for The Mentoring and Advanced Preparation for Maine’s Early Intervention Scholars (MAPME) program. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced the award in a press release. The program will help Maine increase the number […]
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Bill Green of WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on the University of Maine School of Forest Resources’ three-week forestry summer camp. As part of the course, students used skyline logging in Acadia National Park to improve the views from scenic vistas along Park Loop Road. Skyline logging is a West Coast technique that involves stringing a […]
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WABI (Channel 5), the Bangor Daily News, Sun Journal, Daily Bulldog and The Maine Edge reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a free tick identification service. Maine’s tick population has been growing steadily since the late 1980s, along with tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease, according to the reports. UMaine Extension also […]
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Rob Glover, an assistant professor of Honors and political science at the University of Maine, wrote an article for the Bangor Daily News titled “5 ways to keep recent college grads in the Bangor area.” The article cited research conducted by Glover’s students Cameron Huston, Sarah Nicols, Spencer Warmuth and Gareth Warr. The students worked […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers a free tick identification service for Maine residents. The announcement of the service is timely: May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month and ticks are being reported statewide. In fact, the tick population in Maine has been steadily increasing since the late 1980s, along with the emergence of tick-borne diseases. […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) advanced the annual Clean Sweep Sale that takes place 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Friday, May 22 and 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Saturday, May 23 in York Commons. Furniture, rugs, electronics, appliances, housewares, books, bedding, shoes and clothing will be among the items for sale. Items were donated by the university […]
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Fosters.com reported University of Maine historian Richard Judd will speak as part of a series in Alfred sponsored by The Friends of Alfred Shaker Museum and the Sanford-Springvale Historical Society. The Sid Emery Memorial Forum series will take place on four Sunday afternoons during the tourist season. On Oct. 4, Judd will discuss the newly […]
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Roosevelt Campobello International Park and the Downeast Fisheries Trail invite the public to “Celebrate the Sea” at a June 1 dedication of eight new interpretive panels installed at Roosevelt Campobello International Park. The displays describe life and the sea that surround Campobello Island and the lives of the people who have lived, worked and played […]
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UMMA celebrates 150th with exhibition that features artists with connection to state.
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The University of Maine Museum of Art was mentioned in the Boston Globe’s arts preview, “Critics’ picks for the summer.” The article cited a Portland Museum of Art exhibition that runs from May 21 to September 20. “Directors’ Cut: Selections from the Maine Art Museum Trail,” will present highlights of Maine’s art history from the […]
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