WABI (Channel 5) reported on a Hancock County gleaning initiative — the act of harvesting extra crops and sharing with those in need — put on by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Healthy Acadia. Food collected at farms throughout the county are collected by volunteers and redistributed to food pantries throughout Hancock County.
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WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) covered the Out of the Darkness suicide prevention walk at the University of Maine. The UMaine Counseling Center and Touchstone Resources organized the event as part of the group’s ongoing efforts to raise suicide awareness. Funds from the walk go to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
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Big Gig, the network for innovators and entrepreneurs in Orono, Old Town, Bangor and beyond, is holding a networking event from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22 at Verve in downtown Orono. The goal of the event is to create a network of innovators and entrepreneurs looking to make positive economic changes in their […]
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The Associated Press previewed the University of Maine College for Education and Human Development’s “Flagship Forum: Conference for Maine School Counselors and Leaders.” The professional development opportunity will focus on working with students who experience bullying. WGME (Channel 13), Portland Press Herald, WLBZ (Channel 2) and the San Francisco Chronicle were among news organizations to […]
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The Wyeth Family Studio Art Center was dedicated Sept. 29 at the University of Maine honoring the legacy of the three generations of internationally recognized artists intrinsically linked to the state’s storied visual arts tradition. “This is a remarkable gathering of people who love art and love the University of Maine,” said UMaine President Paul […]
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Charles McKay, a clinical intern and graduate assistant at the University of Maine Counseling Center and Touchstone Resources, spoke with The Maine Edge about the organization’s Out of the Darkness suicide prevention walk slated Sunday, Sept. 29. The walk is part of the group’s ongoing efforts to raise suicide awareness.
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The working class and the need for their voices to be heard in public office will be focus of three public lectures in Bangor, Brewer and Orono, Oct. 2–3. Nicholas Carnes, assistant professor of public policy at Duke University, will speak at noon, Oct. 2, at the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, 96 […]
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The North American debut of Orchester Jakobsplatz Munich at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine Oct. 17 will highlight two days of music, lectures and film celebrating Jewish culture and honoring its history. The two-day event at the Collins Center begins at 7 p.m., Oct. 16 with the documentary, “Defiant […]
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A new partnership between the University of Maine and the Margaret Chase Smith Library will bring the Maine National History Day competition for students in grades 6–12 to the UMaine campus starting in spring 2014. National History Day (NHD) is an academic program that promotes critical thinking, research and presentation skills through project-based learning for […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on a new program offered by the Challenger Learning Center and the University of Maine’s Society of Women Engineers to create a mentoring program for future engineers. The Discover Engineering program is free and open to eighth graders.
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