UMaine Sophomore on Track With 4K for Cancer
UMaine sophomore on track with 4K for Cancer.
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Coghlan Demonstrates Kick Screening on ‘Aqua Kids’ Episode
Stephen Coghlan, an assistant professor of freshwater fisheries ecology at the University of Maine, appeared in an episode of the nationally syndicated children’s television show “Aqua Kids.” The program seeks to motivate young people to take an active role in protecting and preserving marine environments. In the episode set in Maine and titled “Maine Dead […]
Read moreThe Weekly Reports on ‘Literacy to Go’ Kits
The Weekly reported parents in the Orono and Old Town area will be able to encourage reading with “Literacy to Go” kits that include informational text, a storybook and a storyboard in a themed pizza box. The University of Maine Raymond H. Fogler Library in partnership with UMaine’s College of Education and Human Development, Old […]
Read moreThird Big Gig Pitch-Off, Networking Event Feb. 11
Big Gig, the network for innovators and entrepreneurs in the Orono, Old Town and Bangor areas, is holding its third networking and pitch-off event from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11 at Husson University’s Richard E. Dyke Center for Family Business in Bangor. Three participants will be preselected to deliver a three-minute elevator pitch […]
Read moreWVII, BDN Cover Martin Luther King Jr. Day Events at UMaine
WVII (Channel 7) and the Bangor Daily News reported on Martin Luther King Jr. Day events held at the University of Maine in collaboration with the Greater Bangor Area NAACP. The afternoon kicked off with a march that started at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Memorial Plaza and was led […]
Read more4-H Science Saturday Previewed in Maine Edge
The Maine Edge previewed a University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Science Saturday on Jan. 25 that will focus on the science behind cooking and eating potatoes. Jason Bolton, assistant extension professor and food safety specialist, and Kate Yerxa, a Cooperative Extension educator, will lead the program for youth in grades six through eight at […]
Read moreWVII Covers Oratorio Society Tribute to Sandy Hook Victims, MLK
WVII (Channel 7) reported on the University of Maine School of Performing Arts’ presentation of “Ein deutsches Requiem” by Johannes Brahms at the Hampden Academy Performing Arts Center in Hampden. Retiring Professor Ludlow Hallman conducted the concert, which was dedicated to the memory of those killed during the December 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary […]
Read moreMaine Edge Advances Sader’s Invasive Species Talk
The Maine Edge previewed a Jan. 23 talk by Steve Sader, a professor of forest resources at the University of Maine, as part of an invasive species program offered by Bangor Land Trust. Sader will discuss invasive woody species common to the Bangor area and give the history of how these species were introduced and […]
Read morePress Herald Reports on UMMA Exhibit Featuring Monroe Artist’s Work
The Portland Press Herald reported on a current exhibition at the University of Maine Museum of Art that features work by Monroe, Maine, artist Kenny Cole. Cole’s “Parabellum,” an interactive painting installation that rewrites some Civil War history, is one of the museum’s three exhibits running January through March. George Kinghorn, UMMA director and curator, […]
Read moreHandley Mentioned in Press Herald Gardening Column
David Handley, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension vegetable and small fruit specialist, was mentioned in the Portland Press Herald’s latest Maine Gardener column, “Pests bound to bug Maine this year.” Handley and other UMaine Cooperative Extension crop specialists at Highmoor Farm in Monmouth, Maine, are working to improve traps for the spotted-wing drosophila, the […]
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