WABI (Channel 5) covered the Blaine House Conference on Service and Volunteerism, which was held at the University of Maine. The event brought together hundreds of leaders in Maine’s volunteer sector.
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The Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine is collaborating with the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce, The Target Technology Incubator and Mobilize Eastern Maine to start a localized “angel investing” effort to grow local industry. Angel investing refers to executives, business leaders and residents who help fledgling companies grow into larger-scale employers in […]
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A Morning Sentinel op-ed titled “Symposium will explore impact of weird weather on mid-Maine” previewed a Nov. 2 talk on climate change to be held at the Kennebec Valley Community College in Fairfield. “Climate Adaptation Facts,” a briefing for Kennebec River valley communities, will feature talks by experts from the Climate Change Institute at the […]
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The Republican Journal previewed a free two-day conference organized by University of Maine sociologist Kim Huisman to strengthen mother-daughter bonds and create zones where girls can thrive. “Strong Girls: Cultivating Connection, Resilience, and Hardiness in Girls” will be held Nov. 1-2 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast.
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The Portland Press Herald blog “Maine a la Carte: Dishing on food and drink news” previewed a University of Maine Cooperative Extension class on preserving your apple harvest. Kate McCarty, a food preservation community education assistant with UMaine Cooperative Extension, will teach participants how to can and freeze apples during the Oct. 23 class in […]
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The Maine Edge previewed an Oct. 12 tree ID walk by Steven Sader, a professor of forest resources at the University of Maine. Sader will lead the nearly mile-long walk through a portion of the Northeast Penjajawoc Preserve in Bangor. The informative walk is expected to take an hour and a half.
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The Maine Edge previewed a free two-day conference organized by University of Maine sociologist Kim Huisman to strengthen mother-daughter bonds and create zones where girls can thrive. “Strong Girls: Cultivating Connection, Resilience, and Hardiness in Girls” will be held Nov. 1-2 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast.
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The University of Maine J.F. Witter Teaching and Research Center will participate in Cabot Creamery Cooperative’s Open Farm Sunday from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13. UMaine Applied Dairy Cooperative of Organized Working Students (UMAD COWS) and students with Maine Animal Club (MAC) will be available to answer questions and give tours. Guests can also […]
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Lisa Phelps, University of Maine Cooperative Extension program administrator, spoke with the Maine Public Broadcasting Network about 4-H for an article on the organization’s 100th birthday. Phelps said even though technology has advanced since the organization’s start, the mission of the UMaine Cooperative Extension’s youth development program remains the same. From the start, the program […]
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The Maine Edge reported members of the University of Maine community are scheduled to participate in the Bangor Book Festival Oct. 4–5. On Saturday morning at the Bangor Public Library, Jordan LaBouff, UMaine Honors preceptor of psychology, will lead a discussion of “The Sparrow,” and Pauleena MacDougall, director of the Maine Folklife Center and faculty […]
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