The University of Maine is accepting applications from area middle school students for its Maine Summer Transportation Institute. The free two-week program will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 8–19 on the UMaine campus. The institute is supported by Civil Rights Offices of the Federal Highway Administration and Maine Department of Transportation, along […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the “Historical Atlas of Maine,” a four-part book displaying Maine’s history through maps, photos, art and stories, is the first product of the University of Maine’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ Maine Humanities Initiative. The initiative aims to highlight the importance of the state’s economic, cultural and political strengths.
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Mainebiz reported Lewiston startup Karkos Group LLC is working on a prototype blender that’s quieter than the competition in the commercial and high-end home blender markets. Using a seed grant, the business had independent tests of its motor run by the University of Maine’s Advanced Manufacturing Center against other commercial blenders.
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The Bangor Daily News blog “Catching Health” by Diane Atwood recently previewed the upcoming “Theater of War” performance at the University of Maine on May 13. The performance will be put on by Outside the Wire, a Brooklyn-based social impact company that uses theater and other media to address important public health and social issues.
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The St. John Valley Times previewed the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s upcoming 4-H Sheep and Fiber Festival May 11 in Presque Isle.
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Foster’s Daily Democrat reported Renaissance, the University of Maine’s all-female singing group, will perform a free concert May 17 at Berwick United Methodist Church in Berwick.
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WABI (Channel 5) covered the 20th anniversary celebration of the University of Maine’s Reading Recovery program and the continuing support of the Galen Cole Family Foundation.
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WABI (Channel 5) and Seacoast Online carried reports on the Maine Wind Blade Challenge and the Windstorm Challenge hosted Friday by UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center. More than 500 middle and high school students from around the state competed in the engineering challenges.
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The University of Maine’s Graduate School of Social Work held a forum Saturday night to shed light on social issues such as economic justice and health care, WABI (Channel 5) reported. The forum was held to encourage community involvement.
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The Bangor Daily News and WABI (Channel 5) reported on the Weight Watchers of Maine Black Bears of Tomorrow program. More than 200 fifth-graders visited UMaine on Friday to learn about healthy lifestyles and campus living from coaches and athletes.
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