The Bangor Daily News featured an op-ed highlighting the benefits of university-community partnerships, particularly during a pandemic. The column, which was co-authored by Linda Silka, a University of Maine professor emerita of economics and senior fellow at the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, and Michelle de Leon, a graduate student in ecology […]
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The Portland Press Herald and Centralmaine.com promoted a talk by Kalyn Bickerman-Martens at 6 p.m. March 18 on Zoom. Bickerman-Martens, a Ph.D. student in ecology and environmental science at the University of Maine, will discuss the Maine Bee Atlas and the role of bumblebees in the state’s ecosystems. More information about the presentation, which is […]
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Mary Jean Sedlock, production manager and technical director in the University of Maine’s School of Performing Arts, talked with the Bangor Daily News and WVII (Channel 7) about the school’s first 2021 theater production. “The Wolves” will be available on-demand virtually from March 5–14 at showtix4u.com. Centralmaine.com also advanced the production.
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Four faculty-led innovation teams have been selected to participate in the fourth cohort of the University of Maine’s Maine Innovation Research and Technology Accelerator program (MIRTA). MIRTA assists UMaine researchers in advancing public and commercial application of their discoveries. The teams dedicate 20 hours a week for 16 weeks to market research, intellectual property analysis […]
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Emily Harriman, a social work student at the University of Maine, noted that “loneliness kills” in a Bangor Daily News column advocating for expanding broadband to reduce isolation, particularly among Maine’s LGBTQ community.
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The Bangor Daily News noted that the University of Maine will benefit from a $3.6 million grant to “expand access to remote learning and telehealth services for rural Mainers.” The University of Maine System was one of four educational organizations to receive the joint grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and will invest its […]
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WABI (Channel 5) cited the 2020 draft of the Maine Economic Improvement Fund Annual Report in highlighting a $92 million investment in the University of Maine. According to University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, continued investment is critical to sustaining research in Maine. “Our world-class scholars and researchers, and the students working with them, are […]
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Excelling at college, whether in the lab or on the football field, requires hard work and time management, according to Gunnar Docos. Adhering to both helped the electrical engineering technology undergraduate student and offensive lineman thrive at the University of Maine. During his first two years of study, Docos, of Harrison, would wake up at […]
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A Portland Press Herald op-ed outlining strategies for building a skilled and resilient STEM workforce in Maine cited University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy in calling for increased investment in research and development and establishment of new public-private partnerships. Authors Ben Gilman and Rachel Kerestes noted that increased private investment in higher education, such as […]
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The University of Maine has been designated as a voter friendly campus for 2021–2022, according to the Campus Vote Project and the NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. These nonpartisan, national organizations seek to involve college students in the political process to foster lifelong civic engagement. The Voter Friendly Campus designation is earned […]
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