WABI (Channel 5) reported on the University Bookstore offering a discount to customers who donate food items to Black Bear Exchange, the on-campus food pantry. The store will offer a voucher for 30% off one regular priced item valid through Dec. 31 in exchange for three eligible nonperishable food items. “There’s just such a need […]
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Members of the University of Maine’s Male Athletes Against Violence group released videos of members reading the children’s book “Hands Are Not for Hitting,” and are making them available to local elementary schools. The 2009 book, written by psychologist Martine Agassi and illustrated by Marieka Heinlen, teaches children that violence is never OK, and how […]
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The Portland Press Herald talked with Robert Wheeler, University of Maine associate professor of microbiology and leader of the COVID-19 water sampling initiative at UMaine, about testing wastewater to predict coronavirus outbreaks on campus and in the town of Orono.
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The Portland Press Herald reported 67 active coronavirus cases among the eight University of Maine System campuses on Sunday, including 10 students and 47 total cases at UMaine. Centralmaine.com shared the Press Herald story.
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The fall 2020 issue of Maine Policy Review (Volume 29, No. 2), a special issue celebrating Maine’s bicentennial, is now available on MPR’s Digital Commons site. A brief look at this issue is available on MPR’s website. The issue provides an overview of Maine’s rich history with articles that focus on the state’s economic development and demographics and articles that […]
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of International Programs (OIP) and the International Student Association (ISA) will highlight the international community at the University of Maine by celebrating Culturefest 2020 online. A Culturefest website will be launched on Monday, Nov. 23, to highlight the rich traditions of UMaine’s international faculty, staff and students. The website […]
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The 2021 UMaine Student Symposium will be held virtually Friday, April 16. The sixth annual symposium will offer an opportunity for the public and university community to interact one-on-one with UMaine students as they present their research and creative work. Updates will be shared on the event webpage. Also look out for additional information on […]
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In their November cooperator’s newsletter, the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) highlighted a critical partnership between the district and Jessica Leahy, a University of Maine professor in the School of Forest Resources. Leahy, a long-time cooperator with the PCSWCD, facilitates hands-on learning opportunities for UMaine students while supporting the district’s goals. Recent […]
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News Center Maine promoted the University of Maine’s Early College pathways online program for high school students. Mark Brewer, a professor of political science, and Patricia Libby, associate dean in the Division of Lifelong Learning, touted the program, noting that early college students have less anxiety about transitioning to college and have proven themselves ready […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Lauren Jacobs, University of Maine lecturer in outdoor leadership, and Darren Ranco, associate professor of anthropology and chair of Native American Programs, about efforts to enhance diversity and inclusion in UMaine’s outdoor leadership programs, and about the need to acknowledge Indigenous lands.
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