Canadian Biomass reported on Pelletco LLC, a startup company in Orono, Maine with University of Maine roots, that is trying to convince midsize businesses in New England that they can save money by converting from heating oil to wood pellets without buying any fuel or equipment. Pelletco spun off from a UMaine effort to create […]
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The Free Press reported on a partnership between the University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development and the Maine Department of Education to create a statewide system of supports for Mainers who serve children with autism and their families. The Maine Autism Institute for Education and Research (MAIER) will open Jan. 1, 2014 […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on a more than $735,000 National Science Foundation grant awarded to the University of Maine to aid in the education of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at several Maine high schools, including Bangor High School. Over the next three years, students and teachers will work with the university on a […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the Big Gig, a program designed to bring together innovators and entrepreneurs in the Orono-Bangor area and offer networking opportunities. The program was started by a partnership between the University of Maine, the towns of Old Town and Orono, and Husson University. The Big Gig includes a series of live […]
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Jimmy Jung, vice president for enrollment management at the University of Maine, and several UMaine students spoke with WVII (Channel 7) for a report about public universities in Maine seeing a drop in enrollment over the past five years. Jung said out-of-state recruiting is becoming more important. The students interviewed said they can tell there […]
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A Portland Press Herald editorial titled “The humanities still teach marketable skills,” cited the importance of the University of Maine Humanities Initiative, a new effort by UMaine to reach out to schools, businesses and cultural institutions to make the case for an education based in the humanities. The editorial stated the initiative and a new […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on a poverty conference hosted by the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development. The forum focused on improving education for those living in poverty. Dr. Donna Beegle, a public speaker and author, was the guest speaker. Erin Rhoda, Bangor Daily News editorial page editor, also wrote a column […]
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The Portland Press Herald spoke with Jimmy Jung, vice president for enrollment management at the University of Maine, for the article “Maine public universities face mandate to get numbers up.” Jung said he has had to “work smarter” to increase recruiting numbers, and cited techniques such as data-mining to get profiles of prospective students by […]
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University of Maine College of Engineering Dean Dana Humphrey was quoted in the Maine Public Broadcasting Network article “Maine higher education leaders gear up for bond campaigns.” Humphrey said there are still plenty of STEM jobs to fill in Maine, even with the high placement rate of graduates. He said in the past nine months, […]
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network and Bangor Daily News cited a report released by the Maine Development Foundation and the University of Maine’s School of Economics and Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center analyzing the relatively low per capita personal income in Maine. Ann Acheson, a research associate at the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, found […]
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