Jeanne Lambrew, commissioner of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, will visit campus as a Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow on Feb. 20. Distinguished Maine Policy Fellows are individuals with past or current careers as policymakers in Maine — people of distinguished status and extensive experience. Each fellow comes to campus as the guest […]
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The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and its nonpartisan student program Maine NEW (National Education for Women) Leadership hosted the third annual Women of Power Networking Reception on Feb. 13 at the Senator Inn in Augusta. Women of Power celebrates those individuals who serve the state of Maine in Augusta and beyond, and those who […]
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Students in the University of Maine chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma will join the Founders Week celebration of the international business honor society with an information table in the atrium of D. P. Corbett Business Building on Feb. 19. Throughout its 107-year history, Beta Gamma Sigma has established more than 600 collegiate chapters in over […]
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University of Maine Athletics announced that two student-athletes have received the 2020 M Club Dean Smith award: Cassandra Mascarenhas, a junior captain on the field hockey team, and Mitch Fossier, a senior captain on the men’s ice hockey team. The M Club Dean Smith award is the most prestigious award presented annually to the top […]
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Maine Public Television will broadcast the 2019 University of Maine at Machias student film “When the Chevy Breaks (How Small Towns Fix Big Problems)” at 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20 and at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb 22. The film was the third feature-length production to come out of the Downeast Documentary filmmaking course. Alan Kryszak, […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension Oxford County will hold a workshop about raising swine from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 21 at the UMaine Extension office, 9 Olson Road, South Paris. “Pork 101” topics include breed selection, nutrition, housing, health care and more. Extension livestock specialist Colt Knight will lead the workshop. The $10 […]
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The latest episode of “The Maine Question” asks, what are the challenges and opportunities that come with being the oldest state in the nation? Every day in the United States, about 10,000 people turn 65. Nowhere is that aging trend more profound than in the state of Maine. But reaching that milestone age is a […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host Maine Garden Day on March 14, 8:15 a.m.–4 p.m., at Lewiston High School, 156 East Ave., Lewiston. Back after a five-year hiatus, this day-long conference includes 30 hands-on, informational workshops in both half- and quarter-day sessions. Topics include grafting fruit trees, growing hemp in the garden, rewilding the […]
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The University of Maine at Presque Isle has helped develop another opportunity for the business community in northern Maine. Central Aroostook Chamber of Commerce members and their employees, as well as members of Momentum Aroostook, will receive a 12% tuition discount on MaineMBA courses at the University of Maine Graduate School of Business. The discount […]
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The Lord Hall Gallery at the University of Maine will present an exhibition of the rich and varied creative work of eight faculty members who teach in the Department of Art. “Featured Faculty / 2020,” which runs from Feb. 17 through March 13, will showcase new work by John Eden, Michael Grillo, Susan Groce, Laurie […]
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