The University of Maine Intensive English Institute is in search of local host families for its IEI Hirosaki University Program Feb. 17–March 8, 2019. A stipend is provided to the host family per student to help with food and activity expenses. The Japanese college students will attend English classes 9 a.m.–noon Monday through Friday on […]
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Bob Steneck, professor of marine sciences based at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center, recently attended the Ocean Solution Initiative convened by Monaco’s Prince Albert II. The initiative brought together coral reef experts from seven countries — Monaco, France, Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Israel and the United States — to discuss global and local […]
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University of Maine assistant professor of psychology Fayeza Ahmed has been named the first associate director of the Maine Syracuse Longitudinal Study (MSLS) that focuses on hypertension, cardiovascular risk factors and aging as predictors of cognitive functioning. Fayeza Ahmed will be the primary go-to person for UMaine students and faculty interested in examining the data, […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a dairy forage conference Dec. 18 on growing corn silage in a changing climate. The conference, from 9:30 a.m.–3 p.m. at Governor’s Restaurant, 376 Main St., Waterville, will focus on management techniques, variety selection and environmental stewardship to help producers grow healthier, more digestible forage crops. Topics include […]
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Editor’s note: Due to the predicted snowstorm, the 2019 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration on Jan. 21 has been canceled. Organizers are working to reschedule the event for a later date. Ticket holders will receive refunds. The 2019 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration, co-sponsored by the Greater Bangor Area NAACP and […]
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The University of Maine has been selected by the National Science Foundation as Maine’s first I-Corps Site. Applications to be part of UMaine’s first I-Corps cohort, which will begin Feb. 8, are being accepted. The site activities help foster innovation and entrepreneurship by providing faculty, staff and students with the tools and guidance needed to […]
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University of Maine faculty/staff parking permits for 2019 are now available. They can be purchased online and sent to your campus address. Online permit purchases require your MaineStreet username and password, vehicle registration, and credit card or electronic check information. Parking permits also can be purchased at MaineCard Services, 130 Memorial Union or Parking Services, […]
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Several University of Maine faculty members and graduate students are representing UMaine at COP24, the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in Katowice, Poland. They are engaging with world leaders who are negotiating global climate change policies. Follow their reports from the conference on their blog, which includes […]
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The University of Maine’s annual employee holiday lunch will take place 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Dec. 11 at Wells Conference Center. Members of the Professional Employees Advisory Council (PEAC) and Classified Employees Advisory Council (CEAC) will be in the lobby of Wells collecting nonperishable food items and household supplies to benefit the Black Bear Exchange. Golden […]
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The University of Maine Office of Campus Activities and Student Engagement will offer several activities leading up to Finals Week: Holiday Cookie Decorating, noon–2 p.m. Dec. 10, Memorial Union. Campus Activities Board invites students to decorate cookies. The best cookies will be featured on Instagram (@cab_umaine) and decorators will receive CAB swag. Nintendo Night, 1–4:30 […]
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