Applications are now being accepted for the 2018–2019 Margaret Chase Smith Public Affairs Scholarship. The $3,500 scholarship is open to undergraduate students of all majors who are conducting independent research on a topic related to public policy. To be eligible for the scholarship, students must be a Maine resident currently enrolled at UMaine and taking […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Waldo County Extension Association are hosting the 24th annual Rural Living Day from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. April 7 at Mount View High School in Thorndike. Workshops will be offered in three sessions. Topics include adaptive gardening, Maine’s native bees, identifying invasive plants, composting with worms, grafting apple […]
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University of Maine employees are invited to join President Susan J. Hunter, senior administrators and members of the campus community at the 2018 Employee Recognition and Awards Luncheon on April 2. The event, which will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Wells Conference Center, will be held in celebration of UMaine employees […]
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Six graduate students competed in a Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition on March 23 at the Innovative Media Research Center in Orono. The unique competition, developed by the University of Queensland, requires presenters to explain their research using language the general public would comprehend in three minutes. The competitors were allowed to use a single […]
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Simply Straws wants to make the world a better place, sip by sip, with eco-friendly glass straws. And the University of Maine is taking part in the company’s #PledgeAgainstPlasticStraws 2018 Campus Challenge. Throughout the month of April, campuses nationwide are invited to ditch plastic straws to reduce plastic pollution. It’s estimated in the U.S. that […]
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Lily Calderwood is the the new University of Maine Cooperative Extension wild blueberry specialist and assistant professor of horticulture. Calderwood most recently worked with Cornell Cooperative Extension as a commercial horticulture educator. Her research interests include sustainable agriculture, soil health and integrated pest management, and farmer-to-farmer learning. In her first year with UMaine Extension, Calderwood […]
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“Innovation, Infrastructure and Digital Learning” will be the focus of a presentation at 9 a.m. April 6 in 57 Stodder Hall by Casey Green, founding director of the Campus Computing Project. The event is sponsored by the Division of Academic Affairs, and the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning. The Campus Computing Project is […]
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The 2018 Educational Advertising Awards has recognized the University of Maine and Bret Stern Productions for the creative development of the 2017 UMaine Viewbook and Accepted Students Informational Folding Piece. The Educational Advertising Awards recognize institutes of higher learning and their advertising agencies for their programs and materials that display exceptional quality, creativity and message […]
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The Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine is offering a variety of performances throughout the 2017–18 season. Tony Award-winning Broadway hit “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” will be performed at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 4. The comedy tells the story of Monty Navarro, a “gentleman” who secures his place […]
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Graduate students in the University of Maine’s Food Science and Human Nutrition Program and Dietetic Internship took their expertise to Augusta this winter to help Maine’s legislators make informed decisions regarding nutrition policy. Emily Duran-Frontera, Anna Wright, Elizabeth Kowash and Mackenzie Clapp culminated the communication effort by helping to host the Maine Academy of Nutrition […]
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