Samuel Belknap, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Anthropology and the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, was featured in a four-part film series produced by the Island Institute. “A Climate of Change” highlights fishing communities threatened by the effects of a changing climate and what they are doing to adapt. The […]
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Adeseye Lasekan, a Ph.D. student in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Program in the School of Food and Agriculture, was awarded first place in the Toxicology and Safety Evaluation Division student research poster competition organized by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT). He is working with Balunkeswar (Balu) Nayak, an assistant professor of food […]
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The University of Maine and the National Science Foundation invite faculty and college students to attend a workshop that gives insights about submitting proposals for federal money to fund research on Thursday, Oct. 13, at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. At NSF Day, early career and tenure track faculty, as well as college students, […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension faculty and professional staff will take to the WZON AM 620 airwaves starting Aug. 25 for a half-hour live segment with host Don Cookson at 8 a.m. every other Thursday on seasonal topics — from horticulture, food preservation and safety, pest management and the growth of local foods to small […]
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For the past year, Professor of English Margo Lukens has collaborated with Carol Dana and other members of the Penobscot Nation to research and bring to the stage turn-of-the-century Wabanaki stories. Those stories have been compiled into a script for dramatic performance including poems, music and Penobscot language, presented by Penobscot Theatre Company, Aug. 11–14. […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H seeks volunteers to teach children about the importance of farming at the 4-H Farm-to-Fair interactive exhibit at the Union Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 20–27. Volunteers will be given an orientation about the exhibit, which includes farming facts to share during the three-hour shift. To sign […]
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In August, fruits and vegetables are ripe for the picking and many home gardening enthusiasts may be thinking about preserving the harvest. Gardeners who plan to can or freeze their crop surplus are encouraged to get up-to-date information. UMaine Extension publishes information to help people find, grow, use, preserve and store in-season fruits and vegetables. […]
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Dan Sandweiss, a professor of anthropology and quaternary and climate studies at the University of Maine, was elected Vice President for Chapter Development of the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society. Sandweiss, who also is director of UMaine’s School of Policy and International Affairs, was elected to the position on July 30 at the 2016 […]
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The annual Chamber Music Institute at the University of Maine will feature three public concerts Aug. 6–7 — a performance by New York Philharmonic violinist Jin Suk Yu, and two student performances. Yu, the former concertmaster of the Juilliard Orchestra, will perform with classical pianist Maxim Pakhamov and the Chamber Music Institute Orchestra. Tickets for […]
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Frederick Servello has been named interim dean of the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture, and interim director of the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, succeeding Edward Ashworth, who will retire Sept. 30 after 10 years as dean. Servello, currently associate dean for research in the college and associate director of the Maine […]
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