Due to predicted thunderstorms, the University of Maine’s free screening of “The Lego Movie” originally slated for Wednesday, Aug. 5 on Morse Field at Alfond Stadium has been rescheduled for 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6. Members of the public are encouraged to bring blankets or chairs to watch the film on the high-definition video scoreboard. […]
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Educate Maine’s Project>Login campaign received a “TechHire Community” designation during the inaugural White House Demo Day in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 4. The program joins 21 other cities and states that recently received the designation, according to a Project>Login news release. The TechHire Initiative, launched by President Barack Obama in March 2015, is a multisector […]
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The Maine Business School at the University of Maine is offering information sessions in Belfast and Orono for its new online master’s in business administration program. UMaine’s 30-credit program makes it possible to have a job and get an MBA while studying online or in live classes. The innovative MBA program is designed to meet […]
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Cumberland County Extension Association (CCEA) will hold its annual meeting 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9 at the University of Maine Regional Learning Center, 75 Clearwater Drive, Falmouth. An hour before the public meeting, a light meal will be served, including dessert featuring entries from the annual pie bake-off. Sponsored by King Arthur Flour, the contest […]
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Black Bear pride is in full force at a middle school in Los Angeles, California, where a classroom of 23 students is focusing on the University of Maine to learn about college, what it takes to get there and how to succeed. The students in UMaine alumna Caitlin Rafferty’s sixth-grade advisory group chose the university […]
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Marine science research and the Darling Marine Center’s 50th anniversary will be the focus of the Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s “Maine Calling” radio show at noon Thursday, Aug. 6. Guests will include University of Maine scientists Bob Steneck, Larry Mayer and Chris Davis, as well as Heather Leslie, the center’s new director. The guests will […]
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This fall, an estimated 700 University of Maine students will be taking their general chemistry courses in two of the newly renovated laboratories in Aubert Hall. The renovations were made possible as part of a 2013 bond passed by Maine voters for updates and improvements to labs and classrooms on all University of Maine System […]
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A multi-institutional research team is working to understand the vital connections between landowner concerns, municipal planning, conservation activities, and the ecology of vernal pools. The team, led by Mitchell Center Fellow Aram Calhoun, has created a new website designed to provide information on vernal pools. The site contains a variety of resources on vernal pool […]
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The University of Maine will host a hike and memorial service to honor fallen service members from UMaine and surrounding communities. The Summit Project (TSP) event will take place Saturday, Sept. 26 with a walk from the Maine Veterans Home in Bangor to Alfond Stadium on the UMaine campus for the military appreciation football game. […]
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The hydrology of peatlands will be the focus of an August talk through the Orono Bog Boardwalk led by University of Maine professor Andy Reeves. Reeves, a professor in the Department of Earth Sciences who specializes in groundwater flow and solute transport in peatlands systems, will deliver the talk, “Hydrology in Bogs and Fens — […]
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