The PBS Nature show “Animal Homes: Location, Location, Location” featured a field site of the Saltmarsh Habitat & Avian Research Program (SHARP). University of Maine assistant professor Brian Olsen is a principal investigator with SHARP; its goal is to establish priorities for the long-term conservation of tidal marsh birds. Ecologist Chris Morgan hosted “Animal Homes: […]
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The research and creative achievement of more than 80 faculty members will be honored at the University of Maine in Celebrating Scholarship, April 21 at the Collins Center for the Arts. The event, from 5–7 p.m., is part of UMaine’s 150th anniversary celebration and will feature exhibits highlighting UMaine faculty scholarship since 2011, including research, […]
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The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has presented its top student and faculty awards: Outstanding Senior: Robert Fasano, a physics major; Outstanding Graduate Student: Hamdane Bordji, a student in the Global Policy program, School of Policy and International Affairs; Graduate Student Excellence in Research and Creative Activity: Kourtney Collum, anthropology; Graduate Student Excellence in […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a six-class workshop on building, planting, maintaining and harvesting square-foot gardens in raised beds and containers. Classes meet monthly from April through September at the UMaine Extension office, 7 County Drive, Skowhegan. The first class is 9–11 a.m. April 28; the final class is Sept. 15. Somerset County […]
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Interested in learning about commerce in Brazil, France, Japan or Sweden, or doing business in Australia or the United Kingdom? Check out the International Trade Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, in the atrium of the D.P. Corbett Business Building at the University of Maine. “It’s a chance for the community […]
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Editor’s note: Due to ice conditions on Lake George in Skowhegan, Saturday’s judging events will take place at the Steam Plant Lot on the UMaine campus. The race portion of the competition has been canceled. The University of Maine will participate in and host this year’s New England Regional Concrete Canoe Competition April 24–25 in […]
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The Met: Live in HD’s broadcast of “Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci” will be shown at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25. “Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci” is opera’s most enduring tragic double bill and in Sir David McVicar’s evocative new production the action takes place across two time periods in the […]
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The University of Maine’s Office of Student Employment is honoring student workers across campus during the 2015 Student Employment Recognition Week April 13–17. Student employees are welcome to enjoy free food, play games and win prizes throughout the week in the Memorial Union. The 2015 Student Employment Recognition Banquet will be held 6–8 p.m. April […]
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Fuel cells are alternative energy-generation devices that provide continuous electricity with low to zero emissions at the source. NASA first used modern fuel cells in space vehicles. Today, fuels cells provide power in a variety of applications, including automobiles, backup generators, fork lifts and portable electronic devices. One type of fuel cell, the proton exchange membrane […]
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The Northeastern States Research Cooperative (NSRC), a competitive grant program supported by the USDA Forest Service and serving the states of Maine, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont announced its 2015 research awards to advance cross-disciplinary, collaborative research in the Northern Forest region. The University of Maine will lead two of the 11 projects to […]
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