An article in the Journal of Extension titled “Maine 4-H Afterschool Academy — A Professional Development Opportunity for Out-of-School-Time Providers” stated participants of the Maine 4-H Afterschool Academy successfully learned concepts related to 4-H and 4-H science through a combination of in-person and Web-based education opportunities. The study found 86 percent of the 369 participants […]
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Seven members of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs — Amanda Ashe, Deb Carver, Wendy Eckert, Mike Hastings, Dawn Hoelz, Andrew Ines and Megan Tardif — are now Certified Research Administrators (CRAs). The national credentialing is administered by the Research Administrators Certification Council. In preparation for the rigorous CRA exam, the staff members formed […]
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The University of Maine will receive the highest honor of the Campus Safety, Health, and Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA) for its environmental, health and safety program. The Award of Honor will be presented at the association’s 60th annual conference in Orlando, Fla., July 16. CSHEMA represents nearly 1,000 campus-based environmental, health and safety professionals in […]
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Edward Ashworth, dean of the University of Maine College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture, has announced the creation of the School of Food and Agriculture. Ashworth says the departments of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Food Science and Human Nutrition and Plant, Soil, and Environmental Sciences will merge to create the new school starting July […]
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Ivan Manev has been named dean of the Maine Business School, effective July 1. Manev has served as interim dean since 2010 and has been a member of the UMaine faculty since 1997. “As interim dean of the Maine Business School for the past three years, Dr. Manev has demonstrated outstanding leadership and achievement,” says […]
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The obituary for Edward Collins Jr., who taught political science and international law at the University of Maine for more than 35 years starting in 1962, is available online. The obituary for John Mitchell Nickerson, who taught political science and public administration at the University of Maine at Augusta and as a member of the […]
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Lauren Reeves, a 2013 graduate of the University of Maine where she studied journalism and Spanish, is one of four finalists in Maine’s Credit Unions’ 2013 Young & Free Maine Spokester search. Reeves, a Lovell, Maine native who recently moved to Windham after studying abroad in Spain, is competing for the chance to be an […]
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Dan Barrett, professor at the University of Maine School of Performing Arts, recently released a book titled “Solo Training for Trombone.” The 66-page book includes exercises for musicians high school age and up. More information about the book and how to purchase it are available online.
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Kate Ruskin, a Ph.D. student in the University of Maine School of Biology and Ecology, and her field crew have been blogging about their experience in the field as part of the 2013 SHARP Maine Demographics project surveying tidal-marsh birds. The Saltmarsh Habitat and Avian Research Program, or SHARP, was founded by a group of […]
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Jeffrey Benjamin, University of Maine associate professor of forest operations, recently received the Northeastern Loggers’ Association’s 2012 Outstanding Service to the Forest Industry Award at a banquet in Brewer, Maine. NELA President Dennis Allard touted Benjamin’s research on developing woody biomass retention guidelines and his study of innovation of logging operations. The Northeastern Loggers’ Association, […]
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