The University of Maine System (UMS) Combined Charitable Appeal for University Employees (CCAUE) is well underway. The need for support this year remains crucial to many Mainers. Across the state, we continue to deal not only with the ongoing effects of the pandemic, but also with high cost of living increases creating stress at the […]
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Through its work in the Maine food system, University of Maine Cooperative Extension conducts research and offers training, workshops, bulletins and videos that highlight proper sanitation, food preservation and safe food-handling practices, as well as healthy and budget-friendly recipes. There are a number of resources on Extension’s Food and Health website to help you prepare […]
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UMaine Facilities Management weekly update: Final campus roadway paving for the season is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. Corbett Business Building roof work that was delayed by weather will begin Monday. Softball and field hockey field construction projects are ongoing, with completions expected in the spring and summer, respectively. New carpet for the Collins Center […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk titled “Sustainability Is Not Enough: From Stewardship to Reciprocity” at 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 28. In this talk, Roger Milliken, board chair of the Baskahegan Company, discusses the conflicts between traditional forest management practices and the […]
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The Office of International Programs and the International Student Association is issuing a call for performers for the 2023 International Dance Festival in the Collins Center for the Arts on Feb. 11, with shows at 2 p.m. and 7 .p.m. The annual event showcasing performances from around the world is a unique opportunity for cross-cultural […]
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The nation’s first multi- and inter-disciplinary research institute to study Earth’s recent and long-term climate variability was founded in 1972 at the University of Maine. That institute, now known as the Climate Change Institute, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, a milestone that honors the many groundbreaking discoveries its scientists have made in the […]
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In response to a rash of school shooting threats at Maine schools this week, the Maine Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Team led by faculty and staff at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development collected resources for supporting schools during and after a crisis, which were published by the Maine Department […]
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Darren Ranco, chair of Native American Programs at the University of Maine, will be one of the speakers for the virtual Indian Law and History Lecture, co-hosted by the University of Maine School of Law and Maine Conservation Voters at noon on Friday, Nov. 18. The lecture will explore the Doctrine of Discovery, a millennia-old […]
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The directors of the Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study (MSLS) announce the appointment of Susan Elias as associate director for archiving. Elias will serve as study archivist and historian for MSLS, which has data collected since 1974. Elias earned degrees in wildlife science at the University of Maine and Virginia Tech (bachelor’s and master’s, respectively), and Earth […]
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The University of Maine has been ranked among the top higher education institutions for engagement in student voting by the nonprofit Civic Nation. UMaine participated in the organization’s All In Campus Democracy Challenge, which recognized colleges and universities for their efforts to increase voter turnout among students, and to institutionalize political engagement and civic learning. […]
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