University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H recently received two national awards for excellence in programming and for research and evaluation from the National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals (NAE4HYDP). In early 2021, UMaine Extension 4-H partnered with Greenheart Exchange to launch “4-H Passport Around the World,” a virtual special interest club connecting Maine […]
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The Annual Maine Wild Blueberry Pancake Breakfast for the UMaine community, hosted by President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, will take place Aug. 5, 8–9 a.m. on the Mall, with a rain location at Wells Conference Center. Maine’s second annual Wild Blueberry Weekend will take place Aug. 6–7.
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Blueberry Hill Farm, a University of Maine research facility in Jonesboro, will offer tours of its facility from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Aug. 6 as part of Wild Blueberry Weekend. Visitors will learn how wild blueberries are grown and harvested at the farm and witness various active research projects focused on climate change, nutrition, water retention […]
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The University of Maine Graduate School of Business and the College of Engineering have partnered on a new MaineMBA concentration in engineering management. “The University of Maine’s College of Engineering is world-class and is known to be one of the strengths of our great institution,” says Norm O’Reilly, dean of the Graduate School of Business. […]
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Karen Horton, professor and coordinator of mechanical engineering technology at the University of Maine, has been awarded a Fellow Grade award from the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). Horton is a SWE senior life member and has been a part of the organization since 1981. SWE is a nonprofit educational and service organization that empowers […]
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The Maine Department of Education (Maine DOE) recently changed its requirements for professional certification to become an athletic director for K–12 schools in the state. Athletic directors are now expected to have building administrator certification as well as coursework in athletic administration. To meet the anticipated demand, the University of Maine’s Educational Leadership program, part […]
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At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions about the federal response to the fentanyl epidemic, Maine Senator Susan Collins cited the work of Marcella Sorg, research professor in the Department of Anthropology, Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and Climate Change Institute. Collins noted that Sorg called Maine’s overdose […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer several free educational talks and demonstrations Aug. 4–7 at the Northern Maine Fair Exhibition Hall, 84 Mechanic St., Presque Isle. “Extension Talks” begin at 6 p.m. Aug. 4–5 and 2 p.m. Aug. 6–7. Topics include pest control for the home garden, composting and soil testing, UMaine Extension 4-H […]
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A memorial service will be held this fall for University of Maine professor emeritus James Acheson, who held a joint appointment in the Anthropology Department and the School of Marine Sciences. Acheson passed away June 28 at the age of 84. He joined the UMaine anthropology faculty in 1968 and retired in 2013. Acheson was […]
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Interested community members are invited to join researchers and local students at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center for a conversation about emerging results of an ongoing community science program in the Damariscotta River estuary. The conversation will focus on the results from the first full year of the community science program studying shellfish […]
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