Maine Policy Review’s special issue examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Maine is now available in both print and on MPR’s Digital Commons site. A brief look at this issue is available on MPR’s website. The articles in MPR, Vol. 30, No. 2, fall into three broad categories. Several articles examine the measurable […]
Read more
The Northeastern States Research Cooperative (NSRC) recognizes and respects the deep, primary knowledge of Tribal Nations in the Northern Forest. In support of this knowledge, NSRC announces the 2022 request for proposals for the Indigenous Forest Knowledge Fund. Proposals are welcome for: education, mentorship, and training of Indigenous youth in applied forest research and/or Traditional […]
Read more
Scientists, students and staff at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center are gearing up for a busy summer season. More than 20 undergraduate and high school student interns will participate in research projects this summer at the DMC’s Walpole campus and nearby field sites on topics ranging from the biology of oysters and lobsters […]
Read more
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is hosting a series of Food Scrap Diversion Workshops in collaboration with the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry and the University of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainable Solutions. The free half-day public workshops, 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., offer a chance to learn about the […]
Read more
May and early June mark the planting season in Maine gardens, and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers program is again hosting an interactive plant sales map. The 2022 Spring Plant Sale Fundraisers in Maine map listings are alphabetical by date. Find more information about the map and how to add a […]
Read more
Asli Sezen-Barrie, associate professor of curriculum, assessment and instruction in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, is participating in the 2022 STEM for All Video Showcase virtual event, May 10–17. Sezen-Barrie is former co-principal investigator of a National Science Foundation-funded project with colleagues from the Education Development Center (EDC) in Waltham, […]
Read more
The Office of Research Compliance will administer online Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training for undergraduates from May 16–July 15. Undergraduate students participating in research sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH) or the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) are required to be trained […]
Read more
University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy will join Unity College President Melik Peter Khoury and Maine Community College System Vice President and Chief Academic Officer Janet Sortor for a Maine Public Radio “Maine Calling” segment, “Innovations in Higher Education.” The program, focused on the new, creative approaches to education by Maine colleges and universities, airs at […]
Read more
The retirement gathering honoring Lt. Robert Norman and Officer George Ash, each with 40 years of service to the University of Maine community, has been postponed. The UMaine Police Department will reschedule the event and announce the new date and time.
Read more
The Office of Student Records and the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture will host a retirement celebration in honor of Linda Reid and Peter Reid on May 25 from 2–4 p.m. at the University of Maine Career Center in the Memorial Union. Linda Reid, associate registrar at the Office of Student Records, and […]
Read more