Women in Leadership Week Highlighted by the Installation Ceremony of UMaine’s 20th president
Highlighted by the Installation Ceremony of UMaine’s 20th president.
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Doles Orchard farmer, Allagash Brewing toast AgrAbility
Doles Orchard farmer, Allagash Brewing toast AgrAbility.
Read more2015 Maryann Hartman Award Recipients Announced
Three Maine women and a teen who are leaders in social justice, community advocacy and cultural preservation will be honored at the 29th annual Maryann Hartman Awards on March 24 at the University of Maine. This year’s Maryann Hartman Award recipients are Maria Girouard of Orono for her advocacy for the preservation of the cultural […]
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UMaine Report Updates Climate Challenges, Encourages Proactive Preparation
Editor’s note: The story was updated April 8, 2015. Continuing or accelerating warming of the atmosphere and ocean. Intense precipitation events. Rising sea levels. These are signs of climate change, and all of them are affecting Maine people, according to Maine’s Climate Future: 2015 Update, a new report from the University of Maine. Recent consequences […]
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New UMaine Extension Program to Facilitate Interaction Between K–12 Students, Scientists in the Field
Connecting K–12 students in Maine and around the world with researchers in the field is the goal of a new program offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension with support from UMaine’s Climate Change Institute (CCI) and the Maine 4-H Foundation. Follow a Researcher aims to give students a glimpse into a scientist’s world […]
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In Alga, Steneck and Team Reveal More Than a Century of Environmental Information
University of Maine marine scientist Bob Steneck is part of an international team that has unlocked an underwater time capsule in the North Pacific that has been monitoring the climate for centuries. The time capsule is the long-living, slow-growing alga Clathromorphum nereostratum that creates massive reefs in shallow coastal regions of Alaska’s Aleutian archipelago. These […]
Read moreUMaine Working With Information Security, Law Enforcement on Theft of Computer Containing Student Roster Data
A University of Maine laptop computer and media card used by a faculty member were stolen from a checked bag on an airline flight earlier this month, potentially exposing the personal information of 941 students enrolled in physics courses dating to 1999. University of Maine System General Counsel has notified the Office of the Maine […]
Read moreUMaine to Host First Marathon and Half Marathon, Offer Training
For years, the University of Maine has hosted popular races such as the Black Bear Triathlon, the Healthy High 5k/10k and the Black Bear Attack Adventure Race. This summer, UMaine will host its first full and half marathon as part of the Black Bear Race series. The inaugural Black Bear Marathon and Half Marathon will […]
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Cetinić Featured in Oceanography Society Report on Progress of Women in the Field
Ivona Cetinić plays with son Veles on a beach in Rhode Island after her four-week research cruise aboard R/V Endeavor (in background) in summer 2014. University of Maine researcher Ivona Cetinić is one of four Maine scientists featured in The Oceanography Society’s “Women in Oceanography: The Next Decade,” a supplement to the December issue of […]
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Maine’s Land Grant Celebrates its Legacy in the State
The University of Maine is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2015 with events on campus and statewide, and an interactive website to encourage community engagement by the many constituents of the state’s land and sea grant university. In a Jan. 23 letter to the community, UMaine President Susan Hunter noted the significance of this anniversary […]
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