Four school districts across Maine were able to reduce their food waste by 20% by participating in a 2023 study conducted by University of Maine researchers. To build on the learning and momentum around reducing wasted food in Maine school cafeterias, UMaine has launched a second Maine School Cafeteria Wasted Food Study with four school […]
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A world-renowned political scientist, transformative educator and tireless servant to his institution and community has been named the 2025 Distinguished Maine Professor, the University of Maine’s most prestigious faculty accolade. Mark Brewer, professor and chair of the Department of Political Science, will be honored at the Alumni Achievement Awards Dinner and Celebration, alongside other alumni […]
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Robert Dana (’80) shaped the success of nearly half the students who have graduated from the University of Maine during its 160 year history. For a quarter of that time, he worked in support roles for student health and life. Five months into his retirement, Dana will send off the undergraduate class of 2025 during […]
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She is neither creepy nor kooky, neither mysterious nor spooky, nor even altogether ooky. Yet University of Maine alumna Megan Howell still earned an opportunity to play music for a national touring production of “The Addams Family” musical, which will be performed at 7 p.m. March 25 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Prior […]
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Alongside a lot of flour and sugar, cooking skills, food science knowledge, ingenuity and market acumen were the key ingredients for a fall course at the University of Maine in which students created innovative grab-and-go desserts. The graduate-level Food Product Development, taught by professor Denise Skonberg, required students to undergo several rounds of ideation, production […]
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Artificial intelligence is poised to transform how people live and work. Nearly one-quarter of Maine’s workers face significant AI-related job changes, according to a 2024 report published by the U.S. Office of Economic Policy. To stay competitive, researchers from the University of Maine offer leaders in business, policy and education various resources to learn to […]
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On a recent Friday morning, the staff of the University of Maine Counseling Center gathered in the office common room. Over coffee and pastries, they listened as Sarah Howorth, an associate professor of special education at UMaine, talked about the challenges people with autism and other developmental disabilities face finding and making friends. Approximately one […]
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The University of Maine has launched a searchable database of research inventions available for licensing, offering prospective partners a new way to browse and learn more about patented innovations that can help them in their new product development and business growth. The database lists more than 75 active UMaine technologies available for licensing and further […]
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The Institute of Medicine (IoM) at the University of Maine and VA Maine Healthcare System (VA Maine) have partnered to enhance health and medical research, education and clinical care across the state. The collaboration brings together world-class researchers, clinicians and educators, from one of the nation’s top research universities and one of the leading health […]
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The University of Maine School of Performing Arts Division of Theatre and Dance has recruited Jonathan Berry, artistic director of the Bangor-based Penobscot Theatre Company (PTC), to helm an upcoming production of the family drama “Wyoming.” The play, written by Brian Watkins, is scheduled to run from Feb. 27-March 2, with performances at 7:30 p.m. […]
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