Access to Maine’s beaches and coastal areas can sometimes be a challenge. According to the latest analysis of property ownership data by the Maine Coastal Program, the public owns just 12 percent of Maine’s 5,400-mile shoreline. Public rights to the rest of the coast vary considerably, from submerged areas below low tide through the intertidal […]
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A new study about the University of Maine’s out-of-state undergraduate students found that their activities generate a statewide annual economic impact of an estimated $160 million, according to UMaine Professor of Economics Todd Gabe. In addition to the annual economic contribution — including multiplier effects — in spending, Gabe found UMaine’s out-of-state undergraduate students fill […]
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The University of Maine is one of 37 colleges, universities and educational groups nationwide to receive first-ever awards for the National Science Foundation’s INCLUDES program, a comprehensive initiative to enhance U.S. leadership in science and engineering by broadening participation in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). UMaine will receive $300,000 for a […]
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University of Maine President Susan J. Hunter is one of three prominent Maine women who will be honored at the 55th Annual Deborah Morton Society Convocation Sept. 20 at the University of New England The ceremony at 11 a.m., in the Eleanor DeWolfe Ludcke Auditorium on UNE’s Portland campus also will honor Gilda Nardone, executive […]
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A Maine Engineering Workforce Summit focused on addressing the shortage of engineers necessary to meet the needs of the state will be held Sept. 29 in Lewiston, organized by the University of Maine and a coalition of 13 business, economic development and education groups. Maine’s leading experts on the economy, employment, education and engineering will […]
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The Maine Hunger Dialogue is looking for college students angry that millions of people around the world, and thousands in Maine, do not have enough to eat. And who are motivated to do something about it. “From Outrage to Action” is the theme of the third annual Maine Hunger Dialogue that opens at 9:30 a.m. […]
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Scientists and science educators have emphasized the vital role that reasoning with analogies plays in innovation, making new discoveries and advancing science. Fostering college students’ use of analogical reasoning in constructing scientific arguments in chemistry laboratory work is the focus of a more than $278,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. Mitchell Bruce and Alice […]
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Dinner inspired by White House menus, a political comedy performance and the unveiling of a refurbished chandelier sculpture will be among the highlights of the Sept. 17 gala at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. The Capitol Steps will kick off the 31st season at the CCA with a humorous […]
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As Maine students return to the classroom from summer vacation, many will do so in communities facing a host of economic and social challenges. Rural parts of the state have been hit especially hard by declines in the state’s timber industry. When a mill closes in a small, Maine town, more often than not there’s […]
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This summer the University of Maine hosted 25 emerging public management leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa as part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship (MWF), the flagship program of President Barack Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). The Mandela Fellows spent six-weeks — June 17–July 31 — in Maine, participating in academic, professional and recreational activities statewide. […]
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