University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering its Agriculture Leadership Ambassador program from March 7–April 18. The program, open to all teens ages 14–18, will focus on understanding the Maine food system, exploring careers and building advocacy skills. As formal agricultural programs at local high schools disappear, students lack opportunities to learn about critical […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is accepting registrations for a special interest club where youth ages 9-18 can explore basic engineering concepts. This online club will be held on Thursdays, Jan. 26–March 2 from 4–5:15 p.m. Required registration closes Jan. 17. The 4-H Engineering Club will introduce basic engineering skills by exploring a different […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Piscataquis Observer noted that the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H staff in Penobscot County will hold a youth public speaking workshop on Saturday, Jan. 21. The in-person workshop is scheduled from 2–4 p.m. at the Penobscot County Extension office, 307 Maine Ave., Bangor.
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The Bangor Daily News, Sun Journal, Daily Bulldog, Penobscot Bay Pilot, Republican Journal and Zipe Education shared information about an online SAT prep course and SAT Boot Camp offered through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in multiple sessions in 2023. More information about upcoming UMaine professional development programs, registration and need-based scholarship applications are […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Piscataquis Observer noted that University of Maine Cooperative Extension will partner with the SeDoMoCha after-school program in Dover-Foxcroft, which just received a $150,000 grant from the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H staff in Penobscot County will hold a youth public speaking workshop on Saturday, Jan. 21. The in-person workshop is scheduled from 2–4 p.m. at the Penobscot County Extension office, 307 Maine Ave., Bangor. This workshop, which will use the 4-H public speaking program as the basis for instruction, is […]
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Maine will soon have more qualified teachers to serve the state’s youngest residents with special needs thanks to a partnership between the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development and Maine Child Development Services (CDS). The Maine CDS system, which is part of the Maine Department of Education, operates nine regional sites that […]
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The Bangor Daily News, MaineBiz, Engineering News-Record: New England and WABI-TV (Channel 5) reported that the Governor’s Energy Office’s Clean Energy Partnership program awarded the University of Maine $266,669 for OffshoreWind4Maine, an initiative led by Amrit Verma, assistant professor of mechanical engineering. The program will offer hands-on curricula that will give high school and UMaine […]
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Educators in Maine’s rural schools are struggling to meet the mental and emotional needs of their students due to a lack of resources, and institutional support, according to a new study from the University of Maine. In education around the world, there is a tension between meeting institutional goals like fiscal efficiency, literacy and numeracy […]
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The Wabanaki Winter Market, an annual celebration of art created by Wabanaki artists, will return with one-of-a-kind artwork for sale from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10 at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts. This year marks the 28th anniversary of this signature holiday event, hosted by the UMaine Hudson Museum […]
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