The 4-H Livestock Auction at the Cumberland Fair will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 4:30 p.m. in the show arena at the Cumberland Fairgrounds, 197 Blanchard Road. Baby beef, market lambs and market hogs raised by local 4-H members will be auctioned off. All money goes directly to the 4-H student who raised […]
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The Boothbay Register reported that Sarah Risley, a University of Maine graduate student based at the Darling Marine Center, will lead a team of high school students in green crab surveys this fall as part of an ongoing community science research program in the Damariscotta River estuary. The data that students collect will be used […]
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During August, Beth Muncey, professional development coordinator at the University of Maine Research in Stem Education (RiSE) Center, packed 326 bins of supplies for 94 teachers across the state of Maine, who will use them to support learning by 4,646 students in their classes. As part of the Maine STEM Partnership, the RiSE Center provides […]
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The Daily Bulldog, Morning Ag Clips, Bangor Daily News, CentralMaine.com and Piscataquis Observer shared University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s two-part online training for adults interested in becoming 4-H volunteers from 6–7 p.m. Oct. 19 and Oct. 26.The training is free; registration is required by Oct. 12. Register on the event webpage.
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Computers run modern life, and the need for workers who understand how they function is more important now than ever. Penny Rheingans, professor and director of the School of Computing and Information Science at the University of Maine, has made it her mission to make computer science degrees achievable for students no matter where they […]
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During his tenure, Wilhelm Friess, associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Maine, has seen a pattern of talented first-generation, low-income engineering students leaving the program — or dropping out of college altogether. Often, their leaving the program has less to do with their potential talent as engineers than the socioeconomic odds that […]
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In an article about Blueberry Harvest School, a summer school program for migrant children ages 3–13 in Washington County designed to provide students with the opportunity to attend school while they are in Maine and may be missing school days and credits in their home states, Zipe Education noted that the oldest age group had […]
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The Bangor Daily News shared that applications are open for this fall’s ArtWorks!, a series of art classes taught by University of Maine art education students for youth grades K–8. Applications are due September 30. More information is available on the Department of Art website at umaine.edu/art/artworks.
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Applications for this fall’s ArtWorks!, a series of art classes taught by University of Maine art education students for youth grades K–8, are due Sept. 30. The program starts Oct. 14 and continues every Friday, 3:30–5 p.m, until Nov. 4, with an exhibition and reception Nov. 11. Classes will take place in Lord Hall on […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Piscataquis Observer shared that the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Penobscot Livestock Club will host a livestock show and sale from 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6 at Casa Cattle Company, 145 Nokomis Road, Corinna. The event is free and open to the public; […]
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