More than 250 students are expected to participate in two middle and high school STEM competitions Friday, May 19 at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center: the Kleinschmidt Windstorm Challenge and the ninth annual Maine Wind Blade Challenge. The competitions, which showcase real-world, hands-on STEM innovation by middle and high school students […]
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On Dante Baskett’s first day of classes in the University of Maine School of Performing Arts, he attended a recital lab overseen by Beth Wiemann. During the lab, Wiemann mentioned a local woman, Pat Steward, who writes country songs and was looking for help putting her lyrics to music. Baskett, who has mostly made music […]
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Christopher Davis, executive director of the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center and a resident of the Darling Marine Center, will be a panelist at a May 18 event in Portland that explores how to sustain healthy oceans and responsible growth. The free event at the University of Southern Maine Abromson Center begins with a 6:30 p.m. […]
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Lobstermen and women, restaurateurs, sommeliers and consumers will create the 2017 blend of Big Claw white wine to pair with lobster 2–4 p.m. Thursday, April 27 on the Portland waterfront. The event will be held at the office of Steve Melchiskey, winemaker and co-owner of Big Claw Wine, at 94 Commercial St. Big Claw Wine, […]
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The University of Maine Department of Political Science has announced the 2017–18 awardees of the John M. Nickerson University of Maine Scholarship. The six selected students were awarded scholarship support after being chosen by the department based on their overall GPA and faculty evaluations. For the 2017–18 year, the recipients of the John M. Nickerson […]
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A collaboration of groups and individuals will kick off the first Maine Composts Week on Sunday, May 7. The statewide event will promote reducing the amount of unused food, sharing unserved food with people who are food insecure and diverting unused food to composting and anaerobic digestion facilities to minimize the amount of food being […]
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Four free “Signs of the Seasons” trainings sessions for volunteer citizen scientists are being offered by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant. Participants are trained to observe the signs of spring — budding leaves, blooming flowers, peeping frogs, singing birds — that are indicators of a much larger cycle of seasonal changes that […]
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Learn more about the world of engineering at the next University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Science Saturday 10 a.m.–1 p.m. April 29 at Neville Hall on the UMaine campus. Led by the UMaine Society of Women Engineers, participants will be able to explore different fields of study, including chemical, electrical and structural engineering, and […]
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The Maine Technology Institute and the Alliance for Maine’s Marine Economy today released a new request for proposals for a first round of awards from the Marine Economy Capital Grants Program, supporting growth in the state’s traditional fisheries, aquaculture and seafood-related companies and institutions. The deadline to submit proposals to MTI is Sept. 15. The […]
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When Jesse Orach starts his job as a process engineer at Verso’s Androscoggin Mill in Jay later this spring, he’ll strive to optimize the paper machines’ performance. Maximize output and minimize energy use and waste. Orach excels at achieving results. During his five years at the University of Maine, the Gorham native has demonstrated productivity […]
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