During the first six months of 2019, University of Maine faculty and students have contributed to knowledge and solutions — locally and worldwide. Here’s a review of some highlights, including dog biscuits made of green crabs and a comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Everest. January Food science majors to engage in active learning to prepare […]
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The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has announced that Chebacco, the annual magazine of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society, is the recipient of a Leadership in History Award. Now in its 74th year, the award is the most prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of state and local […]
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The University of Maine System Board of Trustees unanimously voted to appoint former Connecticut governor Dannel P. Malloy the next Chancellor of the University of Maine System. The appointment concludes more than a year of succession planning that included the development of a multi-year Declaration of Strategic Priorities and a national search for a leader. […]
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The Maine Solar Sprint race is celebrating its 25th year on June 8 at the University of Maine. The event, which runs 10:30 a.m.–3 p.m., is free and open to the public. Solar Sprint, a UMaine Cooperative Extension 4-H program, challenges students statewide to create solar-powered model cars as an interactive way to learn principles […]
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Mount Desert Islander and The Ellsworth American previewed a talk by Lauren Ross, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine, at 4:10 p.m. June 4 at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor. Ross will discuss the dynamics of Trenton’s Jordan River Estuary, according to the article. The free […]
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Phys.org published a University of Maine news release about research by Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie, a UMaine postdoctoral researcher, showing that areas across the Northeast have lost an average of one-fourth of their local plant biodiversity in the last 50 to 150 years. McDonough MacKenzie and her research team compared 19th century botanical records from Mount […]
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Mount Desert Islander previewed a talk by Joseph Kelley, a professor of marine geology at the University of Maine, at 4:10 p.m. May 30 at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor. Kelley’s talk will focus on methods for studying sea level rise along the Maine coast. The free talk is part of the […]
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Areas across the Northeast have lost an average of one-fourth of their local plant biodiversity in the last 50 to 150 years. Certain plant families had even higher rates of loss, says Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Maine. When her research team compared 19th century botanical records from Mount […]
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Bailey West, a biochemistry major at the University of Maine, has been awarded a George J. Mitchell Peace Scholarship and will study abroad in Ireland for a semester as part of the student exchange program. The competitive merit-based scholarship is made possible by an agreement between Maine and Ireland for a student exchange at the […]
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The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine will host its annual six-day nonpartisan undergraduate student leadership program for women May 30–June 4. Maine NEW (National Education for Women) Leadership, which aims to educate, engage and empower young leaders, will be held at the Schoodic Institute in Winter Harbor. UMaine President Joan […]
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