Registration is open for the Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference May 30–June 1 at the University of Maine. In July 1819, a majority of voters in the District of Maine chose to separate from Massachusetts. Maine became the 23rd state in the nation in March 1820. Conference organizers see the bicentennial as an opportunity to […]
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Blue mussels, the predominant species used in aquaculture in Maine, may be more resilient than other cultivated species to the increased seawater acidity and storms predicted to hit the Gulf of Maine as a consequence of climate change, according to a University of Maine research team. A study led by Tim Bowden, an associate professor […]
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Media reported local students made the University of Maine Dean’s List for the fall 2018 semester. A total of 2,388 students made the list, including 1,666 from Maine. WDEA (AM 1370) and The Ellsworth American published the names of students from Hancock County who made the list; Q106.5 published the names of students from Penobscot County; the […]
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The University of Maine recognized 2,388 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2018 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,666 are from Maine, 669 are from 34 other states and 53 are from 25 countries other than the U.S. Listed below are students who received Dean’s List honors for […]
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The Ellsworth American reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Hancock County office is now taking applications for the 2019 Master Gardener Volunteer training, which will be held Friday mornings from Jan. 25–May 17, with two Tuesday evening classes. Program participants will learn about fruit, vegetable and ornamental gardening in preparation to do gardening-related volunteer […]
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Morning Ag Clips previewed a workshop for farmers, farm families and farm employees to improve communication, from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Jan. 8 at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Hancock County office in Ellsworth. The workshop will be led by Leslie Forstadt, a human development specialist with UMaine Extension, and Karen Groat, a community mediation […]
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Mainers can expect significant environmental changes in the next two decades due to increased greenhouse gas emissions and patterns of variability in the climate system, say University of Maine researchers Sean Birkel and Paul Mayewski. And they’ve produced a report — Coastal Maine Climate Futures — to provide a base for coastal Maine planners to […]
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Thirty teachers from 10 Maine schools will team with the University of Maine to enhance middle school computer science education statewide and develop student computational skills needed for 21st-century jobs. A $1.25 million National Science Foundation grant to the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) at the University of Maine will fund […]
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The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (UMaine Composites Center) has received $500,000 from the Maine Technology Institute (MTI) to form a technology cluster to help Maine boatbuilders explore how large-scale 3D printing using economical, wood-filled plastics can provide the industry with a competitive advantage. The cluster brings together the expertise of UMaine […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported Maine Bound at the University of Maine was a partner in an adaptive climbing trip at Acadia National Park Saturday, Oct. 6. Maine Bound partnered with the Adaptive Outdoor Education Center at Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabassett Valley, and professional instructors from the Acadia Mountain Guides Climbing School in Bar Harbor volunteered […]
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