Knox County

Media report local students on UMaine Dean’s List

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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University of Maine announces fall 2018 Dean’s List

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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VillageSoup advances talk by Holman Dec. 18

VillageSoup advanced a talk by Paul Holman, an adjunct professor of political science at the University of Maine and adjunct professor at the Naval War College. Holman will speak on “China in Africa: A New Kind of Colonialism?” at the Camden Public Library at 7 p.m. Dec. 18. The talk, which is offered as a […]

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Maine coast

Birkel, Mayewski prepare report to help Mainers plan for climate challenges

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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UMaine faculty mentioned in KJ article on grant awarded to start compost facility

The Kennebec Journal reported a $17,750 grant from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and a partnership between Midcoast businesses is bringing residential and commercial compost infrastructure to Knox County. Work is underway to construct a compost facility on Bo Lait Farm in Washington where the farmers and Camden-based Scrapdogs Community Compost will pick up […]

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World Climate Interactive Negotiation Simulations to be held at Maine schools in October

University of Maine graduate students are partnering with schools across Maine to host World Climate Interactive Negotiation Simulation (WCS) activities. The simulation activity was developed by the nongovernmental organization Climate Interactive and involves a role play in which participants act as country delegates and work together to negotiate a global climate agreement. The simulation emulates […]

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Maine teachers, volunteers invited to participate in ‘Code Your World’ in October

University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is inviting teachers and volunteers from around the state to participate in the 11th annual 4-H National Youth Science Day challenge by hosting the experiment in their school, after-school program, library or 4-H club throughout the month of October. This year’s challenge, “Code Your World,” is a four-part activity […]

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People walking in the forest

$2.9 million NSF award will train the next generation of environmental conservation leaders

Helping train the next generation of interdisciplinary environmental conservation leaders is the goal of a five-year, $2.9 million National Science Foundation (NSF) award to the University of Maine. The interdisciplinary UMaine project led by Sandra De Urioste-Stone, a UMaine assistant professor of nature-based tourism, and involving multiple community partners statewide was one of 17 new […]

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