In keeping with its long history of being a leader in early college programming, the University of Maine has launched several innovative programs for Maine high school students who wish to earn college credits before they graduate. UMaine signature online program, Academ-e, has provided educational opportunities to high school students for more than 15 years. […]
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The Maine Sea Grant College Program and University of Maine scientists Rick Wahle and Damian Brady are project leaders in the $2 million Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Sea Grant to understand physical and chemical changes affecting American lobster in the Gulf of Maine. The initiative […]
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State-of-the-art geospatial data collection and modeling to assess, monitor and forecast the quality, health and value of Maine forestlands is the focus of a new NASA-funded project led by the University of Maine. The three-year project, funded by a nearly $750,000 NASA grant, is led by Parinaz Rahimzadeh, assistant professor of remote sensing of natural […]
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Three University of Maine Cooperative Extension staff members were recent guests on WGAN’s “Positively Maine” podcast — Hannah Carter, dean of UMaine Extension; Richard Brzozowski, food system program administrator; and Lani Carlson, Maine AgrAbility coordinator. The show focused on the reach of UMaine Extension across the entire state, especially through programs like Maine AgrAbility and […]
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The Republican Journal reported three Maine high schools will participate in a yearlong, tuition-free pre-calculus course as part of the University of Maine’s Early College Academ-e high school pilot program. Students at Searsport District High School, Dirigo High School in Dixfield and Massabesic High School in Waterboro will be able to take the course, which […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Oxford County will hold a workshop on raising backyard poultry 1–3 p.m. Aug. 7 at the UMaine Extension office in South Paris. UMaine Extension livestock specialist Colt Knight will discuss poultry breeds, housing, health and nutrition. Prospective and beginning small-scale egg producers will gain a general understanding of what […]
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Advertiser Democrat advanced a University of Maine Cooperative Extension workshop on raising backyard poultry from 1–3 p.m. Aug. 7 at the Oxford County Extension office in South Paris. Colt Knight, Extension livestock specialist, will discuss poultry breeds, housing, health and nutrition for small-scale egg producers, the article states. The cost is $10 per person and […]
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In this year’s Maine Government Summer Internship Program, 63 students have been placed in full-time, paid summer internships. Of them, 18 are interning in municipal or county governments, and 45 are interning at state agencies. Students in the program attend undergraduate or graduate programs and are either Maine residents or are enrolled in a college […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension manages a statewide online hay directory for buyers and sellers of hay, straw and silage. Sellers can list their products with details including location and type. Buyers can search for sources by county and the specific product needed. The website also offers information about sampling, testing and harvesting quality hay […]
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The University of Maine recognized 2,330 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2019 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,649 are from Maine, 623 are from 35 other states and 58 are from 30 countries other than the U.S. Listed below are students who received Dean’s List honors for […]
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