WABI (Channel 5) and the Bangor Daily News quoted Habib Dagher, founding executive director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine, in reports on new technology the center helped develop for a composite bridge business in Brewer. AIT Bridges and the UMaine Composites Center are launching a composite tub girder, […]
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Archaeological research focused on the World War II German prisoner of war (POW) camp that was located on Passamaquoddy land in eastern Maine has been recognized with a 2019–20 American Fellowship from the American Association of University Women (AAUW). The fellowship provides a $6,000 grant to support the work of UMaine assistant professor of anthropology […]
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Eleven students from six Maine high schools and area home-school programs started the summer in various Belfast Bay locations as part of an intensive three-week STEM research course offered through the University of Maine’s Early College Program. The students came from Belfast Area High School, Hermon High School, John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor, […]
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The Ellsworth American reported that Andrew Egan, vice president for academic affairs and head of campus at the University of Maine at Machias, will step down Aug. 15. Daniel Qualls, associate professor of education, will serve as interim vice president for academic affairs and head of campus. The Bangor Daily News also shared the announcement.
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New University of Maine building and road signage on campus is now bilingual — English and Penobscot. Signs for Memorial Gym and New Balance Student Recreation Center note the names in Penobscot — αttali-milahəyαwələtimək — translated as “place where you play a variety of games.” At Fogler Library, awihkhikaní-wikəwαm means “book house”; at Wells Conference […]
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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 will present the free seminar “Swine 101: Raising Pastured Pork” in 10 locations, from Presque Isle to Falmouth, in July and August. A smoked pork meal will be provided. Colt Knight, UMaine Extension assistant professor and state livestock specialist, will talk about breed selection, reproductive information, nutrition, fencing, housing and […]
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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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A nurse practitioner (NP) residency program will be reestablished next year with the help of a $1.7 million grant to Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC), in partnership with the University of Maine School of Nursing, Harrington Family Health Center and Hometown Health Center in Newport. The program, made possible by a U.S. Health Resources & […]
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Concerts, dance and magic shows, Broadway musicals and more all take the stage as part of the Collins Center for the Arts’ 2019–20 season at the University of Maine. “The season represents weeks, months, and sometimes years of work,” says Daniel Williams, executive director of the Collins Center. “Our team has once again put together […]
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