Members of the University of Maine’s Alpha Phi sorority recently raised more than $2,000 for the Alpha Phi Foundation. In February, members of the group held a “Mac N Phi’s” event at Orono Brewing Company in Orono. Mac and cheese for sale was donated by individuals and groups including UMaine Dining. Proceeds from the event […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a workshop on hayfield and pasture health in nine locations beginning 6–9 p.m. March 25 at the UMaine Extension office in Dover-Foxcroft. Workshops will continue to be offered around the state until April 15 at the following locations: 9 a.m.–noon March 27, UMaine Extension, 307 Maine Avenue, Bangor; […]
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University of Maine student entrepreneurs working out of and with mentors at UMaine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation student incubator have won all three finalist spots in the college competition of “Greenlight Maine,” a business contest television show twice nominated for an Emmy Award. The students will compete live for the grand prize at 4 […]
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John Bear Mitchell presented “Notes From Home: A Penobscot Journey Through Maine History” on March 15 at Colby College. Mitchell, a citizen of Penobscot Nation from Indian Island, is a lecturer of Wabanaki studies and multicultural studies at the University of Maine and coordinator of the University of Maine System Office Native American Waiver and […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on a University of Maine staff presentation at the Maine Science Festival in Bangor on March 16 in an article about a middle school student who aspires to have his invention patented. Rachel Knapp, a science and engineering librarian at UMaine’s Fogler Library, and Renee Kelly, UMaine assistant vice president […]
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Editor’s note: Story updated June 3. There are lots of oysters on Josephine Roussell’s plate. A few literally, and many more figuratively. The 2018 University of Maine graduate is a research technician on a team designing a sorter for small-scale oyster growers. Aquaculture already provides more than 50 percent of seafood worldwide, according to the […]
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The city of Bangor and its municipal partners Brewer, Hampden, Old Town, Orono and Veazie have launched a study to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Community Connector public transit system. Community Connector buses carry riders to work, school, shopping and on other trips six days of the week. More than 800,000 trips were […]
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Pets 4 Vets, a benefit dodgeball tournament and bake sale to raise money for service dogs for veterans, will be held 1:30–4:30 p.m. March 31 at the University of Maine’s New Balance Field House. The dodgeball tournament will feature teams of four; the registration fee is $5 per person or $20 per team, which includes […]
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The fifth annual Maine Science Festival will be held in Bangor and Orono March 13–17. The University of Maine is one of the major event sponsors. Several members of the UMaine community will lead workshops and participate in the program that draws science, innovation and creative achievement enthusiasts of all ages. “Ask a […]
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Farmers will have two chances to attend the annual Maine Vegetable and Fruit School in Portland on March 25, and in Bangor on March 26. The school, from 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m., will be held at Seasons Event and Conference Center in Portland and the Bangor Motor Inn Conference Center in Bangor. Offered by University of […]
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