Why would a 57-year-old who lives in Escondido, California decide to earn his MBA from the University of Maine? A sense of community, history and flexibility. Jord Thomas had hit a wall promotion-wise at his job. He works as a production operations supervisor at a recovery firm serving major banks and vehicle manufacturers. He […]
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Emily Dunlap from Old Town, Maine is a rising fourth-year music education major with an instrumental concentration. She is also in the Honors College. Dunlap has received the Thomas E. Lynch Honors Fellowship, been recognized as a James S. Stevens Outstanding Junior and is an alumni member of the 2021 Macy’s Great American Alumni Marching […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Beef Producers Association will host a barbecue 10:45 a.m.–2 p.m. June 4 at Knight Family Farm, 30 Jones Road, Garland. The “Meet and Greet and Brisket BBQ” is for new or experienced farmers interested in beef production and current beef producers to meet other producers and representatives […]
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The Maine Department of Education and Educate Maine announced the 2022 Maine County Teachers of the Year at a ceremony in Augusta last week. Among the honorees this year are six teachers with degrees from the University of Maine: Aroostook County Teacher of the Year Heather Anderson (’99), Caribou Community School, Caribou Hancock County Teacher […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers information and workshops to help consumers find, grow, use, preserve, and store in-season fruits and vegetables in Maine. Seasonal favorites for May include: Facts on Fiddleheads Facts on Edible Wild Greens in Maine Fruits for Health: Rhubarb Spring Refrigerator Pickles UMaine Extension educator Kathy Savoie demonstrates new techniques for […]
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Properly storing hay is a logistical challenge for farmers. Hay that is baled and stored too moist — at moisture levels above 15–20% — can lead to the growth of molds that reduce bale weight and nutritive value, and impact animal health. Improper hay storage can even cause so much microbial activity that the bales […]
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The University of Maine’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering recently released a report in collaboration with the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) examining the practice of using road salt for winter travel safety in Maine, as well as its cost and environmental impacts. The report makes recommendations for […]
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States have an important role to play in the transition to a greener transportation future. Every state is at a different place in its clean energy journey, though. A new report helps states figure out what’s next for each one — Maine included. The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) recently released a report, “Methods […]
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Two nationally recognized University of Maine alumnae, the scientific director of The Jackson Laboratory and a land protection project manager for Maine Coast Heritage Trust will be the UMaine and University of Maine at Machias commencement speakers for ceremonies for 2022 graduates and 2020–21 alumni, May 6–8. Jacob van de Sande, a land protection project […]
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This year’s University of Maine Presidential Awards recognize outstanding achievement in teaching in Earth and climate sciences, research in the biophysics of flow-related biological and physiological functions in humans and animals, and impactful community engagement in nursing, particularly during the past two years of the pandemic. Karl Kreutz, director and professor of the School of […]
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