Penobscot County

Forest

Faculty collaborate to effectively teach core biology concepts

Each year, Maine’s forest industry harvests 6 million to 7 million cords of wood to build homes and make furniture, paper and other products. Which of the following processes contributes the most to the increase in timber biomass? That’s a question developed for students in biology courses on six University of Maine System campuses. The […]

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UMaine Concert Band performance to benefit local cancer research

The University of Maine Concert Band will hold its inaugural “Concert for a Cause” on March 29 at the Collins Center for the Arts. The band, directed by Philip Edelman, will headline an evening of music, fundraising and storytelling beginning at 7 p.m. Edelman says the idea for the concert came from his students who […]

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Find an environmentally friendly career at the Green Jobs Forum

Are you interested in installing solar swimming pool heaters? How about working in a yarn shop that supports sustainable fiber farming? People considering a career, internship or volunteer opportunities in the environmental sector are invited to the Green Jobs Forum from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 14 at the Bangor Public Library. Several businesses […]

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Jessica Cunney

Social media spotlight: Jessica Cunney

Hometown: Brewer, Maine She studies music education and performance. I love music, I always have. I think being in bands helped me to be able to talk with people after I was homeschooled. I want to pass that passion and encouragement to others and watch them grow as people. I like to go out with […]

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Winslow Hall

Twenty-one UMaine faculty members receive tenure and/or promotion

Twenty-one University of Maine faculty have received tenure and/or promotion. The faculty members were nominated by UMaine President Susan J. Hunter based on a peer and administrative review of their successful teaching, research and public service, and approved by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees. “UMaine’s world-class faculty are at the heart of […]

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University of Maine Foundation announces largest capital gift in UMaine history

An anonymous gift of $10 million from the family of a University of Maine engineering graduate has been committed to help construct UMaine’s Engineering Education and Design Center, according to UMaine President Susan J. Hunter and University of Maine Foundation President Jeffery N. Mills. This is the single largest capital gift in UMaine history, bringing […]

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Bee on a flower

New checklist features 270 species of native bees in Maine

The first checklist of bees in Maine, compiled using wild blueberry research records from the 1800s to present, as well as private and public collections, and citizen science observations, has documented a total of 278 species — all but eight of which are native, according to a scientific team led by University of Maine bee […]

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