In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., members of the University of Maine community will pack an estimated 40,000 meals for distribution to local food pantries on Jan. 21. The project is a partnership among the UMaine Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism, Honors College and Office of Multicultural Student Life, as well as the […]
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Middle school students are invited to explore aquaculture and marine science research during the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Science Saturday, Jan. 21. From 10 a.m.–1 p.m. in 101 Libby Hall, youth in grades six through eight will play games and perform experiments similar to those conducted in UMaine research labs. Topics covered will […]
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Effective communication with residents is crucial for many municipal governments, including the city of Bangor. Yet with many new tools such as social media and web-based communications, as well as more traditional methods, it can often be difficult to know what is working. This year, University of Maine Honors College student Jaymi Thibault worked with […]
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The Bangor Daily News posted a University of Maine Cooperative Extension release about its 952 Master Gardener Volunteers providing more than 35,000 hours for 2016 educational, food security projects. Volunteers supported 80 community gardens, 86 school gardens, 103 demonstration gardens and 56 programs involving 1,579 youth in horticulture activities. People participating in food security projects […]
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Sukhwinder Bali has been appointed University of Maine Cooperative Extension assistant professor and University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) assistant professor of sustainable agriculture. Bali earned a master’s degree in soil science with a minor in botany from Punjab Agricultural University. She recently completed a second master’s degree in natural resource management from North […]
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The 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration co-sponsored by the Greater Bangor NAACP and the University of Maine Division of Student Life will be held Jan. 16 in the Wells Conference Center on campus. The family-friendly event will celebrate the life and legacy of King’s service while offering inspiration through diversity and social […]
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The University of Maine is accepting applications for the 2017 Top Gun Bangor Region Class, a program offered to the area’s entrepreneurs who have aspirations to achieve high growth through innovation. To help companies applying for the Top Gun class, UMaine will host four sessions for questions and assistance with preparing a successful Top Gun […]
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The Katherine Miles Durst Child Development Learning Center inside Merrill Hall on the University of Maine campus gets a lot of donated books. “We have so many,” says Aleeza Stearns, one of two head teachers at the center. “There’s a whole room upstairs just full of books.” Organizing and culling all of those books can […]
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Miranda Roberts of Hermon, Maine spent five weeks last summer working in the office of a member of the Canadian Parliament. The only UMaine student to receive last year’s Canadian Parliamentary Internship, Roberts traveled to Ottawa with about 30 students from the University of Michigan-Dearborn, which partnered with UMaine for the program. From May 8 […]
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The Page Farm and Home Museum at the University of Maine will hold its annual Ye Olde Holiday Shoppe from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. The free event will feature more than 20 local vendors with handcrafted and homemade products including jewelry, wood carvings, clothing, quilts, bread, cheese and maple syrup. The […]
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