The Bangor Daily News reprinted a piece Ben Sprague wrote for the Maine Policy Review’s issue on aging. Sprague, who serves on the Bangor City Council, writes the city of Bangor has realized “that older Americans have a lot to offer in terms of raw economic output, mentorship and life perspective. Bangor has been ranked […]
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Patrick Womac takes off his shoes and steps onto the huge map of Africa covering half the gym floor at Old Town’s Leonard Middle School. Womac, an assistant professor of curriculum, assessment and instruction at the University of Maine, stands on Libya as he leads a group of seventh graders in discussion. “How many people […]
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The Scratchpad Accelerator, a pilot program of the University of Maine in collaboration with the Maine Technology Institute, has announced it will hold a Demo Day to showcase four of Maine’s prestigious startup companies. The event, the first of its kind north of Boston, will display cutting-edge developments underway at each company from 4–7 p.m. […]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGtYw2iifAw&feature=youtu.be Transcript When it comes to the art of making acoustic guitars, one might not expect to find a master luthier outside of Nashville, Tennessee. Yet, one of the world’s most knowledgeable guitar makers has been crafting guitars in Maine for nearly forty years. Dana Bourgeois of Bourgeois Guitars in Lewiston is well-known to professionals, […]
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Endangered shortnose sturgeon have rediscovered habitat in the Penobscot River that had been inaccessible to the species for more than 100 years prior to the removal of the Veazie Dam in 2013. University of Maine researchers confirmed evidence that three female shortnose sturgeon were in the area between Veazie and Orono in mid-October. Researchers had […]
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The chemistry of color will be explored at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Science Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 21 in Aubert Hall at UMaine. In the extended session, middle and high school students will synthesize pigments and use them in chemistry and art experiments. Participants will utilize techniques and […]
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https://youtu.be/NESBLPjj9O0 Transcript Ben Polito, president and co-founder of Pika Energy, first developed the core technology for his business in the basement of his home. Now his company employs 12 people, four of whom are alumni of the University of Maine’s Innovate for Maine Fellows Program. Pika Energy builds clean power systems, including solar inverters and […]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aktrXiTNL-s&feature=youtu.be Transcript Garrett VanAtta, vice president of innovation engineering at Auburn Manufacturing, Inc. (AMI) in Mechanic Falls, Maine, knows the value of innovative product development. AMI has become an industry leader in manufacturing advanced new high-temperature textiles, serving such clients as the U.S. Department of Defense and hundreds of small businesses worldwide. Over the years, […]
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The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the recipients of the Academic Year Research and Creative Activities Fellowships for 2015–16. The fellowships were developed to enhance and increase undergraduate student involvement in faculty-supervised research. Each fellowship provides a $1,000 award for the student to help cover costs of their project. The […]
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The Baroque Orchestra of Maine (BOOM) will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, at Minsky Recital Hall at the University of Maine. This is a “Closer to Home” concert — featuring two musicians who live and teach in Maine — in the John I. and Elizabeth E. Patches Chamber Music Series. In 2010, violinist […]
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