Well into the 19th century, home for Native families continued to be where they camped, fished, hunted and gathered wood in Maine. For Wabanaki people, home wasn’t confined to, or defined as, one place. Nor was home bound by walls or lines on a map, says Micah Pawling, assistant professor of history and Native American […]
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The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine will host an annual six-day undergraduate student leadership program for women that aims to educate, engage and empower young leaders. Maine NEW (National Education for Women) Leadership will run Thursday through Tuesday, June 1–6 at the Orono campus with trips to Augusta and Skowhegan. […]
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More than 250 students are expected to participate in two middle and high school STEM competitions Friday, May 19 at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center: the Kleinschmidt Windstorm Challenge and the ninth annual Maine Wind Blade Challenge. The competitions, which showcase real-world, hands-on STEM innovation by middle and high school students […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s five-session class on raised-bed and container gardening starts 9–11 a.m. May 10 at the UMaine Extension Somerset County office in Skowhegan. Extension staff and Master Gardener volunteers will lead the hands-on series; remaining sessions will be held June 14, July 19, Aug. 16 and Sept. 13, at the same time […]
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A collaboration of groups and individuals will kick off the first Maine Composts Week on Sunday, May 7. The statewide event will promote reducing the amount of unused food, sharing unserved food with people who are food insecure and diverting unused food to composting and anaerobic digestion facilities to minimize the amount of food being […]
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Learn more about the world of engineering at the next University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Science Saturday 10 a.m.–1 p.m. April 29 at Neville Hall on the UMaine campus. Led by the UMaine Society of Women Engineers, participants will be able to explore different fields of study, including chemical, electrical and structural engineering, and […]
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The Maine Technology Institute and the Alliance for Maine’s Marine Economy today released a new request for proposals for a first round of awards from the Marine Economy Capital Grants Program, supporting growth in the state’s traditional fisheries, aquaculture and seafood-related companies and institutions. The deadline to submit proposals to MTI is Sept. 15. The […]
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The Maine Grass Farmers Network (MGFN) annual grazing conference is scheduled for 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. March 18 at the Kennebec Valley Community College Alfond Campus in Hinckley. The morning keynote address will be given by Utah State University faculty emeritus Fred Provenza, a wildlife biologist and grazing behavior specialist. Veterinarian and author Hue Karreman from […]
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Volunteer cooks will have four opportunities in March and April to learn how to safely prepare food for large numbers of people. University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County will present the Cooking for Crowds — Food Safety Training for Volunteer Cooks workshop from 9 a.m. to noon March 28, April 5 and April […]
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MeiWa Li has her sights set on a career in health care services. The University of Maine junior from Hong Kong is an accounting major who interned at athenahealth last summer in Belfast. The fast-growing company, which provides cloud-based services for managing electronic medical records, medical billing, patient engagement and care coordination, assigned Li to […]
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