An educational program led by Maine Sea Grant at the University of Maine bridges the gap between inland and coastal Maine, giving students from rural communities hands-on access to the […]
Hashem Abuqawod was born in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and lived there until he was four when his family moved to Kuwait. They came back to the United States when […]
From the military to athletics to campus fraternity and sorority life, students and others endure hazing to satisfy the basic human desire to be part of a group. It operates […]
The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the 2024-25 academic year fellowship awardees. This year’s awards were supported by CUGR, the Office of the Vice President […]
Ferrini-Mundy will help oversee the $9 billion National Science Foundation and advise the President and Congress on STEM policies and programs University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy was sworn in […]
The University of Maine is celebrating 70 years of looking to the skies as it marks the anniversary of what is today the Versant Power Astronomy Center and Jordan Planetarium. […]
Many people think planetariums are exclusively designed for astronomical purposes, but they can be used to explore more than the cosmos. Versant Power Astronomy Center Director Shawn Laatsch has a […]
Island Ad-Vantages reported that a group of five University of Maine engineering students are designing a new causeway that connects Sunshine island to the rest of Deer Isle for a […]
In 1954 — three years before the start of the “space race” between the U.S. and Soviet Union — the ninth university planetarium in the nation opened in Orono at […]
In her first year of full-time employment with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Leah McCluskey taught youth how to make miniature lava lamps. She led the students through an experiment […]
