16thAnnual Margaret Chase Smith Essay Contest
The University of Maine Margaret Chase Smith Library in Skowhegan is accepting entries for its 16th annual essay contest for high school seniors.
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Florida Editorial Cites UMaine Leadership in Hazing Research
An editorial in Sunday’s Florida Times-Union newspaper on ways to discourage hazing at colleges and universities notes that the University of Maine has become a center for hazing prevention research. The editorial noted a groundbreaking, three-year national study on hazing by UMaine professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan and colleague Mary Madden, and included comments […]
Read moreBDN Letter to the Editor on Graduates’ Prospects
In Monday’s Letters section in the Bangor Daily News, Ted Coladarci, the director of Institutional Studies at UMaine, presented statistical evidence that contradicted a previous op-ed about UMaine graduates. Rather than leaving the state following graduation, as the op-ed claimed, Coladarci said recent surveys of alumni have found most are working full-time in Maine. Contact: […]
Read moreOp-Ed on Economies of Wind Power
UMaine economist Gary Hunt contributed to an opinion piece in the Portland Press Herald on the economies of commercial wind development. The piece claimed that media discussions of wind power economics often overemphasize the least important economic aspects, such the short-lived economic stimulus of construction jobs, while distorting the most important aspects, such as the […]
Read morePoverty Report in Press Herald
A report prepared by UMaine’s Margaret Chase Smith Police Center on poverty in Maine was the subject of a Portland Press Herald story. The story noted the report found that the consequences of living in poverty can be severe, with children from poor families tending to complete less school and ending up working and earning […]
Read moreReports on Robotics Contest
The Bangor Daily News reported on Saturday’s VEX Robotics Competition Championships, which was sponsored by UMaine’s College of Engineering. Dana Humphrey, dean of the college, told the BDN students in the competition are doing things that are fun while trying to solve a problem. UMaine junior engineering major David Hart, who directed the competition, was […]
Read moreBlue Sky Listening Sessions Today
The next in a series of one-hour information-gathering sessions President Ferguson has organized over the next few weeks to solicit input for UMaine’s strategic plan will take place will take place today, Feb. 13, from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. in the McIntire Room of Buchanan Alumni House. The subject area is Infrastructure. In addition, […]
Read moreGrad Student uses Smart Energy Monitor for Energy Literacy Education.
Smart grid research by a University of Maine doctoral student is helping grade school educators learn about energy and how to conserve it in their schools and homes.
Read moreHandley Raspberry Pruning Article in Gardening Magazine
The March/April 2012 issue of “fine Gardening” magazine includes an article by University of Maine Cooperative Extension small fruit and vegetable specialist David Handley on pruning red raspberries, which recommends a hard late-winter thinning as the secret to healthier plants. The article includes an Extension video in which Handley illustrates proper pruning techniques. Contact: George […]
Read moreGlobe Lists Hudson Museum Among College Highlights
The travel section of the Boston Sunday Globe on Feb. 5 included the Hudson Museum at the University of Maine as being among noteworthy New England college highlights “offering exceptional and exhilarating experiences” for the public. The article recommends Hudson’s Native American exhibits and its basket collection, which the Globe features on its website. Contact: […]
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