ORONO — Students in the University of Maine’s outdoor leadership program have created a website umaine.edu/outdoorleadership that K-12 teachers can use to plan outdoor lessons and activities. The site features videos, quizzes, slideshows and other resources produced by UMaine students on topics ranging from mountain biking and wilderness survival to outdoor ethics issues, such as […]
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Planning underway for statewide UMaine engineering college
The initiative, funded with a $75 million investment from the Harold Alfond Foundation, will build on existing programs to add capacity and opportunities across the University of Maine System.
State launches campaign to help students with college admissions process
The On Track for College series will deliver a dozen virtual college counseling and decision-making events for high school students this spring.
Spire staff seeks submission for online conservation journal
Deadline for submission is Feb. 1.
Maine Voices: History provides reality check to lumberjack’s romantic image
Many Maine woods workers in the early 20th century were tricked into taking jobs characterized by isolation and debt servitude.
Wastewater testing sheds light on COVID-19 trends
However, there has not been enough screening statewide to offer warning signs of potential case spikes.
Four additional deaths, 172 new COVID-19 cases reported in Maine as virus surges
The number of active cases of the coronavirus in Maine has tripled – from roughly 600 to 1,800 – in one month, and hospitalizations as well as deaths are climbing.
Zoom talk about stories from the sea set for Nov. 2
The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk on stories from the sea and what they reveal about Maine fishing communities today. The talk will take place at 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, via Zoom, according to a news release from UMaine in Orono. Scattered […]
Website collects educational resources for teachers, families
PreK–12 schools in Maine and around the country reopened for in-person instruction this fall after abruptly closing in the spring because of the coronavirus pandemic. But with many now operating on a hybrid schedule to limit the spread of the disease, educators and families continue to face uncertainty, and demand for reliable resources related to […]
Transforming timberland to ‘equity worth buying’ Zoom talk set
The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk from 3 to 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, on how the valuation of timberland has changed over the past several decades, according to a news release from UMaine News in Orono. In the talk, “Waste Land to […]