Pamela Hargest, a horticulture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for a story about how invasive pests have impacted plant sales. Hargest says a strategy that can help minimize the spread of pests like winter moth and jumping worms is to rinse the roots of any perennials dug […]
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Fortune magazine’s 2023 online MBA rankings place the MaineMBA at 26th nationwide. The MaineMBA program, offered by the University of Maine’s Graduate School of Business, is the only business school in Maine and one of four in New England to be ranked among the nation’s best by Fortune. Fortune also ranked the MaineMBA program in […]
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Margaret Nagle, former director of communications for the University of Maine, retired May 9 after nearly 40 years of service. Nagle joined the UMaine community in 1985. During her tenure, she led the news services staff within the Division of Marketing and Communications, generated countless stories and oversaw university media relations and crisis communications. She […]
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New information is emerging on how climate change is impacting American lobster populations and their connections to other species in the marine food web in the earliest stages of their life cycle. New research conducted by two graduate students at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC) has revealed more information about how these […]
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The Professional Employees Advisory Council (PEAC) is soliciting the University of Maine community for nominations for this year’s Outstanding Professional Employee Award, given to a professional employee whose actions and achievements go beyond normal work responsibilities and have provided outstanding service to their field, the university and the community. A professional employee must be nominated […]
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Noah Charney, assistant professor of conservation biology at the University of Maine, authored a new book titled “These Trees Tell a Story: The Art of Reading Landscapes” that will be published on May 16 by Yale University Press. Framed by a series of interactive field walks through ten New England ecosystems, “These Trees Tell a […]
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CEO Magazine has ranked the University of Maine’s online MBA as a Top Tier program for the fifth consecutive year, with the UMaine Graduate School of Business ranking No. 31 globally. “The CEO Magazine ranking shows that the MaineMBA program is among the top online MBA programs in the world,” says Norm O’Reilly, dean of […]
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James Tardy, the lead facilities maintenance worker for the University of Maine athletics complex, is the recipient of the 2023 Black Bear Award for Extraordinary Impact. The annual award, established in 2021, recognizes an individual or group at UMaine that exceeds expectations, contributes positively to the university community and makes an extraordinary impact through their […]
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The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development will host a pair of conferences this month that highlight the many ways its Literacy, Language and Culture programs support schools and communities throughout the state. On May 12, the annual Literacy Connections Conference will return following a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
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The Mount Desert Islander boosted the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s and Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s Kids Can Grow youth gardening program for kids ages 7–12 who live on Mount Desert Island or in surrounding towns. Register online by May 12.
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