Outreach

Internship connects Maine college students with growing companies

Editor’s note: The Innovate for Maine application deadline has been extended from March 11 to March 23. For the seventh year in a row, the Foster Center for Student Innovation at the University of Maine is inviting Maine companies and college students to apply for a one-of-a-kind internship experience. Innovate for Maine seeks to connect […]

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UMaine diving instructor teaches National Park Service staff, Lincoln County News reports

The Lincoln County News reported Christopher Rigaud, University of Maine’s diving operations manager, was one of four instructors at a two-week dive leadership workshop in February at the University of Southern California’s Wrigley Institute for Environmental Sciences. Based at the Darling Marine Center in Walpole, Rigaud conducts diver training, dive support, and operational supervision for […]

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University Singers to begin 2018 spring tour

The University Singers, a 60-voice choral ensemble under the direction of Francis John Vogt at the University of Maine, will embark on its annual spring tour March 13–15. The group will travel throughout Maine and Vermont, performing each day at high school assemblies, as well as offering choral workshops with high school singers. Evening concerts […]

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Dill speaks with WVII about early tick activity

WVII (Channel 7) interviewed Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about the return of tick activity in Maine. “An earlier spring will certainly mean earlier tick activity,” said Dill, who adds a typical tick season usually starts when temperatures begin to rise throughout March and into April. […]

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Fosters.com reports on collaborative New England weed study

Fosters.com reported scientists from Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont have completed the first comprehensive assessment of weeds found on organic vegetable farms in northern New England. The collaborative study is an important first step in providing a baseline for organic growers who could face challenges providing locally grown produce because of new, problematic weeds emerging […]

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Franklin County 4-H members going to Washington D.C., Sun Journal reports

Sun Journal reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H in Franklin County will send four members of the Maine delegation on the 2018 Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) trip, a 4-H leadership program for high school students from across the country. While in Washington June 30 to July 7, CWF delegates will learn about the […]

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AgrAbility mentioned during Maine Public’s ‘Maine Calling’

Maine AgrAbility, a program that works with Maine farmers who struggle to continue their work due to injury, illness or disability, was mentioned during Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. Kathy Adams, OTR/L, ATP/director at Maine CITE Coordinating Center, was a guest on the show that focused on occupational therapy. Adams, an AgrAbility advisory board […]

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Livermore Falls Advertiser publishes feature on 4-H educator

Livermore Falls Advertiser published a feature article on Tara Marble, a 4-H youth development professional in Franklin County. The article mentioned several University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H programs and opportunities Marble has been involved in, including 4-H clubs, the National 4-H Youth Agri-Science Summit in Washington, D.C., Maine 4-H Days at Windsor Fairgrounds, 4-H […]

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UMaine Extension offering introductory farming workshop in Dover-Foxcroft

University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering an introductory workshop on farming in Maine on March 26 at the Piscataquis County UMaine Extension office in Dover-Foxcroft. From 6:30–8:30 p.m., participants will explore what it takes to start a farming enterprise in Maine, how to evaluate assets that can contribute to a successful farm, and where […]

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