University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Piscataquis Valley Adult Education Cooperative (PVAEC) explore what it takes to be a farmer in Maine on Wednesday, March 26, 5:30–7:30 p.m., at UMaine Extension, 165 East Main St., Dover-Foxcroft. “Is Farming for ME?” will instruct attendees how to assess all assets that can contribute to a successful farm […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a free workshop on hayfield and pasture management this spring around the state. Rick Kersbergen, UMaine Extension educator in Waldo County, will lead the “Got Hayfields?” workshops, which focuses on how to best manage hayfields and pastures to produce high-quality feed for livestock. Topics include weed control, managing […]
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Fishermen, historians, marine scientists, authors, students, economists and fisheries managers will gather Saturday, April 26, for “Maine and The Mortal Sea: Taking Stock of the Past, Present and Future of Our Living Sea,” at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center (DMC) in Walpole. University of New Hampshire historian W. Jeffrey Bolster’s award-winning book “The […]
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Fosters.com reported on a performance last week by the University of Maine Singers at Dover Middle School in New Hampshire. The Singers performed as part of the middle school’s spirit week activities. They were welcomed by music teacher Rob Finch, a UMaine graduate.
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A University of Maine Cooperative Extension tractor and farm machinery safety course will be held 5–7 p.m. five consecutive Tuesdays beginning Tuesday, April 15, at Ingraham’s Equipment, 3 Knox Ridge South, Knox. This class is designed for youth ages 14–16 to earn federal certification to operate farm machinery as part of their employment. It is […]
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“Living with Acquired Brain Injury” offering the latest information on research, innovation and services is the focus of a daylong conference Friday, March 28 at the University of Maine. The free public conference, 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m. in Wells Conference Center, is offered through a community-university partnership by UMaine and the Acquired Brain Injury Advisory Council […]
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The third-annual Summer Camp Fair for Kids scheduled for March 12, which was postponed last week is now rescheduled for tomorrow night, March 19, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at The University of Maine’s New Balance Student Recreation Center on campus. More than 60 summer camps from throughout Maine are expected to participate in […]
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The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) honored the University of Maine Target Technology Incubator at the 12th annual New England Higher Education Excellence Awards celebration March 7 at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf Hotel. More than 400 people attended the event, including leaders of education, business and government from across the six New […]
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The future of Bangor, Maine, is the focus of a multimedia project that pairs University of Maine journalism students with mentors at the Bangor Daily News (BDN). UMaine professor Jennifer Moore is leading CMJ 481: Digital Journalism students in the project called Bangor 2020. The journalism juniors and seniors are conducting research, doing journalistic fieldwork […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on wood science professor Robert Rice’s efforts to assist Maine Heritage Timber Co. with its production of specialty lumber from timber submerged since the early 1800s in Millinocket’s Quakish Lake. In “UMaine professor helps business take wood from bottom of lake to the showroom,” Rice highlights UMaine’s mission to serve […]
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