Three experts in international affairs will discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its implications for the U.S. as part of the University of Maine Alumni Association’s public affairs webinar series. The online event will be held from noon-1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 3. It will feature faculty members affiliated with UMaine’s Political Science Department, William […]
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The University of Maine Outdoor Leadership program and Career Center are sponsoring a job fair and panel discussions for students interested in careers in the outdoors on Tuesday, March 1 at the Memorial Union. Maine’s outdoor industries generate about $3 billion in economic activity, according to the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis. Created in 2019, UMaine’s […]
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After a year’s hiatus due to COVID-19, the 2022 International Dance Festival (IDF) — one of the biggest and most anticipated events on campus and in the greater Bangor community — is back. The International Dance Festival (IDF) is a student-led initiative started in 2005 that showcases traditional music, dance and costumes from around the […]
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Much of the knowledge about Native Americans comes from people who are not Indigenous. Euro-American archaeologists in particular have held notable influence on how people think about Native Americans’ past and present. A team of Wabanaki researchers and students is looking to change that dynamic. They aim to reframe how their ancestors’ stories are told. […]
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The Intensive English Institute (IEI) at the University of Maine is preparing to host the 21st year of the Hirosaki program. Professor Tokuji Noro, faculty in the English Department of Hirosaki University in Hirosaki, Japan, and 20 college students will participate in the two-week virtual program Feb. 28–March 10. The students will work to improve […]
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The University of Maine celebrated its Carnegie R1 top-tier research institution recognition with a reception Feb. 23 in the North Pod, Memorial Union. UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and Kody Varahramyan, vice president for research and dean of the Graduate School, hosted the event. Information about the Carnegie R1 designation for UMaine, announced earlier this month, […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about effective houseplant care on March 4, noon–1:15 p.m. “How Not to Kill Your Houseplants” includes tips for matching a potting medium, watering, lighting, containers, pest control and humidity to a plant’s needs. Karen Ramsey, owner of Ledgewood Gardens Greenhouses in Orrington, will […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension are hosting an informational webinar about a new program for produce farmers to help them start or improve their farm food safety planning from 4–5 p.m. March 1. “Jumpstart to Farm Food Safety” is a yearlong technical support program available by application to […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a virtual conference for cut-flower growers from 6–8 p.m. every day from Feb. 28–March 3. An additional in-person networking session is scheduled March 6 at Longfellow’s Greenhouses, 81 Puddledock Road, Manchester. “Flowering in the North 2022” webinars will include presentations about using high tunnels, popular flower varieties, succession […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk on how the Island Institute collaborates with coastal communities to build resilience from 3–4 p.m. on Feb. 28. The Island Institute works alongside Maine’s island and coastal leaders to build community resilience and share solutions for addressing […]
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