University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an online workshop for entrepreneurs and farmers interested in starting a home-based, specialty food business in Maine from 9 a.m.–noon on Nov. 17. “Recipe to Market” is a multidisciplinary program with topics including business basics, an overview of the specialty food industry and product development, licensing and regulations, […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer two research updates for the agricultural industry online from 7–8 p.m. on Nov. 17. “Maine Potato Breeding Program” will be presented by University of Maine professor of crop ecology and management Gregory Porter, followed by “Physical Weed Control in Organic Grains — Recent Advances” with UMaine professor of […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an online class using an electric pressure cooker for winter holiday dishes from 6–7:30 p.m. Nov. 18. Cooking for the Holidays with an Electric Pressure Cooker is a cook-along webinar that will feature bread stuffing and pumpkin pie. Participants can select a recipe to make, shop for and […]
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The moose has become so synonymous with Maine that it serves as the state animal. Residents and tourists alike scout the forests and mountains to catch at least a glimpse of this majestic mammal, and their odds aren’t too slim. Maine has the highest wild moose population in the lower 48 states, with 60,000–80,000 roaming […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host “Sustainability Lightning Talks,” five-minute presentations by Maine students about their sustainability research 3–4 p.m. Nov. 15. Eight Maine students will present research about various topics, including promoting health in an Indigenous community through alternative energy solutions, the potential for […]
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University of Maine students were among undergraduates and graduate students nationwide registered to vote and casting ballots in record numbers in the 2020 election, according to a new report from the Institute for Democracy & Higher Education at Tufts University. At UMaine, student voting on campus increased significantly to 72.9% in 2020, up more than […]
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The University of Maine School of Social Work will host a webinar about how behavioral health providers can incorporate social justice in clinical settings from 9–10 a.m. on Nov. 12. The session will introduce attendees to the liberation health framework, a social justice-focused method of practice that integrates analysis of cultural, social and political forces […]
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Glenda Pereira has been named assistant Extension professor and statewide dairy specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension. She also is an assistant professor of animal science with the UMaine School of Food and Agriculture. Pereira grew up on her family’s dairy farm in the Azores with 100 purebred registered Holsteins. She pursued her passion […]
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Maine is known as Vacationland to lovers of outdoor recreation from around the world. An industry grew out of Mainers’ and tourists’ passion for hiking, biking, kayaking, skiing and other outside pastimes, and it generates $3 billion in economic activity for the state. The Outdoor Leadership program at UMaine was created to take advantage of […]
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The Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Committee is accepting grant applications from the University of Maine to enhance the artistic, cultural and intellectual life of the campus of the University of Maine, and to support speaking engagements or lectures at the University of Maine at Machias. Grants support up to 50% of expenses associated with […]
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