University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free workshop and demonstration about mechanical weed management 5:30–7:30 p.m. Sept. 1 at Crystal Springs Farm, 277 Pleasant Hill Road, Brunswick. The workshop includes a tour of no-till tomato plantings, discussion about best practices for mechanical weed management, demonstrations of new tools and presentation of findings from […]
Read more
UMaine’s phase nine, return-to-campus COVID-19 asymptomatic T3 saliva testing is Sept. 7–Dec. 14. The testing location is the ballroom on the first floor of Estabrooke Hall. Undergraduate and graduate students and employees with an in-person presence on the UMaine campus or at a university-affiliated facility/research site who are not fully vaccinated and verified, as well […]
Read more
A series of public COVID-19 vaccination clinics, offered in partnership with Penobscot Community Health Center, will be held at the University of Maine in August and September offering the two-shot Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. The clinics will be held in Coe Room, Memorial Union, from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. on Wednesdays — August 25; and in […]
Read more
A Celebration of Student Research and Creative Activity at the University of Maine will be held daily, Aug. 23–27, from 1:30–2:30 p.m. in the Collins Center for the Arts. The free public events will include a live, student-led performance, an undergraduate student research highlight, and a TedX-style talk from a UMaine faculty member. They are […]
Read more
Larry Tranel, an Iowa State University Extension and Outreach dairy specialist and expert in the economics of efficient milking systems, will be visiting Bò Lait Farm, 414 W. Washington Road, Washington, at 10:30 a.m. and Sweetland Farm, 29 Bessey Ridge Road, Albion, at 1 p.m. on Aug. 24. Tranel is known in the dairy industry […]
Read more
Two public COVID-19 vaccination clinics, offered in partnership with Eastport Health Care, will be held at UMaine Machias on Sept. 9 and Oct. 7 for those who have been previously unable to access a vaccine. The clinics will be held from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. in the Reynolds Center. No appointment is necessary. There is no charge for […]
Read more
UMaine’s phase eight, return-to-campus COVID-19 testing is Monday, Wednesday and Friday, noon–4 p.m, Aug. 16–20 in Alfond Arena. Then, return-to-campus COVID-19 testing starting Aug. 23 –30 in Alfond is 8 a.m–4:30 p.m. Employees and students who are not fully vaccinated, and those who have a vaccination exemption are required to participate in the return to […]
Read more
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an online class demonstrating the use of electric pressure cookers to make quick and easy meals 6–7:30 p.m. Aug. 19. Just in time for busy back-to-school schedules, Quick Meals Using an Electric Pressure Cooker will demonstrate how to make meatloaf, mashed potatoes, rice and rice pudding. Participants will […]
Read more
The University of Maine and its regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias, are offering new online Early College Career Pathways. Designed to introduce high school students to higher education and careers of interest, Early College Career Pathways are typically 15 credits or five courses that allow students to make progress toward a university […]
Read more
Twenty five undergraduate and recent post baccalaureate students from the University of Maine, University of Southern Maine and 10 other institutions will share the results of their summer marine research on Aug. 10 in the virtual 2021 University of Maine SEA Fellows Symposium. The SEA (Science for Economic Impact and Application) Fellows program is coordinated by UMaine’s Darling Marine Center […]
Read more