University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold a weekly open house from 5:30–7 p.m. Tuesday evenings in August at the Rogers Farm Demonstration Garden, 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town. Visitors can take self-guided tours of more than 20 gardens that demonstrate research-based sustainable gardening practices. Maintained by UMaine Extension Master Gardener Volunteers since 1994, the […]
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Eighteen University of Maine undergraduates have been named 2021–22 Nickerson Scholarship recipients: Connor Ashfield and Julia Bate of Bangor, Scott Beauchamp of Bath, Madeline Bierman of Sorrento, Brooke Camire of Acton, Hailey Champagne of Lewiston, Benjamin Cotton of Glenburn, Elizabeth Davis of Gray, Jillian Hagerty of Houlton, Lila Harakles of Scarborough, Catherine Keely McConville of […]
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University of Maine lecturer and Libra Professor William Yellow Robe passed away July 19 in Bangor after a long illness. He was 61. Yellow Robe, a member of the Assiniboine Nation from Fort Peck, Montana, joined the UMaine community first as a Visiting Libra Professor in fall 2004. He was an award-winning playwright with a […]
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Patty Williams, an associate professor of Early Childhood Education and chair of the Division for Elementary, Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education at the University of Maine at Farmington, has received a grant from the University of Maine System to develop a collaborative adult learners program in partnership with Franklin County Adult Education and […]
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In March, the Institute of Medicine (IoM) at the University of Maine requested proposals in the areas of health and life sciences for a seed grant program, which is meant to support the goals and objectives of the institute. This grant program required two or more full-time UMaine or University of Maine at Machias faculty […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer several educational talks and demonstrations Aug. 5–8 at the Northern Maine Fair Exhibition Hall, 84 Mechanic St., Presque Isle. “Extension Talks” begins at 6 p.m. Aug. 5 with an overview of soil health, followed by dessert-making with an electric pressure cooker at 7 p.m. Other topics include growing […]
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Approximately 60 preK–12 teachers, higher education instructors and other professionals will attend a three-day virtual conference Aug. 3–5 sponsored by the University of Maine’s instructional technology program. The 2021 Summer Technology Institute features speakers, workshops, hands-on activities, networking opportunities and more. This year’s conference has two plenary sessions featuring leaders in the field of educational […]
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The University Bookstore is closing early at 1 p.m. Friday and will remain closed all day on Monday and Tuesday to transition its website platforms. For questions or to receive order support, email the store at um.bookstore@maine.edu.
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The town of Readfield will launch a new food recycling program with the towns of Fayette and Wayne on July 24 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. at the Readfield Transfer Station. Maine Sen. Craig Hickman, town officials and representatives from Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Senator George J. Mitchell Center […]
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The University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC) will host a series of outdoor public talks on the Walpole campus on the shores of the Damariscotta River on July 23 and 30 and on Aug. 6. Attendees can join up to 15 other adults, in person, to learn about ongoing research at the DMC through […]
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