University of Maine 2024 faculty and staff parking permits are now available for purchase. To buy your new parking permit, visit umaine.edu/parking or stop by the Parking and Transportation Services office room 523 DTAV Community Building off Rangeley Road. For questions or concerns, call 207.581.4047 or email um.parkingservices@maine.edu.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a workshop about growing native plants from seeds from 10-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9 at the UMaine Gardens at Tidewater Farm, 200 Presumpscot Point Road, Falmouth. Led by experienced horticulturists, the workshop will explore various topics, including sowing and transplanting techniques, protecting seeds from critters and dividing […]
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The University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development is launching three new graduate certificates aimed at teachers looking to boost their knowledge and skills in the areas of multilingual special education, adapted physical education and outdoor leadership. The five-course (15 credits) Multilingual Special Education graduate certificate, offered entirely via UMaineOnline, is designed to […]
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The Maine Agricultural Mediation Program (MAMP), which is part of University of Maine Cooperative Extension, has released its 2024 wall calendar. The theme of this year’s calendar is “Farming and Tending to the Land and Sea Throughout the Seasons. It features twelve charming images from Maine-based artists that capture the essence of agricultural work and […]
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Sharon Barker, a long-time University of Maine employee and tireless advocate for Maine women and girls, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Nov. 20. Barker became the first director of the UMaine Women’s Resource Center, now called the Intersectional Feminist Resource Center, in 1991. In that role, which she held until her retirement in 2014, Barker […]
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Experts, researchers, farmers and industry professionals are invited to attend the 2023 Crop Health Conference from 7:45 a.m.–4 p.m. on Dec. 4 at the Northeastland Hotel in Presque Isle to explore innovative strategies and technologies for promoting crop health and advancing sustainable agriculture practices in the potato industry. The event will feature a variety of […]
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The University Bookstore in the Memorial Union and Bear Necessities Fan Shop at the Harold Alfond Sports Arena are hosting holiday sales during the last week of the month and in December. The University Bookstore kicks off its annual Tech the Halls celebration on Cyber Monday, Nov. 27. Shop special deals on Apple and Dell […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting a wreath making workshop from 1-2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2, at the UMaine Gardens at Tidewater Farm, 200 Presumpscot Point Road Falmouth. The workshop will offer participants the opportunity to unleash their creativity and craft their own unique holiday balsam fir wreaths to adorn their homes or […]
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The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the 2023-24 CUGR and Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) academic year fellowship winners. The CUGR Research and Creative Activities fellowships were developed to enhance and increase undergraduate student involvement in faculty-supervised research. They are supported through the Office of the Vice President for Research. […]
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The second Maine Research Symposium on Biomedical Science and Engineering has been rescheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, March 27 and 28, in the Wells Conference Center at the University of Maine. Originally scheduled for Oct. 25-27, the symposium was cut short Oct. 26 in response to the mass shooting in Lewiston. On the event’s first […]
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