Brian Faison has been named University of Maine deputy director of athletics, effective Sept. 6. Faison brings over 40 years of collegiate athletics experience, particularly in fundraising, marketing, media relations and administration. Faison, who has been involved in all areas of senior management, spent 10 years as the director of athletics at the University of […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers program will host its annual Field Day 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Sept. 7 at Rogers Farm demonstration garden in Old Town. Activities include workshops, a new backyard hops demonstration garden, botanical crafts, Maine-grown melon taste tests, a book walk, expert tips on growing peppers and butterfly gardens, […]
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More than 50 works by Maine fiber artists will be featured in the exhibit “Hanging by a Thread,” Sept. 6–Nov. 22 in the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. Works demonstrating techniques and forms will include wall hangings, wearable art and vessels. Artists represented in […]
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During Maine Hello, 7:30 a.m.–3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, about 2,100 new students will arrive on campus to move into their residence halls for the academic year. A football game also will be held in the evening, with tailgating beginning at 3 p.m. High levels of traffic are expected on campus and through downtown Orono […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension, along with the Maine Grass Farmers Network, the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), and Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment will host three workshops to demonstrate the principles of soil health, and how livestock management can influence soil quality and the environment. As part of […]
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The University of Maine Police Department and Student Life staff will conduct Response to Active Shooter training in 101 Neville Hall on Friday, Aug. 23. The training will be conducted between 1–4 p.m. and will be confined to room 101. The active portion of the scenario-based class will include a small amount of simulated gunfire […]
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Meet the Black Bears will be moved inside to the New Balance Field House. Start time for the event is still 6 p.m. The community movie night has been postponed to Tuesday, Sept. 3 at Alfond Stadium. To learn more about the event and its sponsors, visit GoBlackBears.com.
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The University of Maine’s First-Year and Transfer Experience is recruiting volunteers to welcome UMaine’s Class of 2023 during Maine Hello on Friday, Aug. 30. Maine Hello is a campuswide event where returning students, faculty and staff welcome new students and their families as they arrive on campus. From 7:30 a.m.–3 p.m., volunteers will assist with […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is partnering with New Hampshire Strafford and Rockingham counties conservation districts for a twilight soil health tour 5–7 p.m. Aug. 29, at Bumbleroot Organic Farm in Windham. The free event includes a tour of the cover crop-based no-till tarping trial plots, demonstrations of farming equipment and implements, and a discussion […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold a mechanical weed control field day 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at Rogers Farm in Old Town. Designed for farmers, crop advisers and others in the agricultural community, this hands-on event will feature tool demonstrations and research results for vegetable and field crop production from local, national and […]
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