The University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers information and tips for potato growers. Resources aim to educate potato growers in Aroostook County on certain chemical elements, micronutrients and pH of soil, including testing tips and how to correct improper levels. Visit the UMaine Cooperative Extension Publications Catalog for bulletins including: Potato Farmers in Aroostook County, […]
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A two-day workshop on sustainable forest management focused on northern forests research will bring scientists from the United States, Canada and Denmark to the University of Maine, June 7–8. The event, “Long-Term Site Productivity Research: Lessons from Other Regions and Opportunities for Maine,” is offered by the Cooperative Forestry Research Unit (CFRU), a stakeholder-driven research […]
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An interactive building map published by the University of Maine’s Fogler Library has won a 2018 PR Xchange Award from the American Library Association. The PR Xchange Awards recognize the best public relations materials created for libraries in the past year. The competition received more than 400 entries, which were evaluated based on content, originality […]
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In May, a group largely comprised of University of Maine students was chosen to conduct a peer review of fishery stock assessments for seven countries in the European Union. Of the group, 17 students currently work in professor Yong Chen’s fishery population dynamics lab in the School of Marine Sciences. “Only two labs in the […]
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Members of the University of Maine community are welcome to attend a campuswide farewell for President Susan J. Hunter on June 8. The event will be held from noon to 2 p.m. at Wells Conference Center.
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Solutions to the green crab problem will be the focus of the two-day Green Crab Working Summit June 6–7 in Portland. Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias, will provide an overview of green crab population dynamics. Denise Skonberg, an associate professor of food science and human nutrition […]
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The University of Maine at Machias student-produced film “Whatever Works: Exploring Opiate Addiction” has won a 2018 Award of Excellence in the Docs Without Borders Film Festival. The film was created in the first-ever Downeast Documentary course in 2017, led by professor Alan Kryszak. The film has been viewed more than 38,000 times on YouTube.
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Following a national search, R. Lizzie Wahab has been named vice president for enrollment management at the University of Maine, with oversight of the enrollment operations of the UMaine and University of Maine at Machias campuses. Wahab will join the university Aug. 1. “Lizzie Wahab has a tremendous record of achievement in leading institutions toward […]
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The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine will host an annual six-day nonpartisan undergraduate student leadership program for women that aims to educate, engage and empower young leaders. Maine NEW (National Education for Women) Leadership will run Thursday through Tuesday, May 31–June 5 at the Orono campus with trips to Augusta […]
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Matthew Wallhead is the new University of Maine Cooperative Extension ornamental horticulture specialist and assistant professor of horticulture. Wallhead joins UMaine from the USDA Agricultural Research Service Application Technology Research Unit in Wooster, Ohio. His postdoctoral work there focused on improving spray efficiency for ornamental nurseries. In Maine, Wallhead will be responding to the needs […]
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