University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold a berry growing workshop on Saturday, April 8 at 10 a.m. at the Hancock County Extension office, 63 Boggy Brook Road, Ellsworth. Raspberries and blackberries are among the favorite fruits of gardeners, but keeping the plants vigorous and productive can be a challenge in Maine’s climate. Extension small […]
Read more
Kevin Coughlin, vice president for enrollment management and services at Florida International University with a more than 20-year career in student recruitment and retention, has been named vice president for enrollment management at the University of Maine, effective June 16. “We look forward to the national leadership and vision Kevin will bring to student recruitment […]
Read more
Diane Dunn, senior advisor for special initiatives in the University of Maine Office of the President, has been named chief of staff to President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, effective March 23, 2023. The UMaine alumna with 33 years of military service has been a senior advisor reporting to the president since January 2022. In her role as […]
Read more
University of Maine Athletics, the state’s only Division I athletics program, is undergoing some major changes. A new director, Jude Killy, stepped up to bat in January, and several facilities are undergoing extensive upgrades as part of a $110 million master plan, funded primarily by the Harold Alfond Foundation as part of the UMS TRANSFORMS […]
Read more
Orono-based theater company True North Theatre (TNT) will perform the play “Silent Sky,” based on the true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt, at the Versant Power Astronomy Center in March and April. Performances of “Silent Sky” are scheduled as follows: Thursdays, March 23 and 30 at 7 p.m. Friday, March 24 at 7 p.m. […]
Read more
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting a five-week Eat Well Volunteer Training beginning May 9 at the Hancock County Extension Office, 63 Boggy Brook Road, Ellsworth. The training will meet weekly on Tuesdays from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. until June 6. Kate Yerxa, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) coordinator and Extension professor, and […]
Read more
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer a short-term online 4-H club about algae and its impact on surrounding ecosystems. Intended for youth ages 12–18, the special interest, or SPIN, club will meet from 4–5 p.m. on Wednesdays from April 12–May 17. Required registration closes March 31. The 4-H Ecological Studies Club will introduce […]
Read more
Award-winning Canadian novelist Suzette Mayr will give a creative reading at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 30 in the IMRC Fernald APPE space, sponsored by the University of Maine Department of English and UMaine Canadian-American Center. Mayr’s reading will be introduced by Hollie Adams, assistant professor of literature and creative writing at UMaine. The event […]
Read more
Signs of the Season, a program of the Maine Sea Grant and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will offer free in-person trainings on documenting the signs of spring and contributing to regional research throughout March and April. Focusing on 22 indicator species including robins, loons, lilacs, forsythia, maple trees and frogs, participants will learn […]
Read more
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners on growing tomatoes, peppers, melons and more from 6–7:15 p.m. on April 4. Growing Great Tomatoes, Peppers, Melons and More will offer simple tips and tricks to save time and improve yields. Peyton Ginakes, Extension research associate, and Mark Hutton, Extension vegetable specialist, […]
Read more