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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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The workshop Seed Starting Indoors will take place at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Somerset County office at 7 County Drive in Skowhegan on Friday, March 31 from 12:30–3 p.m. Brett Johnson, UMaine Extension sustainable agriculture and horticulture professional, will share strategies used to optimize conditions for seed germination, seedling growth and acclimation to […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Waldo County Extension Association are hosting the 29th annual Rural Living Day from 9 a.m.–1:45 p.m. on April 1, at Mount View High School, 577 Mount View Road, Thorndike. The event features workshops on a variety of rural living topics, including keeping goats; fungi; creating a cranberry garden; processing […]
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Jason Harkins, a University of Maine associate professor of management, has been named executive dean of the Maine Business School (MBS), effective April 1, 2023. Harkins had been serving as interim MBS executive dean since July, and as associate dean since 2020. “At the conclusion of a national search, we are pleased that Jason will […]
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