The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers program will host its annual field day 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Sept. 11 at Rogers Farm demonstration garden, 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town. All activities will be held outdoors. The family-friendly event will include children’s activities, melon tastings and information about native plants, pollinator-friendly gardening, soil testing […]
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A series of public COVID-19 vaccination clinics, offered in partnership with Penobscot Community Health Center, will be held at the University of Maine in August and September offering the two-shot Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. The clinics will be held in Coe Room, Memorial Union, from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. on Wednesdays — August 25; and in […]
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In an effort to support Maine and the nation’s growing finfish aquaculture industry, University of Maine scientists seek to develop more effective, safe, sustainable and affordable fish vaccines using nanocellulose produced from Maine’s renewable wood pulp industry. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a team of UMaine aquaculture […]
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The Maine Department of Education has announced more than $2 million in pilot implementation funding for Maine schools that have created innovative pilot programs as part of the Rethinking Remote Education Ventures (RREV) project. Seven of the nine schools to receive funding completed the Innovation for Educators course offered by the University of Maine through […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold a weekly open house from 5:30–7 p.m. Tuesday evenings in August at the Rogers Farm Demonstration Garden, 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town. Visitors can take self-guided tours of more than 20 gardens that demonstrate research-based sustainable gardening practices. Maintained by UMaine Extension Master Gardener Volunteers since 1994, the […]
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A new University of Maine initiative to build agricultural literacy through an immersive culinary experience for career and technical education (CTE) culinary arts instructors is one of 21 projects funded nationwide by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. NIFA has invested $6.2 million in the Professional Development and Secondary School […]
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The University of Maine Early College Program, in partnership with UMaine Cooperative Extension, will offer a three-credit course in outdoor leadership for high school students this summer. KPE 265: Outdoor and Adventure Activities will run July 26–Aug. 6 at the University of Maine 4-H Center at Bryant Pond. The course is tuition free for Maine […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an in-person workshop on propagating plants from 9–10:30 a.m. July 13 in the Demonstration Garden at Rogers Farm. Rain date is July 20. “Plant Propagation Workshop,” presented by Bryan Peterson, associate professor of environmental horticulture, will cover the basic best practices for propagating perennial plants, including shrubs from […]
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The University of Maine recognized 3,670 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2021 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 2,392 are from Maine, 1,195 are from 39 other states and 83 are from 35 countries other than the U.S. Due to the unusual and challenging circumstances faced this semester […]
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A new plaque honoring World War II veterans will be unveiled at the University of Maine at 3 p.m. July 1 in an outdoor ceremony at the site of UMaine’s WWII Memorial Garden. The plaque will enhance the existing Memorial Garden, which recognizes the “Greatest Generation,” and all those who fought in WWII, including more […]
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