This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
An informal discussion group for lecturers at UMaine to discuss teaching strategies, capacity building, methods of documenting teaching and learning, peer observations and other opportunities based on interest. All meeting days and registration (opens in a new window)
The Spring 2022 Department of History Colloquium Series begins Monday, Jan. 31 at 3:00 p.m. with a talk by Brett Whalen (UNC-Chapel Hill) titled “Medieval Jesus: A Life." Whalen will explore the meaning of Jesus Christ in the Middle Ages. How did Christians, among others, continually “remold” Jesus to fit their needs during the thousand-plus years that […]
This event will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, on Monday, Jan. 31. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information. In-person attendance: Attendees must follow UMaine’s COVID-19 guidelines. For our first sustainability 'talk' of spring 2022 semester, we will recognize the winners of the […]
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
Join Donna Coffin, UMaine Extension Professor, and veterinarian Beth McEvoy for this workshop on best practices for winter care of equines. In this session, participants will learn about mud management around the farmstead and winter water options, as well as winter health issues. Registration is required. Participants will receive Zoom link after registering. Register here.
These meetings will focus on “Plus One Strategies” you can adopt to proactively design courses that meet the varied needs of our increasingly diverse body of students. Each workshop will be designed with 30 minutes of learning on a specific strategy and 30 minutes of practice and Q&A to allow you to explore these strategies […]
President Joan Ferrini-Mundy will lead a Virtual Budget Town Hall at 2 p.m. on Feb. 1. Joining the President will be Faculty Senate President William Dee Nichols as facilitator; Provost John Volin; Vice Presidents Robert Dana, Kody Varahramyan and Joanne Yestramski; and Vice President for Academic Affairs/Head of Campus at UMaine Machias Dan Qualls. The forum will include an […]
Wild Blueberry Weed Management (1PA Credit) Dr. Lily Calderwood will kick off the conference with a talk covering the basics of wild blueberry weed management for both conventional and organic growers. She will also discuss the impact that heat and humidity have on herbicide efficacy and some research results. Register here.
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
Using the book "What Inclusive Instructors Do: Principles and Practices for Excellence in College Teaching" which helps to bridge the gap between theory and practice, this CoP will help faculty from across disciplines to engage in the ongoing process of cultivating inclusive practices. The book will be made available to registered members. Alternate Wednesdays at […]
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
Join UMaine AI in our first Spring 2022 webinar. Speakers include Dr. Alina Zare, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, and Dr. Haiyi Zhu, Assistant Professor of […]
In this community of practice faculty will be invited to take a critical eye to the assessment strategies they are using in their teaching. Over the course of the semester, we will use existing tools, education research and our own criteria to self evaluate course-level assessments for: 1) alignment 2) relevance 3) authenticity 4) universal […]
H2-A Program: Finding Labor Join this session to learn about how and when to apply for migrant labor through the H2-A Federal Department of Labor program. Register here.
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
Graduate students from the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture who applied to the college’s annual research awards will showcase their research with 15-minute presentations. The College of Natural […]
This interactive online professional development program will teach you the basics of seeing a grant through a full cycle, from inception to completion. You’ll learn how to get your organization ready to apply for grants, where to find funders and funding opportunities, how to write the components of a grant and how to submit a successful application that has all the information funders want to see.
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
The School of Biology and Ecology presents “The earliest history of eukaryotes: integrating biological and geological data” with Dr. Phoebe Cohen, Williams College. Hosted by Jacquelyn Gill, Associate Professor of […]
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
Cost: Free, registration required Via Zoom (link provided upon registration) Open to the Public Have recent dry spells and drought got you thinking about adding irrigation to your farm? This online webinar will cover some of the first things farmers should consider when getting started with irrigation. Topics Irrigation equipment options and considerations Assessing whether […]
This workshop will focus on using shared documents with students while having them work in breakout rooms to increase the quality of group work and subsequent class discussions. Additional features of breakout rooms and Zoom will be explored based on interest. Register for this event (opens in a new window)
The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. A Career Q&A for graduate and undergraduate students will follow the talk. Virtual attendance: Complete […]
Registration deadline: 4 p.m. on Feb. 7 We offer our program fee on a sliding scale ($0-10) The growing season is short in New England, but techniques ranging from simple to ambitious can help extend it by weeks, months or even year-round. That could mean being able to grow crops you haven’t been able to […]
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
Learn how to go from seed to salary with this course for all beginning farmers of all abilities interested in growing and selling their own farm produce. Using the “5 F’s” of farming risk (Farming, Family, Finances, Fitness, Future) as a guide, participants will acquire the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully grow to […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
Improvements to Fresh Pack Lines for Quality and Food Safety Producing and marketing fresh-pack wild blueberries has numerous challenges including the use of specialized equipment, limited time for product harvest and processing, and issues of shelf-life and shrinkage, just to name a few. Hear from two growers and one food scientist (Dr. Jen Perry) about […]
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
Drop by for a casual “learn and connect” BioME Virtual Coffee Hour: Innovation and Insights on Feb. 9 from 10–11 a.m. Hear from Maine life science entrepreneurs, medical device manufacturers, digital health startup and academia to learn about some of the new and innovative technologies being developed in Maine and the collaborations formed to create […]
This event will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 9. Speaker: Dr. Patricia Wolf, Ph.D., RD About the Speaker: Dr. Wolf completed her Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences with a focus on microbial sulfur metabolism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Dec. 2018. During her graduate training, she simultaneously completed the Didactic Program in Dietetics […]
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
On Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m., Franco-American Programs presents a talk by Ray Lambert and Megan St. Marie titled "Pain at the Root: Le Grand Dérangement and Our Family History." Although most of their ancestors came to the United States from Québec, father and daughter Raymond A. Lambert and Megan D. Lambert St. Marie […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
Expanding in to Value-Added Products New products and new markets have been arising for a few years now among both large and small scale wild blueberry growers in Maine. This session will feature an organic wine producer, a farm that makes several dried fruit leather products, and a farm that makes dried wild blueberry powder, […]
Honey Bee Diseases and Pests is geared towards beekeepers with a minimum of two years of experience. This two-session class will cover the major pest and disease threats to honey bee colonies and their management. Focusing on non-chemical and IPM strategies, students will learn the best management practices for all of the major threats to […]
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This interactive online professional development program will teach you the basics of seeing a grant through a full cycle, from inception to completion. You’ll learn how to get your organization ready to apply for grants, where to find funders and funding opportunities, how to write the components of a grant and how to submit a successful application that has all the information funders want to see.
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
This event will take place on Friday, Feb. 11. Speaker: Clarissa Henry, Ph.D. Professor, School of Biology and Ecology, Director, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering About the Speaker: The goal of my research program is to understand how dynamic interactions between cells and their extracellular matrix mediate morphogenesis, and how disruption of cell-matrix interactions leads […]
This event will take place on Friday, Feb. 11 and alternating Fridays until April 22 at 2 p.m. This is a collaborative, faculty-led, practically-oriented community focusing on fostering equity through developing our syllabi and engaging them meaningfully in class. In Spring 2022, the syllabus working group will focus on developing a sharable “equity starter pack” […]
The School of Biology and Ecology and School of Forest Resources present “Landscape ecology of defoliator outbreaks – unravelling the Gordian knot” with Dr. Brian Sturtevant, USDA Forest Service. Hosted by Andy Rominger, Assistant Professor of Ecological Bioinformatics and Aaron Weiskittel, Professor of Forest Biometrics and Modeling. Seminar will be hosted through Zoom. Email peggy.killian@maine.edu for event […]
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
This event will take place on Monday, Feb. 14 and alternate Mondays, at 2 p.m. An informal discussion group for lecturers at UMaine to discuss teaching strategies, capacity building, methods of documenting teaching and learning, peer observations and other opportunities based on interest. Click here to register.
The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, on Monday, Feb. 14. A Career Q&A for graduate and undergraduate students will follow the talk. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information. In-person attendance: Attendees must follow UMaine’s COVID-19 guidelines. Speaker: Anthony Sutton, Community […]
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
This event will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 15, at 12.30 p.m. These meetings will focus on “Plus One Strategies” you can adopt to proactively design courses that meet the varied needs of our increasingly diverse body of students. Each workshop will be designed with 30 minutes of learning on a specific strategy and 30 […]
Disease Management Update (1PA Credit) Dr. Seanna Annis will discuss the basics of disease management in wild blueberry and share her most recent findings on managing disease in wild blueberry for both conventional and organic wild blueberry growers. Register here.
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
This event takes place on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. The Annual Career Fair provides an important opportunity for students of all majors and all classes (first year through graduate students) to speak with employers and learn about internships and careers. Learn about the organizations hiring for their internships, part-time, and full-time roles. Visit […]
This event will take place as follows: Alternate Wednesdays at 10–11:30 a.m. (if you can only make the first hour that is fine!) Core Meeting Dates: Feb. 2, Feb. 16, March 2, March 16, March 30, April 13, April 27, May 11 Optional Add-On – Inclusive Practices at Work These optional meeting times will be […]
Students often join our classes not knowing how to learn effectively. We will define self-regulated learning, explore ways to bring discussions into your classroom that will help your students evaluate how they learn, and share teaching approaches that reinforce these skills. Register for this event (opens in a new window)
Maine Sea Grant, the Maine Department of Marine Resources and the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute are offering a second series of webinars focusing on collaborative research efforts in the lobster industry. This series will highlight ongoing collaborative research projects, including those funded through the Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative focused on understanding the biological, […]
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
In celebration of Black History Month, the Maine Business School will present a special virtual screening of the documentary film, Trace the Line on Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 6:30 p.m. This film was produced by Bravebird, an indigenous and female-owned production company. A Q&A with the producers, Alejandro Miranda Cruz and Noel Miranda, will follow […]
A one-hour Zoom meeting will be held to offer an update specific to the agricultural industry. The topic will be “Efficient Irrigation Management for Potato Production” by Yi Wang, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin. Preregistration is required. The Zoom link and passcode will be sent to participants prior to the training. Register here. 1 CCA […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
This event will take place on Thursday, Feb. 17. Intermedia Programs and the Institute of Medicine invite you to a virtual Arts and Humanities in Medicine lecture. Speaker: Dr. Hermann Haller, President of MDI Biological Laboratory Title: Medical Rounds in the Museum: Representation of Science and Medicine in Paintings Contact: For event link, […]
Ever wonder if you could get a patent for your innovation? What about trademarks and copyrights? How do you determine the value of your intellectual property? This workshop will answer these questions and more. Click here for more information and to register.
Marketing Skills, Building Websites, and Wild Blueberry Weekend Experience Dr. Joline Blais from the New Media department at UMaine teaches a course called Designing Websites for Community Partners. She and her students would like to open up the opportunity to collaborate with wild blueberry growers to build grower websites where you can sell your berries […]
Honey Bee Diseases and Pests is geared towards beekeepers with a minimum of two years of experience. This two-session class will cover the major pest and disease threats to honey bee colonies and their management. Focusing on non-chemical and IPM strategies, students will learn the best management practices for all of the major threats to […]
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This interactive online professional development program will teach you the basics of seeing a grant through a full cycle, from inception to completion. You’ll learn how to get your organization ready to apply for grants, where to find funders and funding opportunities, how to write the components of a grant and how to submit a successful application that has all the information funders want to see.
This interactive online professional development program will teach you the basics of seeing a grant through a full cycle, from inception to completion. You’ll learn how to get your organization ready to apply for grants, where to find funders and funding opportunities, how to write the components of a grant and how to submit a successful application that has all the information funders want to see.
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
This event will take place on Friday, Feb. 18. Speakers: Lenard W. Kaye, D.S.W., Ph.D., Director, UMaine Center on Aging, Professor, UMaine School of Social Work Clifford Milo Singer, MD, DFAPA, AGSF, Chief of Geriatric Mental Health and Neuropsychiatry at Acadia Hospital and Eastern Maine Medical Center About the Seminar: This seminar will consider the unprecedented negative […]
Spring 2022 Semester Training offered by the Counseling Center at the University of Maine. Working With Students in Distress Part I and Part II This presentation/training is intended to help participants become more […]
This event will take place on Friday, Feb. 18, at 2 p.m. The School of Biology and Ecology presents “Using genomics to unravel climate adaptation in forest trees — insights from the past and predictions for the future” with Dr. Stephen Keller, University of Vermont. Hosted by Jacquelyn Gill, Associate Professor of Paleoecology & Plant Ecology. […]
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
Spotted Wing Drosophila Update (1PA Credit) Dr. Phil Fanning will share his most recent findings and knowledge on the invasive SWD, a fruit fly pest of wild blueberry. Register here.
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
Building on the success of the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests' 2020 Science and Practice Forum and 2020–21 Science and Practice Webinar Series, FCCI and FSG are pleased to announce a follow-up series that will address climate change impacts on the different forest types found in Maine through a combination of 1-hour webinars paired […]
This event will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 23. Speaker: Dr. Jake Robinson, Ph.D. About the Speaker: Dr. Jake Robinson is an ecologist and researcher. He recently completed a Ph.D. at the University of Sheffield, UK. His academic interests lie at the intersection of microbial ecology, ecosystem restoration and social research. He will soon be […]
Are you interested in learning more about Maine’s changing climate? Salt marshes have the potential to lessen the impacts of increasing carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. Join University of Maine graduate student Heather Richard in exploring Maine’s salt marshes and learn more about how environmental DNA (eDNA) can help us to understand more about the […]
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
Modern Wild Blueberry Production Bruce Hall, agronomist at Wyman’s of Maine, will share their current methods and philosophies around growing wild blueberries. Register here.
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This interactive online professional development program will teach you the basics of seeing a grant through a full cycle, from inception to completion. You’ll learn how to get your organization ready to apply for grants, where to find funders and funding opportunities, how to write the components of a grant and how to submit a successful application that has all the information funders want to see.
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
This event will take place on Friday, Feb. 25. Every gardener in America should be growing mushrooms. If upgrading your garden this year sounds fun, join Louis Giller for an informative presentation. He will cover: Why one should garden with mushrooms including culinary and ecological benefits; basic fungal biology; growing techniques, tools and materials needed […]
This event will take place on Friday, Feb. 11 and alternating Fridays until April 22 at 2 p.m. This is a collaborative, faculty-led, practically-oriented community focusing on fostering equity through developing our syllabi and engaging them meaningfully in class. In Spring 2022, the syllabus working group will focus on developing a sharable “equity starter pack” […]
The Spring 2022 Department of History Colloquium Series continues Friday, Feb. 25 at 3:15 p.m. with a talk by Wim Clooster (Clark University ) titled “Rumors of Hope, Rumors of Fear in the Age of Atlantic Revolutions." Clooster will ask what drove non-elite men and women to join the revolts that marked the Age of Revolutions (1775-1830), analyzing […]
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
Join the Canadian-American Center in welcoming Dr. Bernard Perley from the University of British Columbia as he presents “Whose Home and Whose Native Land?” during Dr. Karl Trautman’s POS 243 course, Canadian Government and Politics, to be held Thursday, Feb. 24 from 2–3 p.m. The presentation will be given virtually via Zoom. Bernard Perley is […]
This event will take place on Monday, Feb. 14 and alternate Mondays, at 2 p.m. An informal discussion group for lecturers at UMaine to discuss teaching strategies, capacity building, methods of documenting teaching and learning, peer observations and other opportunities based on interest. Click here to register.
Participants will learn practical strategies for helping calm strong emotions in ourselves and others. Together, we’ll delve into verbal and somatic strategies to move away from brittle reactivity and into resilient responsiveness. You will leave this course with an understanding of how neuroscience and resonant language can help strengthen harmony and authentic connection.
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
These meetings will focus on “Plus One Strategies” you can adopt to proactively design courses that meet the varied needs of our increasingly diverse body of students. Each workshop will be designed with 30 minutes of learning on a specific strategy and 30 minutes of practice and Q&A to allow you to explore these strategies […]
This event will take place on Tuesday, March 1, at 4 p.m. Join the Jumpstart to Farm Food Safety team for an Introductory webinar explaining the program details and how to sign up for a visit. The Universities of Maine and New Hampshire have joined forces to help produce farmers start or improve their Farm […]
Business Management with Maine Farmland Trust As you may know MFT has launched the first Wild Blueberry Business Management course which is currently underway. Alex Fouliard will share learnings from this course, their work with wild blueberry growers, and lead a FarmCalc demonstration in an effort to assist with economic sustainability within the industry. Register […]
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
This event will take place as follows: Alternate Wednesdays at 10–11:30 a.m. (if you can only make the first hour that is fine!) Core Meeting Dates: Feb. 2, Feb. 16, March 2, March 16, March 30, April 13, April 27, May 11 Optional Add-On – Inclusive Practices at Work These optional meeting times will be […]
This event will take place on Wednesday, March 2. Speaker: Dr. Maya L. Nadimpalli, MS, Ph.D. About the Speaker: Dr. Maya L. Nadimpalli, MS, Ph.D. is a Research Assistant Professor and a Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) a KL2 Scholar in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Stuart B. Levy […]
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
Three experts in international affairs will discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its implications for the U.S. as part of the University of Maine Alumni Association’s public affairs webinar series. The online event will be held from noon–1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 3. It will feature faculty members affiliated with UMaine’s Political Science Department, William […]
Interested parties are invited to attend a 1-hour AI in Art webinar on Thursday, March 3 at noon. Speakers include: AI Artist Pindar Van Arman and UMaine's Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Vikas Dhiman. Moderated by Julia Upton, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Husson University; IEEE Maine Section Chair and IEEE Maine Communications/Computer Societies […]
Calderwood Team Research Update Dr. Lily Calderwood and her team will share their most recent research results on multiple projects including phenological tracking of wild blueberry, dual-use solar, cold storage for fresh pack berries, and mulching for moisture management. Register here.
Thursdays, March 3 and 10 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Registration closes at 4 p.m. on March 3. This five-hour class is split into two sessions and will cover swarming in depth. We will discuss the different types of swarms, swarm biology and behavior, and how to manage the swarming impulses in your colonies. We […]
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
This interactive online professional development program will teach you the basics of seeing a grant through a full cycle, from inception to completion. You’ll learn how to get your organization ready to apply for grants, where to find funders and funding opportunities, how to write the components of a grant and how to submit a successful application that has all the information funders want to see.
UMaine Extension is working with Farm Credit East to hold a Maine-based GenerationNext Farmer Training Program. We want you to sign up. Are you a young Maine farmer, ages 20–35, who will be the next generation operator of a family business? Or, are you starting your own farm business in Maine? This program is for […]
Join the College of Education and Human Development School of Learning and Teaching for a research brown bag talk on "Teacher Leadership Development: The Value of Boundary Crossing Spaces," with assistant professors of curriculum, assessment and instruction Tammy Mills and Rebecca Buchanan: "As both practitioners and scholars of teacher education, we are interested in building capacity for teacher leadership that is rooted in relationships, spans a career, and […]
Institute of Medicine Spring 2022 Seminar series. Speaker: Sam Hess, Ph.D. Professor of Physics / Cooperating Professor of Chemistry, University of Maine Overcoming “The Diffraction Limit” Resolution in light microscopes is limited by diffraction to approximately 200–250 nanometers, but much of biology occurs on much shorter (molecular) length scales. Scientists have been struggling to circumvent […]
Are your houseplants struggling? Can’t keep a succulent alive? Join Karen Ramsey, owner of Ledgewood Gardens in Orrington, Maine, to learn how to keep your houseplants healthy and thriving. She will cover tips for matching your potting medium, watering, lighting, containers, pest control and humidity to match your plants' needs. Instructor: Karen Ramsey is the […]
The School of Biology and Ecology presents “An evolutionary transition in human inheritance and individuality” with Dr. Tim Waring, University of Maine School of Economics. Hosted by Andy Rominger, Assistant Professor of Ecological Bioinformatics. The seminar will take place at Murray Hall, Room 102, and will also be shared through Zoom. Email peggy.killian@maine.edu for event access […]
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]
