This course is an introduction to growing wild blueberries in Maine. The course covers field selection, agronomics, integrated pest management, pollinators, climate change challenges, economics, and an introduction to how this industry functions. The course includes one field trip during class time to observe an established blueberry field. This class is open to current students, […]
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 […]
The Bucksport Historical Society will present a free lecture by University of Maine history professor Liam Riordan titled “History and Commemoration of the Statehood Era” at 7 p.m. Sept. 15 […]
A presentation on Anne Frank, betrayal, and the legacy of both by David Barnouw. Barnouw is an independent scholar and emeritus researcher at the Dutch Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies. His areas of interest are the Second World War in Europe, memory, representation, monuments and museums. He has written over fifteen books and […]
This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.
The exhibition "Bright Fathoms: Michel Droge in Collaboration with Dr. Beth Orcutt, Marine Scientist" is on view in Lord Hall Gallery from August 29 – October 28, 2022. Who: Michel Droge is a painter and printmaker whose work engages with the environment and ideas of multi-species, non-binary, and entangled life systems. Inspired by the landscape, mapping and […]
The Graduate School and the Office of Research Development are co-hosting an informational Zoom meeting about the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) on Friday, Sept 16 from 12–1 p.m. RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/3m3yd6ew The National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program is an excellent opportunity to support your graduate education with three years of full funding […]
The Institute of Medicine invites you to a virtual seminar: Building Community-University Partnerships for Health Equity in Downeast Maine Sept. 16 @ noon–1 p.m./Free https://umaine.edu/medicine/event/building-community-university-partnerships-for-health-equity-in-downeast-maine/ Speakers: Tora Johnson, Ph.D., Director, Geographic Information Systems Service Center, Associate Professor of GIS University of Maine Machias Katherine Weatherford Darling, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology, Social Science Program, University […]
The Department of Modern Languages and Classics will once again be running language tables throughout the semester in 207 Williams Hall. Students, faculty members, and members of the community are invited to come and converse in an informal setting where all topics, big or small, can be discussed in the designated language. All levels 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 […]
