UMaine Calendar

This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.

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Explore the night sky with your favorite friends from Sesame Street in "One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure". Follow along with Big Bird, Elmo and their friend from China, Hu Hu Zhu, as they take an imaginary trip from Sesame Street to the moon, where they discover how different it is from earth. They […]

The stellar sounds of Sir Elton John are now here at the planetarium. Come join Versant Power Astronomy Center and listen to some of Elton's greatest hits, like Crocodile Rock, Rocket Man, I'm still Standing, and more. Each song has its own custom visuals/music videos made to be played in our dome, so come rock […]

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 […]

Two Penobscot Marine Museum photography exhibits — “Animal Tales" and "Lincoln County Through the Eastern Eye” — are on display at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at […]

This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.

Participants will learn how to handle tractors and equipment safely, how to identify hazards, and how to minimize the chances of accidents. The course is open to all adults and youth interested. A Federal Certificate of Training will be issued at the end of the course after successful completion of the written test and driving […]

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 […]

Two Penobscot Marine Museum photography exhibits — “Animal Tales" and "Lincoln County Through the Eastern Eye” — are on display at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at […]

This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.

Come join Cooperative Extension on May 3, from 9–1 p.m. at Kennebec Valley Community College (KVCC) in Hinckley, Maine for a farm visit geared around Tools and Equipment Maintenance and Safety with UMaine Extension’s Jason Lilley. Lilley is the Sustainable Agriculture Professional located in Cumberland County. This is a good chance for new farmers to […]

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 […]

Explore the intertidal zone and help with marine science research. In this workshop, we will learn about animals you might find during low tide and use some amazing equipment to take awesome pictures on your phone to identify them. Along the way, we’ll learn about invasive species, climate change, species identification, and how you can […]

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 […]

Two Penobscot Marine Museum photography exhibits — “Animal Tales" and "Lincoln County Through the Eastern Eye” — are on display at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at […]

This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.

The Inclusive STEM Teaching Project advances the ability and awareness of STEM faculty, postdocs, graduate students and staff to cultivate inclusive learning environments for all of their students. It is a 6-week, self paced course via edX, starting March 23– May 4. The program allows you to learn with and from STEM faculty nationwide. Any […]

Spring vegetables in Maine have a short season, so come join University of Maine Cooperative Extension staff and Master Food Preserver volunteers to learn how to preserve these tender green vegetables to enjoy year round. Learn to safely preserve pickled fiddleheads or asparagus using the boiling water bath method. Participants will receive recipes and a […]

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 […]

Two Penobscot Marine Museum photography exhibits — “Animal Tales" and "Lincoln County Through the Eastern Eye” — are on display at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast through June 30. The show is free and open to the public, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday. Learn […]

This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.

Kathy Olmstead, professor emerita, former CLAS associate dean, and member of the UMaine Board of Visitors, will deliver a webinar presentation, “True North: Finding the Essence of Aroostook,” on Thursday, May 5 at noon, hosted by the UMaine Alumni Association.  Click here for more information and a link to register.  

Join the National Association of Colleges and Employers webinars in the Career Center, 300 Memorial Union.

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 […]

Two Penobscot Marine Museum photography exhibits — “Animal Tales" and "Lincoln County Through the Eastern Eye” — are on display at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast through June 30. The show is free and open to the public, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday. Learn […]

This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.

The University of Maine at Machias will hold its 111th commencement ceremony at the Performing Arts Center on the UMaine Machias campus on May 6 at 11 a.m. For full details and a link to the streamed event, visit the website.

The Graduate School Commencement Ceremony will be held at 4 p.m. on May 6, at the Harold Alfond Arena for the graduating classes of 2020, 2021, and May and August 2022. Keep an eye on this page for all commencement updates as they become available. For more information, contact umhooding@maine.edu.

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 […]

For thousands of years, humanity has gazed up at the stars in wonder, searching for truth, understanding and insight. Embark on a journey with the Indigenous peoples of the western plains of Canada and share in their wisdom conveyed by the stars. Alongside Ocek, the fisher, and his band of animal friends, audiences take an […]

A performance by pianist Deiran Manning, faculty in the School for Performing Arts, at 7 p.m. Friday, May 6, at Hammond Hall. Manning will perform with soprano Celine Mogielnick for a recital called “Sirens and Sailors — Songs of Love and the Sea,” featuring a range of songs, from Mozart, Strauss and Rachmaninov to traditional folk, sea […]

This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.

The University of Maine will celebrate its 220th commencement  in two ceremonies at the Alfond Arena on Saturday, May 7 at 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., with a total of […]

Join Kripalu Yoga teacher Sandy Cyrus for an outdoor yoga class celebrating Divine Goddess energy. Suitable for all levels of practice, this class starts with gentle standing warm-ups, then moves into a practice of standing backbends and twists to unleash shakti energy, the energy of creation, honoring the Goddess within. The class will be located […]

The University of Maine will celebrate its 220th commencement  in two ceremonies at the Alfond Arena on Saturday, May 7 at 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., with a total 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 […]