The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab in Orono, which identifies diseases and provides management plans to gardeners, farmers, nurseries and members of the lawn care industry, received over 800 physical samples from nine different states in 2023. Also last year, the lab launched a new process for digital submission which resulted […]
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UMaine assistant professor researches needs of multilingual learners in special ed
ORONO — Having grown up in a multilingual family, Melissa Cuba knows firsthand what school is like for students who have multifaceted identities and come from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. As an assistant professor of special education at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, Cuba’s research focuses on a particular […]
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4-H to offer online info session for aspiring volunteers in May
University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to host a two-part online informational session for adults interested in becoming Maine 4-H volunteers. The sessions are set for 6-7 p.m. on Wednesdays, May 22 and 29. “Start Your 4-H Volunteer Journey” aims to provide participants with information about the UMaine Extension 4-H youth development program through four […]
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Spring webinars offered on managing farm risk
The Maine Farmer Resource Network, University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry plan to offer Managing Farm Risk, a spring webinar series for commercial farmers. These webinars will begin at 10 a.m. Fridays starting April 26, and run through May 31. The full agenda is available at extension.umaine.edu. Topics […]
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UMaine men’s basketball team will face Duke in Cooper Flagg’s collegiate debut
The Blue Devils will greet the Black Bears on Nov. 4 at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
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Webinar to cover jumping worms, browntail moths
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Bangor Public Library are set to host a free webinar at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, featuring two pressing ecological concerns impacting local landscapes: jumping worms and browntail moths. State Horticulturist Gary Fish will outline how jumping worms have been confirmed in 13 of 16 Maine counties, how […]
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Extension 4-H Agriculture Symposium offers opportunities for teens
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is set to offer an agricultural symposium for Maine teens on Thursday and Friday, April 18 and 19, at the UMaine campus in Orono. This third annual event is an overnight experience for Maine youth ages 14-18. Attendees will take part in experiential learning opportunities, engage with industry professionals, […]
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Talk on South Africa’s water-related challenges set for April 15
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine is set to host a talk, “Doing Research with Society: Addressing complex water-related challenges in South Africa,” at 3 p.m. on Monday, April 15. All talks in the Sustainability Talks series are free and offered both remotely via Zoom […]
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UMaine team prepares to document total eclipse from the moon’s point of view
A video feed from a balloon drifting 90,000 feet above Maine will show the shadow pass over Earth as if seeing the eclipse from the vantage point of the moon.
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Extension launches volunteer management micro-credential for beginners
University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in partnership with Volunteer Maine, has launched online training for individuals getting started in a volunteer management role. Three self-paced courses make up the Introductory Volunteer Management micro-credential. Level one, which takes about four hours to complete, provides an overview of what a volunteer manager does and explores aspects of […]