Two University of Maine researchers are involved with an effort to log the most detailed data on record about the color and health of the ocean. The findings could have a range of impacts in Maine.
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UMaine project to livestream total solar eclipse from stratosphere
ORONO — When Noah Lambert of Bar Harbor enrolled at the University of Maine, launching a giant balloon 90,000 feet in the air to livestream a total solar eclipse wasn’t an activity he imagined being able to do during his college career. For the past year, Lambert and nine other undergraduate and graduate students have […]
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UMaine-led research aims to help maple industry tap new markets
ORONO — Mainers know their maple syrup — the state is the third-largest producer of it nationwide. The same can’t be said in many other places. In parts of the southern and western U.S., many consumers don’t realize that maple syrup comes in different flavors based on when it was harvested or how long it […]
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Talk on browntail moth outbreaks set for April 1
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine is set to host a talk, “The Menacing Moth of Maine:Understanding Browntail Moth and Their Outbreaks,” at 3 p.m. Monday, April 1. All talks in the Mitchell Center’s Sustainability Talks series are free and offered both remotely via Zoom […]
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Mediation program offers training opportunity in April
The Maine Agricultural Mediation Program is set to offer a 16-hour training program on Wednesdays in April for individuals interested in learning more about conflict resolution or becoming a MAMP co-mediator. The four program sessions will meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. online via Zoom on April 3, 10, 17. The last session on […]
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Maine Big Night to mark amphibian migrations
ORONO — University of Maine researchers are encouraging people to get outside and help document one of nature’s great migrations this spring. Maine Big Night, a community science nonprofit founded by UMaine doctorate candidate Greg LeClair calls on Mainers to brave the dark and muck to find frogs and salamanders that are on the move, […]
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Online parenting workshop available for farmers of land, sea
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is set to host its first online “Land and Water Lunchbox” session for farmers of land or sea at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 28. This drop-in session will be an informal opportunity to meet with other producers to talk about parenting children of any age while tending to the […]
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Talk to explore how nature-based recreation connects people to environment
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine is set to host a talk, “From Home, to Homestead, to Woodlot, to Park: Nature-Based Recreation as a Contemporary Link Between Society and the Natural Environment,” at 3 p.m. Monday, March 18. All talks are free and offered both […]
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University Credit Union opens applications for expanded scholarship program
ORONO — University Credit Union has open the online application period for the annual UCU Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to eight undergraduate students furthering their education at each University of Maine System campus and Maine Maritime Academy; each scholarship is $1,000. To be more inclusive of students pursuing advanced education, UCU expanded the program […]
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4-H offering online info session for aspiring volunteers in March
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is set to host a two-part online informational session for adults interested in becoming Maine 4-H volunteers at 6 p.m. Tuesdays, March 19 and 26. Start Your 4-H Volunteer Journey will provide participants with information about the UMaine Extension 4-H youth development program through four short e-Learning modules. Attendees also […]