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Food Safety Specialist Offers Grilling, Picnic Advice

With thousands of Maine residents and tourists doing summer grilling and picnicking, University of Maine Cooperative Extension food safety expert Jason Bolton is available to discuss food handling and cooking tips to keep food-borne illnesses at bay. Bolton also discusses food safety while camping or hiking in an online video. He can be reached at […]

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UMaine Extension Native Plants Garden Demonstration June 18

Creating a garden using only plants native to Maine will take center stage at the University of Maine’s Rogers Farm June 18. The free UMaine Cooperative Extension program begins at 6 p.m. It is the fourth in the summer series Public Nights at the Garden, and will be held rain or shine. Soil preparation, plant […]

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Posters Focus on Climate Change

Over 25 digital posters by University of Maine Art Department students in Kerstin Engman’s 2-D design class are on display through finals week in Hauck Auditorium. The posters depict climate change issues, such as sustainability and the divestiture of fossil fuels, and are the result of a collaboration between Engman and Karen Marysdaughter, organizer with […]

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Challenges Facing Older Veterans to be Focus of May 13 Event

Challenges facing older veterans and the resources available to them in Maine will be the focus of the 8th annual University of Maine Clinical Geriatrics Colloquium May 13 on campus. The colloquium, “Serving Our Older Veterans: Today’s Clinical Issues and Best Practices,” will be held from 7:45 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Monday, May 13 at […]

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