Heather Leslie has been invited to deliver the Kolshorn Lecture at 5 p.m. Sept. 12 at the University of Minnesota. The director of the Darling Marine Center will discuss “Creating resilient coastal communities and ecosystems: Connecting marine conservation science and practice.” Each year, a distinguished scientist or conservationist is invited to give the lecture. The […]
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Mainebiz featured the Upstart Center for Entrepreneurship in Orono, a University of Maine-run incubator program with a diverse mix of companies. “This incubator focuses on companies that typically have some kind of innovation,” says Renee Kelly, assistant vice president for innovation and economic development for the University of Maine and a business advisor at UpStart. […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered Friday’s Maine Hello welcome for the 2,000-plus incoming first-year and new students, and their families. About 700 students and staff greeted the new Black Bears and helped them move into residence halls. University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy encouraged new students to “explore this campus. Really experience the full University of […]
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As part of its statewide fall visual arts preview, the Portland Press Herald highlighted the Joan Belmar exhibit “Way Stations” at the University of Maine Museum of Art. “Way Stations,” which opens Sept. 13, features new abstract paintings, including a pair of 92-inch tondos that Belmar created for the show. Belmar gravitates toward circular forms, […]
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The Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal advanced the University of Maine Cooperative Extension mechanical weed control field day from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at Rogers Farm, 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town. The hands-on event is designed for farmers, crop advisers and other agricultural community members. Tool demonstrations and research results for vegetable […]
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Penobscot Bay Pilot promoted the free fifth Annual Seed Swap and Saving Seeds Workshop on National Seed Swap Day — Jan. 25, 2020 at University of Maine Cooperative Extension Knox & Lincoln Counties office, 377 Manktown Road in Waldoboro. For more information, call Jean Vose, 207.563.7564, atgodslove@tidewater.net.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Falmouth Land Trust will host a pollinator day 2–4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at the University of Maine Gardens at Tidewater Farm, Farm Gate Road, Falmouth. This free, public event features hands-on activities focused on the vital role pollinators play in the food system as well as information about […]
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Medical Xpress published a University of Maine news release about a new study that found a majority of online recipes for home canning salsa lack adequate food safety standards. The study, led by University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor Kathy Savoie and Jen Perry, an assistant professor of food microbiology, examined 56 recipes for home […]
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Homemade salsa recipes are abundant on food blogs, but the majority of them fail to follow USDA home canning guidelines and are a cause of food safety concern, according to a new University of Maine study. In the study, “Adherence of Food Blog Salsa Recipes to Home Canning Guidelines,” UMaine Extension professor Kathy Savoie and […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) covered Early College orientation at the University of Maine. More than 300 high school students from 120 schools are getting a head start on higher education at UMaine this fall, WABI reported. Through a partnership between the Maine Department of Education and UMaine, tuition is waived for all […]
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