“The Greater Good,” the podcast series of the University of Maine Graduate and Professional Center, has posted the first of a two-part series on a summer 2019 trip to Greenland by Paul Mayewski of the UMaine Climate Change Institute, Firooza Pavri of the University of Southern Maine Muskie School of Public Service and Charles Norchi […]
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Lancaster Farming published “Survival of the fittest tuber,” an article on the University of Maine’s potato breeding and variety development program. Since 2014, UMaine has released four potato varieties in cooperation with the Maine Potato Board, according to the article. A new potato variety released for commercial production represents a significant investment, according to Greg […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on a Maine Chapter of the Fulbright Association event hosted by the University of Maine. “From Farm to Healthy Body: A Sustainable Model for the Planet and the Individual” focused on raising awareness about how local food systems and farming directly affect everyday health, WVII reported. Event organizer Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, a […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported the Emera Astronomy Center at the University of Maine offers family-friendly shows to provide children with a fun way to learn science. Astronomy center officials told WVII that in the center’s planetarium, children can learn lessons about science, which include information about the ocean, the Earth’s atmosphere, the environment and space. […]
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VillageSoup reported the Camden Conference will present a talk by Kristin Vekasi, assistant professor of political science at the University of Maine, at the Camden Public Library on Nov. 19. The 7 p.m. talk titled “Beyond the Great Firewall: Censorship and Politics in Contemporary China” is free and open to all. The mission of the […]
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Bangor’s Classic Rock Station I-95 (95.7 FM) advanced University of Maine Homecoming events slated Oct. 25–27, including the UMaine football game vs. William & Mary and the annual UMaine Alumni Association Craft Fair and Maine Marketplace. More information about Homecoming is online.
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Award-winning filmmaker Vanessa McNeal will host a free public screening of her 2018 documentary “Gridshock” at 5 p.m. Oct. 24 in Hill Auditorium in Barrows Hall as part of Domestic Violence Awareness month. In the film, McNeal, a survivor of sexual violence, explores the underpinnings of the thriving sex-trafficking industry, a global problem taking root […]
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The University of Maine is the “most outdoorsy school” in the Northeast and the second “most outdoorsy” in the nation, according to the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education (AORE). In this year’s AORE Campus Challenge, 98 universities competed for the title from Sept. 16 through Oct. 13, designed to help build a community of […]
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WABI (Channel 5) spoke with master illusionist Lyn Dillies ahead of her Oct. 18 show at the University of Maine’s Collins Center for the Arts. The award-winning magician has been performing for more than two decades. She told WABI she loves performing for people of all ages and being able to entertain families with a […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer half-day workshops for food entrepreneurs in multiple locations this fall. “Recipe to Market” topics include food entrepreneurship in the specialty food industry, business basics, an overview of the product development process, licensing and regulations, and food safety. The following sessions will be held 9 a.m.–noon: Oct. 23 at […]
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