A professional development program, “Public Speaking for Business and More,” will be offered 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. Tom Dowd, a prize-winning speaker, award-winning and best-selling author, and trainer and coach, will facilitate. Program participants will be taught how to relieve the stress associated with […]
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Preservice teacher candidates from the University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development will put some of what they are learning in their literacy methods courses into practice 5–6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7 at literacy night at Old Town Elementary School. Nearly 30 UMaine students will facilitate 14 reading and language arts lessons, including […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a workshop on slow-smoked meats 6:30–8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 at UMaine’s Pilot Plant and Commercial Kitchen in Hitchner Hall on the Orono campus. An opening reception begins at 6 p.m. “Barbecue 101” participants can learn about the science of slow-smoked meats, how to set up a barbecue […]
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The Bangor radio station Z107.3 promoted Culturefest 2019 that kicks off at 11 a.m. Nov. 9 at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. The Office of International Programs and the International Student Association host the free daylong celebration of cultures with exhibits, a food court, children’s activities, live demonstrations, and a traditional style show.
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The Bangor Daily News and Morning Ag Clips advanced the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s “Barbecue 101” workshop 6:30–8 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Pilot Plant and Commercial Kitchen in Hitchner Hall at UMaine. BDN Homestead writer Sam Schipani met with Colt Knight, state livestock specialist and assistant professor with Cooperative Extension, to get firsthand […]
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Shakespeare’s “Othello” and the concept of “othering” is the focus of a free, public workshop Nov. 6 at the University of Maine. “Others, Othering, and ‘Othello,’” sponsored by the Stephen E. King Chair in Literature, will be held 5:30–7:30 p.m. in the Al Cyrus Pavilion Theatre. In this performance-based workshop, participants will explore the characters […]
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Being a parent is a dynamic and complex part of life. A new initiative in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Maine aims to build knowledge about the relationships at the center of the parenting experience. The Parenting Relationships Research Lab was created by assistant professor of family studies Daniel […]
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Six University of Maine explorers will talk about their experiences participating in the most comprehensive scientific expedition ever conducted on Mount Everest. A free, public panel discussion, “The University of Maine’s Role in the National Geographic and Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Extreme Expedition to Mount Everest,” will be held 1:45–2:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, in the […]
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The Advertiser Democrat reported University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Oxford County has recently hired two new staff members. Emma Fournier joined the organization in July as a horticulture community education assistant, focusing on residential/consumer programs through outreach and by request. “I help homeowners with their questions, providing publications and helping identify plants and insects,” […]
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Judith Rosenbaum, Alan Berry and Jennifer Bonnet will present “Beyond ‘fake news’: Digging into media literacy and cognitive bias” 4:45–6 p.m. Nov. 4 in Fogler Library Classroom 1. The free public workshop will include a lecture and hands-on activities. Participants will learn how to critically evaluate news production and consumption and explore how one’s preferences […]
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