WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine’s Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center hosted Bangor Humanities Day on March 2 to bring awareness to the humanities in the Greater Bangor community. UMaine Renaissance, a female a cappella group, performed with Bangor’s Prevailing Winds at the Bangor Public Library. Other local businesses and organizations sponsored […]
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Editor’s note: Story updated March 13 From healthy foods to cutting-edge research, bioscience — applying knowledge to develop biological solutions — advances our quality of life. The University of Maine and the Bioscience Association of Maine (BioME) invite the public to tour top-notch UMaine facilities and learn about innovative programs that encompass the biosciences 4–7 […]
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WABI (Channel 5) previewed the Stephen E. King Chair Lecture at the University of Maine, to be given by Lewiston native, television writer and producer of “Will & Grace” Adam Barr at 4:30 p.m. March 1 at Wells Conference Center. The lecture is titled “Made for TV: Writing to Keep Hollywood Relevant.” Barr also gave […]
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WVII (Channel 7) covered the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s wild blueberry conference Feb. 28 at the Black Bear Inn in Orono. More than 40 farmers from all over the state attended to discuss best practices for growing, harvesting and selling wild blueberries, according to the report. “Farmers by nature are doers, creative people, and […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot and VillageSoup announced a grant writing certificate program at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The intensive program is recommended for nonprofit leaders, executive directors, municipal officials, board members and others interested in creating high-quality grant proposals. The program will be offered April 22–26 and June 10–14. The cost is […]
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The Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center at the University of Maine will host the annual Bangor Humanities Day at various locations March 2 with a reception March 1. To celebrate the humanities with the Greater Bangor community, free events for participants of all ages will be offered at venues including the University of Maine […]
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“Girl Talk: An Inter-Generational Conversation” will kick off Women’s History Month at the University of Maine noon-1:30 p.m. March 1 in the Bangor Room of Memorial Union. The conversation will recognize 2019 as the centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment that granted some — but of course, and significantly, not all — women […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered Fresh Check Day at the University of Maine, an expo-style event on Feb. 26 aiming to “check in” on the mental health of students and raise awareness about mental health issues and suicide prevention. “We want to make sure that our students know that we are here, that we have someone […]
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Morning Ag Clips advanced a University of Maine Cooperative Extension fruit tree grafting workshop 9 a.m.–noon March 30 at the UMaine Extension office in Lisbon Falls. The workshop, co-sponsored by Fedco Trees, will include discussion and demonstration of techniques followed by hands-on grafting of a pear tree, which participants can take home. The course fee […]
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The Daily Bulldog and Morning Ag Clips previewed a University of Maine Cooperative Extension Produce Safety Alliance grower training course. The course will be offered 9 a.m.–6 p.m. March 29 at the Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church, with a snow date of April 4; and 9 a.m.–6 p.m. April 5 at the University of Maine at Farmington’s Olsen […]
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