Outreach

Master Gardener Volunteers mentioned in VillageSoup article on Union farm

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and its Master Gardener Volunteers (MGV) program were mentioned in a VillageSoup article about Andrea and Allan Smith’s Brae Maple Farm in Union. The farm, which grows vegetables, fruits and herbs, has been opened to the MGV program since 1998, according to the article. Every Tuesday, the owners and […]

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Ellsworth American advances diabetes education series

The Ellsworth American reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s free, four-week “Dining with Diabetes Down East” series will be offered in Prospect Harbor in September. The program complements medical care by teaching people with Type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes, along with their family members and caregivers, what they can do to help control blood […]

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Chamber Music Institute to present Francisco Fullana concert

World-renowned violinist Francisco Fullana will perform Saturday, Aug. 5 in Minsky Recital Hall at the University of Maine. The concert begins at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $20 at the door. The event is hosted by the Chamber Music Institute, a summer music camp for students of all ages that […]

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Mandela Fellows wrap up Maine visit, media report

Maine Public and WABI (Channel 5) reported 25 young leaders from 18 countries throughout sub-Saharan Africa concluded the six-week Mandela Washington Fellowship program at the University of Maine. UMaine hosted the 2017 Mandela Washington fellows, who toured the state, met the governor and made business and personal connections, Maine Public reported. “The biggest population in […]

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BDN reports on Lombard log hauler restored by UMaine students, faculty

The Bangor Daily News published an article on the steam-powered log hauler that the Maine Forest and Logging Museum at Leonard’s Mills in Bradley acquired in 1984. Herbert Crosby, a retired University of Maine engineering professor, said getting the Lombard log hauler running again took decades of work and thousands of volunteer hours. Crosby, his […]

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Morning Ag Clips advances backyard blueberry talk at Rogers Farm

Morning Ag Clips published a University of Maine Cooperative Extension news release announcing a free public talk on growing blueberries. David Handley, a UMaine Extension vegetable and small fruit specialist, will speak at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1 at UMaine’s Rogers Farm in Old Town. The event is hosted by UMaine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener […]

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Learn about consequences, causes of coastal flooding at DMC

Jon Woodruff will give a talk titled “Coastal Flooding: Geological Insight on Causes, Consequences, and Solutions” at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 4 at the Darling Marine Center in Walpole. Woodruff, a sedimentologist and University of Massachusetts professor, studies mechanisms of sediment transport during extreme flooding, as well as how these high-magnitude, low-frequency events are recorded […]

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Ph.D. candidate presents thesis to China Lake Association, Town Line reports

The Town Line reported Betsy Barber, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maine, was a keynote speaker at the China Lake Association’s annual meeting on July 22. The meeting marked the group’s 30th anniversary and attracted more than 75 people, according to the article. Barber, who is a graduate student in the Department of […]

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