The University Singers were included in an Ellsworth American story about a concert celebrating J.S. Bach’s 332nd birthday at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at St. Francis by the Sea Episcopal Church in Blue Hill. Organist Ray Cornils will be joined by the Blue Hill Bach chorus and members of the University of Maine University […]
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Black Bear Food Guild, the University of Maine’s community-supported agriculture (CSA) share program organized and managed by sustainable agriculture students, is offering full, half and quarter shares. Full shares, $500, are recommended for four people. Half shares, $325, are recommended for two people and quarter shares, $175, for one person. The 2017 Food Guild season […]
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VillageSoup reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Knox-Lincoln Farm Bureau, Union Farm Equipment and Farm Family Insurance will offer a tractor safety course in Union April 5–26. The course will be held at Union Farm Equipment from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, according to the article. A written exam and tractor-driving test will be […]
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Micah Pawling, an assistant professor of history and Native American studies at the University of Maine, is one of eight humanities scholars nationwide to be awarded a 2017 Public Engagement Fellowship from the Whiting Foundation. The eight were selected from more than 80 scholars nominated from over 50 institutions. The fellowship supports scholars as they […]
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The Bangor Daily News advanced the third Maine Science Festival set for March 16–19 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Linda Silka, a senior fellow at the University of Maine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, has been a board member and volunteer for the festival since it began. “It’s so important […]
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The Maine Grass Farmers Network (MGFN) annual grazing conference is scheduled for 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. March 18 at the Kennebec Valley Community College Alfond Campus in Hinckley. The morning keynote address will be given by Utah State University faculty emeritus Fred Provenza, a wildlife biologist and grazing behavior specialist. Veterinarian and author Hue Karreman from […]
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The Republican Journal reported the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast will offer a two-day workshop focused on bringing mindfulness to daily work life from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. April 28 and May 12. Mindful Leadership workshop attendees can practice mindfulness meditation, learn competencies of mindful leadership and discuss strategies for being calmer, […]
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A two-day workshop focused on bringing mindfulness to daily work life will be offered this spring at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. Mindful Leadership workshop attendees can practice mindfulness meditation, learn competencies of mindful leadership and discuss strategies for being calmer, more clear-minded and emotionally aware in the workplace. Mary Doyle, M.A., […]
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Learn about Maine’s geology at the next University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Science Saturday, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. March 25 at the UMaine Bryand Global Sciences Center. Participants will explore and learn to identify rocks and minerals, discover the differences between gems and minerals, and go on a scavenger hunt. The event is open to […]
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The University of Maine will host Kai Schafft, an associate professor of education at Pennsylvania State University and director of the Center on Rural Education and Communities, for a lecture on Wednesday, March 1. The title of Schafft’s talk is “Rural Bites Back? Understanding Rural Development and Education Policy Contexts in a Post-Obama Era.” The […]
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