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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The Associated Press reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension has launched a website that aims to help food manufacturers looking to work in specialty products. The Resources for Food Entrepreneurs website has information about Recipe to Market, a UMaine Extension educational program designed for people who want to start specialty food businesses, according to […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported University of Maine graduate students have been leading a monthly discussion at the Old Town Public Library on different fish found in the area. “It’s just an opportunity for the public to come learn a little bit about what students at UMaine are doing and learn a little bit about some […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported live from the University of Maine Beta Theta Pi fraternity’s 24th annual Sleep Out that was held as a fundraiser for Rape Response Services of Bangor. Members of the fraternity stayed outside overnight to raise awareness of sexual assault. The goal this year was to raise $10,000 for the nonprofit, which […]
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Kathleen Ellis, an adjunct assistant professor in the University of Maine’s Honors College, will teach a poetry workshop in March at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, The Courier-Gazette reported. Ellis, who also is a lecturer in UMaine’s English department, is an award-winning author of five collections of poetry. Her most recent work is “Narrow […]
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The University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources recently finished an innovative remote sensing application for the town of Orland. The Barbara Wheatland Geospatial Programs’ aerial monitoring team produced a high-resolution orthophoto — an aerial photograph that has been geometrically corrected to have a uniform scale — and Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) analysis for […]
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