Five children’s books are being honored as part of the 2016 Correll Book Awards for Excellence in Early Childhood Informational Text. “Spectacular Spots” by Susan Stockdale (Peachtree Publishers) is the winner in the birth to 3-year-old division. The book impressed the selection committee with its effective blend of engaging illustrations and factual information made accessible […]
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WABI (Channel 5) broadcast a story about 270 middle school girls from around the state participating in a University of Maine event that provides an encouraging environment and hands-on approaches to explore science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The 29th Expanding Your Horizons conference featured workshops for students and teachers from 16 participating schools.
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The Maine Edge ran a press release about the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Waldo County Extension Association’s 22nd annual Rural Living Day on Saturday, April 2, at Mount View High School. Workshop topics will include building small homes, baking bread, birding, pasturing chickens, plant propagation, making maple sugar and candy and growing […]
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The Suffolk Times mentioned the outstanding performance of the University of Maine Singers in Orient, New York. During spring break, the 66-member group performed free concerts in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and New York.
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Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5), Portland Press Herald and Society for Science & the Public reported a Bangor High School senior who invented a gadget for improving water quality received one of three first-place awards — worth $150,000 — at the Intel Science Talent Search awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. The awards are a […]
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Jim Dwyer, a crops specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article about second-generation potatoes. A new genetically engineered potato has been ruled safe by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and has been deregulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to the article. Made […]
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The Associated Press, Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News, Maine Public Broadcasting Network, WGME (Channel 13 in Portland), WLBZ (Channel 2), WVII (Channel 7) and Mainebiz reported on the release of a report that looks at how the state is preparing for the next cyclical infestation of a pest that could cause severe economic damage to […]
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Families are invited to join the Page Farm and Home Museum’s Maine maple celebration from 1–3 p.m. Saturday, March 26. The event begins at the museum with the video, “The Maple Sugaring Story.” For children in grades K–5, there will be activities, games and stories about syrup making — one of Maine’s oldest traditions and […]
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Basic practices appropriate for small-scale livestock producers and 4-H project leaders will be the focus of a Livestock 101 Field Day from 11:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Saturday, April 2, at the University of Maine J. Franklin Witter Teaching & Research Center, 160 University Farm Road, Old Town. The free public program will demonstrate hands-on […]
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The ADVANCE Rising Tide Center at the University of Maine will mark its fifth anniversary with a celebration March 24. The 1 p.m. event will be held in the McIntyre Room of the Buchanan Alumni House to thank everyone who has supported or participated in ADVANCE initiatives during the last five years. The ADVANCE program […]
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