The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a workshop about transferring family farms and forest product businesses from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8 at Waterville Elks Club. The workshop’s focus is to help families minimize risk and make informed decisions […]
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Explore how Maine’s flora and fauna cope with winter during the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s 4-H Science Saturday on Dec. 5. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. starting at Nutting Hall on campus, participants will explore the ecological side of winter. Students in the UMaine School of Forest Resources will lead hands-on activities at […]
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The White House announced the University of Maine has committed to a national effort to increase access to solar energy and decrease energy bill costs. As part of the National Community Solar Partnership, 68 cities, states, businesses and institutions are promoting community solar, with an emphasis on scaling up solar for low- and moderate-income households, […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported a short video on lobsters and climate change that was created by O’Chang Comics in partnership with the Maine Sea Grant Program at the University of Maine is up for a national award. The video, which was based on the UMaine report “Maine’s Climate Future: 2015 Update,” explains how rising […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on a candlelight vigil that was held at the University of Maine for those affected by the Paris terrorist attack. The event, which was organized by the University of Maine French Club, included a moment of silence for those lost in the recent attack, as well as similar acts of terrorism […]
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network aired the 10th Cohen Lecture as part of its “Speaking in Maine” public affairs lecture series. For this year’s talk, former Defense Secretary William Cohen was joined by Gen. Joseph Ralston, former supreme allied commander in Europe, and Ambassador Nicholas Burns, former undersecretary of state for political affairs, for the […]
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The Maine Edge reported Maine EPSCoR at the University of Maine has announced a new collaboration with the Maine Discovery Museum in Bangor. As part of its Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET) project, a saltwater touch tank was installed at the museum to promote learning in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields, according […]
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Richard Wahle, research associate professor in the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, will talk about “Sustainability and the American Lobster” 6:30–8 p.m. Nov. 19 at Maine Maritime Museum in Bath. Wahle is on the front lines of ensuring the future of the lobster fishery, which is essential to the Maine economy, lobstermen and […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a workshop on making savory pies from fall and winter harvest vegetables from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 21, at the UMaine Extension Cumberland County office, 75 Clearwater Drive, Falmouth. Extension educator Kathy Savoie will lead the workshop, which is part of the “From Scratch: Your Maine […]
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WABI (Channel 5) spoke with Bruce Segee, the Henry R. and Grace V. Butler Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maine; Craig Mason, a UMaine professor of education; and Ami Gaspar, an advanced computing outreach specialist with IT, about a three-year, $2 million research project that will use a popular video […]
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