Mark Berry, president and CEO of the Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park, mentioned the organization’s partnership with the University of Maine during an interview with the Portland Press Herald. Berry said the institute, which is a nonprofit that works to inspire people to explore outside, has a partnership with UMaine that was developed through […]
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High school teams from Maine and New Hampshire are competing in the Nor’easter Bowl — a regional ocean science competition — Saturday, Feb. 7, in the D.P. Corbett Business Building at the University of Maine. Science of oil in the ocean is the theme of the contest. Four- and five-member student teams will be challenged […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the Municipal Review Committee (MRC) voted unanimously to enter a development agreement with Maryland-based company Fiberight that wants to build a solid waste processing facility in Hampden that will turn trash into biofuel. The MRC hired a team of students from UMaine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) led by Hemant […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and FoodCorps are offering a free cooking class for income-eligible families 5–6 p.m. Wednesdays, March 4–25, at the UMaine Extension Somerset County office, 7 County Drive, Skowhegan. The four-session class is designed for income-eligible families with children living at home. Parents will be taught to prepare quick and easy main […]
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The University of Maine Humanities Center has organized a free public lecture and discussion led by UMaine music professor Laura Artesani ahead of a Feb. 8 concert by vocal trio Voice. Artesani will speak at 2 p.m. in the Collins Center for the Arts’ Miller Cafe before the 3 p.m. performance in Minsky Recital Hall. […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H in Washington County seeks adult volunteers to share their knowledge about nature, heritage arts, science, photography, gardening, shooting sports and other specialties with youth in special interest (SPIN) clubs. SPIN clubs will meet for a minimum of six one-hour sessions over the next three to six months. Washington County […]
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Keri Kaczor, a marine professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, has secured annual funding for the Maine Healthy Beaches Program. Kaczor is the coordinator of the statewide program that is dedicated to monitoring water quality and protecting public health on Maine’s coastal beaches. The program, which is funded annually by a U.S. Environmental […]
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About 300 students at 13 Maine high schools are collecting data on Maine’s snowpack to feed into a national database tapped by scientists. The project is part of the Acadia Learning Program, a joint venture of the University of Maine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, UMaine’s School of Forest Resources and the […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension was mentioned in an article by The Forecaster about the Portland School Department’s new school lunch campaign, “Choose School Lunch.” The program is a collaboration between the schools, Portland-based Cultivating Community, UMaine Extension and FoodCorps, a team of AmeriCorps leaders working to connect children with healthier food options, according […]
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The Tri-Town Weekly published an interview with Tori Jackson, an associate professor with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, ahead of her Feb. 10 talk on growing elderberries at the UMaine Extension office in Lisbon. Jackson will host the meeting for gardeners who either grow the berries or are considering growing the crop. “Elderberries are […]
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