The Weekly and The Maine Edge previewed events that are scheduled as part of the University of Maine Humanities Center’s third annual Downtown Bangor Public Humanities Day on Jan. 24 with a kickoff event Jan. 23. Free events for participants of all ages will be offered at venues including the University of Maine Museum of […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on the annual Skate with the Bears event that was hosted by Friends of Maine Hockey at the Alfond Arena. Members of the University of Maine men’s and women’s ice hockey teams were on the ice meeting fans, signing autographs and posing for photos. UMaine men’s ice hockey player Brady Campbell […]
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VillageSoup and The Weekly reported on the University of Maine Museum of Art’s winter exhibitions that will open to the public on Jan. 16 and run through March 21. The exhibits are, Barbara Putnam and Deborah Cornell’s “Global Change: The Dance of Contingencies,” Dan Estabrook’s “King & Clown” and Rachel Hellmann’s “Infra/Structure.”
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A field biologist, science writer, river restorer and senior producer will share their experiences at a science storytelling project 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., in Portland. Skylar Bayer and Ari Daniel are co-producers of the event for The Story Collider, which creates live shows and podcasts in which […]
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Sarah Redmond, a marine extension associate with the Maine Sea Grant College Program at the University of Maine, will be a guest speaker at a free brown bag luncheon at noon Wednesday, Jan. 28, in Moore Auditorium at Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park. She’ll discuss “Our Ocean Garden: Sea Vegetables of Maine.” For more […]
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University of Maine Marine Extension associates are involved in emerging efforts to develop aquaculture for American eel. Last October, scientists, eel biologists, eel merchants, entrepreneurs and government regulators attended a workshop on the eel industry sponsored by the USDA Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center and organized by Barry Costa-Pierce (University of New England), Michael Timmons (Cornell […]
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Farms.com reported Jim Dwyer, a crops specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will give a talk at the 74th Maine Agricultural Trades Show set for Jan. 13–15 at the Augusta Civic Center. Dwyer is scheduled to do a presentation on potato pest management on Jan. 13. Since 1941, the annual show has offered […]
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A free informational meeting for current and interested elderberry growers will be held 1–3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension office, 24 Main St., Lisbon Falls. Tori Lee Jackson, UMaine Extension educator and associate professor of agriculture and natural resources, and David Handley, UMaine Extension vegetable and small fruit specialist, […]
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Richard Kersbergen, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator on sustainable dairy and forage systems, was interviewed for a Current Publishing article on a Freeport farm’s new Organic Farmer Training Program and a unique piece of milking equipment it may use. While on sabbatical, Kersbergen has been working on the Wolfe’s Neck Farm training program […]
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The University of Maine Museum of Art will benefit from a fall 2014 Tourism Enterprise Marketing Grant, according to the Portland Press Herald. The Maine Office of Tourism recently announced eight recipients for the grants that aim to support tourism marketing projects in 2015 that will increase visitor traffic to Maine, the article states. The […]
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