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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The Ellsworth American reported soprano Karen Pendleton, who teaches in the University of Maine’s School of Performing Arts, and tenor and pianist Colin Graebert, a UMaine student, will perform a free concert in celebration of Valentine’s Day. The program of love songs is the second show in a series of free noontime concerts presented by […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H invites alumni to take part in a national contest to help it win a $10,000 “Innovation Incubator” Science Sponsorship. The contest is part of the 4-H GROWN Alumni Campaign, sponsored by the National 4-H Council and HughesNet. The goal is to share hands-on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) […]
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The Portland Press Herald mentioned the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Harvest for Hunger program and interviewed program organizer and UMaine Extension educator Barbara Murphy for the article “Maine food pantries connecting with farmers to provide fresh produce.” For more than 15 years, gardeners across Maine have grown nearly 1.9 million pounds of produce for […]
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An op-ed on local wood banks written by Jessica Leahy, an associate professor of human dimensions of natural resources at the University of Maine, and Sabrina Vivian, a senior studying ecology and environmental sciences, was mentioned in the Bangor Daily News article, “Wood banks start to catch on in Maine, but not without some growing […]
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Today’s Energy Solutions published a Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Maine MEP) news release announcing a new agreement between Maine MEP and the University of Maine’s Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC). The partnership, which will place a Maine MEP project manager at AMC, will promote closer collaboration between the organizations with the goal of enhancing the services […]
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A five-session University of Maine Cooperative Extension beginning beekeeping course starts 6:30–8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at the Washington County UMaine Extension office, 28 Center St., Machias. Master Beekeeper Andrew Dewey will teach the course, which will be held Thursday nights, except for March 19, through April 2. The course also will be available remotely […]
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The Maine Edge reported on scheduled public star shows for the month of February at the Emera Astronomy Center. The Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium’s winter series of programs begins with “Stars” every Friday at 7 p.m. The show examines the lives of stars with close-up images and narration by the original Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill. […]
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Jesse Moriarity, coordinator of the University of Maine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation, was a recent guest on WZON’s Pulse Morning Show. Moriarity spoke about the 2015 edition of the Top Gun entrepreneur accelerator program. The program is offered by Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development (MCED) and UMaine’s Target Technology Incubator as part of the […]
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