Outreach

Maine AgrAbility Awarded Grant to Assist Farmers with Disabilities, MPBN Reports

The Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded the Maine AgrAbility Project a $701,828 grant to continue assisting farmers, loggers and fishermen with disabilities and chronic illnesses so they may remain active in production agriculture. AgrAbility is a nonprofit partnership between University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Goodwill Industries of Northern New […]

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WVII Advances CCA, Public Library Opera Series

The Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine has teamed with area public libraries to offer an opera series with discussions ahead of performances that are broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera. WVII (Channel 7) reported a discussion was held this week at the Bangor Public Library about the opera “Il Barbiere […]

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Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainability Conference Cited in Huffington Post Blog

The Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainability Conference that was hosted by the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute in October was mentioned in a Huffington Post blog post by Peter Neill, director of the World Ocean Observatory. In the article, “The externalities of climate change,” Neill wrote about the conference, which he attended along with […]

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Apply Now for Master Gardener Volunteer Training

Jan. 9 is the deadline to apply for University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteer training offered this winter and spring at the Oxford County UMaine Extension office, 9 Olson Road, South Paris. The first of the 14 sessions, held 5:30–9 p.m. Thursdays, is Jan. 29. The last is May 15. Topics include botany, […]

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Wildlife Society Students Place Second at National Quiz Bowl, Maine Edge Reports

The Maine Edge published a University of Maine article about members of UMaine’s Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society finishing second among 22 teams from the United States and Canada at The Wildlife Society’s 2014 National Quiz Bowl at the society’s annual conference in Pennsylvania. Undergraduates Marie Martin, Abigail Feuka, Caitlin Gunn, James Petersen and […]

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WABI Advances Student Outreach Group’s Breakfast with Santa Fundraiser

Members of the University of Maine’s medical outreach student group, Operation HEARTS, are hosting a Breakfast with Santa fundraiser at Orono High School Dec. 6, WABI (Channel 5) reported. The breakfast runs from 8–11 a.m. Admission is $6 for adults; $4 for children 12 and under. The group is raising money for a spring trip […]

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Weekly Reports on UMaine Community’s Holiday Charitable Giving Efforts

The Weekly published a University of Maine news release about several student, staff and faculty groups who are leading charitable efforts this holiday season to give back to the community. Groups including the Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism, Office of Human Resources, Classified Employees Advisory Council, and several fraternities and sororities are collecting food, […]

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Maine Bound Adventure Center Boulder Bash Dec. 6

The Maine Bound Adventure Center at the University of Maine will hold its 16th annual indoor rock climbing competition Dec. 6. Boulder Bash 2014 will include a day of bouldering with divisions for men, women and children from beginner through expert climbers. All ages and abilities are welcome. Prizes will be provided by local community […]

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Maine AgrAbility Earns Grant to Assist Farmers with Disabilities

The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded the Maine AgrAbility Project a $701,828 grant to continue assisting farmers, loggers and fishermen with disabilities and chronic illnesses so they may remain active in production agriculture. Richard Brzozowski, University of Maine Cooperative Extension specialist and project director, said the grant will fund the project for four more years. […]

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