Outreach

BDN Publishes Op-Ed by UMaine Counseling Center Graduate Assistant

The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece, “Suicide prevention is not what you think,” by Charles McKay, a clinical intern and graduate assistant at the University of Maine Counseling Center and Touchstone Resources. UWire also carried a piece by McKay previewing a free seminar on relationship skills that is being offered by the center.

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Bullying the Focus of UMaine Conference for School Counselors, Leaders

Working with children who experience bullying will be the focus of a conference for Maine school counselors and leaders that is sponsored by the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development. The free professional development opportunity will take place 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 in the Wells Conference Center on the Orono […]

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Observer Previews Cooperative Extension Beekeeping Classes

The Weekly Observer, serving Sanford, Springvale, Acton and Lebanon, previewed a five-week introductory beekeeping course that will start Oct. 15 in Springvale. The York County Beginner Bee School is co-sponsored by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine State Beekeepers Association.

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Maine Folklife Center’s MOFGA Collection Cited in Press Herald Blog Entries

The Maine Folklife Center’s Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) Oral History Project, which includes 50 interviews with people associated with the start of MOFGA and the group’s Common Ground Country Fair, was mentioned in two more entries of the Portland Press Herald blog “The Root: Dispatches from Maine’s food sources,” following “PART ONE […]

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UMaine to Host 2013 Maine-Québec Number Theory Conference

The University of Maine Department of Mathematics and Statistics will host number theorists from New England, Québec and beyond to present and discuss their research during the 2013 Maine-Québec Number Theory Conference Oct. 5–6. Approximately 60 participants are expected to attend the event’s 38 scheduled lectures in Neville Hall on campus. Barry Mazur, a Harvard […]

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Maine Folklife Center’s MOFGA Collection Mentioned in Press Herald Blog

The latest entry in the Portland Press Herald blog “The Root: Dispatches from Maine’s food sources,” included a reference and link to the Maine Folklife Center’s Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) Oral History Project. The collection includes 50 interviews with people associated with the start of MOFGA and the group’s Common Ground Country Fair.

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Witt Talks to Forecaster about Falmouth Demonstration Garden

Amy Witt, home horticulturist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County, spoke with The Forecaster for the article “Falmouth garden fertile ground for UMaine farm educators” about UMaine Extension’s Falmouth demonstration garden. Witt said common teaching themes at the garden include farming skills to help with food security and sustainable practices.

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