The Franco-American Centre at the University of Maine will host a presentation and discussion on how to publish a family’s genealogy on Saturday, June 18. “Exploring the Possibility of Publishing your Family’s Story,” will be held from 10 a.m.–noon at Crossland Hall. Participants will learn about the different ways to publish their family’s unique history […]
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Fish come from other fish. But understanding how fish reproduce, their habitat and how to care for them need to be valued if fishing is to continue in future generations. In Skylar Bayer’s humorous TEDxPiscataquaRiver talk titled “Why the Sex Lives of our Seafood Matter,” she discusses three iconic New England seafood species — Atlantic […]
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The Second International Conference of the Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative, June 15–17 at the University of Maine, will feature four keynote addresses by international experts. The presentations are free and open to the public. The Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative (SCORAI) is an international network of scholars and practitioners focused on furthering […]
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Old Town High School students will showcase research on a marine worm that is causing problems for oyster farmers in the state and around the world at a May 25 presentation at the University of Maine. Starting at noon in Norman Smith Hall, Room 107, four underclassmen will each share a slide show on the […]
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Gregory Clancey, an associate professor of history at the National University of Singapore, will speak about the rise of modern architecture in the early-to-mid-20th century in the United States and Japan. Clancey, who was born and raised in Bangor, Maine, will present “How Architects Became Modern in America and Japan,” at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May […]
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With the arrival of spring, many Mainers head outside to hike, mow lawns, picnic, and garden. But working and playing outdoors can bring people in contact with deer ticks and tick-borne diseases, including Lyme disease. “Maine in 2014 had the highest incidence of Lyme disease of all the states in the country,” says Susan Elias, […]
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One dozen University of Maine students in the Parks, Recreation and Tourism program in the School of Forest Resources ditched the classroom for a camp on Mount Desert Island May 16–20. The intensive one-week course, now in its second year, provides students field experience and an opportunity to meet professionals working in the parks, recreation […]
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Register by June 1 for the Natural Science Illustration Workshop held July 11–15 at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole. The workshop is for people who want to illustrate a natural history journal with sketches or watercolor, hone skills and talents to create scientifically accurate drawings, or plan to bring art and […]
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The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center will host the Windstorm Challenge and the 8th Annual Maine Wind Blade Challenge for middle- and high-school students May 20. Winning team members of both competitions will be offered internships at the UMaine Composites Center valued at more than $20,000, contingent upon enrollment at the university. […]
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Chris Davis, executive director of the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center, will instruct an “Applied Methods in Shellfish Farming Workshop” June 20–24 at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole. The intensive, hands-on workshop is intended to familiarize participants with practical methods used to cultivate commercially important bivalve molluscs, including oysters, mussels, clams and […]
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