University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar about preparing edible holiday gifts from noon–12:45 p.m. Nov. 9. Topics include cost-effective ways to make holiday gifts, food safety tips for giving food as gifts, and using Maine foods in soup and baking mixes, as well as preserved foods. Recipes will be prepared in an […]
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Spire: the Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability invites submissions for the sixth issue of the online publication planned for spring 2022. Issue 5, released April 2021, is online. Submissions should in some way concern the environment, conservation and/or sustainability — whether it’s current developments, ongoing issues, scientific findings or artistic insights on environmental themes. […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a roundtable discussion on rematriation and Indigenous land concepts in the Land Back movement from 3–4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8. Panelists, which will include Darren Ranco, Mali Obomsawin and Sherri Mitchell, will discuss the roles that rematriation, Indigenous women […]
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University of Maine Veterans Week activities will be held Nov. 6–12, organized by the office of Veterans Education and Transition Services (VETS) in the Division of Student Life, and in cooperation with a number of campus departments, including UMaine Athletics. Nov. 6, the final home football game of the season, is part of UMaine Athletics’ […]
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Improving student retention and success is a key priority at the University of Maine and University of Maine System. To support this goal, the Harold Alfond Foundation earmarked $20 million of its $240 million gift to the System for new efforts to keep students enrolled and support their academic growth. One of these new initiatives […]
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As the United Nations prepares to kick off its annual Climate Change Conference of the Parties next week, students in a political science class at the University of Maine will debate international climate action tomorrow as part of a semester-long simulation of U.N. negotiations. Their debate on international climate action will be held at 3:30 […]
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A campuswide nonperishable food drive to benefit the University of Maine Black Bear Exchange food pantry will be held Nov. 1–Dec. 17, sponsored by UMaine Auxiliary Services and the Green Campus Initiative. Donation boxes will be located in the University Bookstore, Bear Necessities Fan Shop, Bear’s Den, Hilltop Market, and in the Hilltop, Wells and […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk about water insecurity and health in the U.S. and Canada, including the effects in rural and Indigenous communities, from 3–4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 1. Water insecurity is broadly defined as the lack of adequate and safe […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar about creating winter holiday decorations from available natural materials from 6–7:15 p.m. Nov. 1. “Tips and Tipping for Long-Lasting Holiday Decorations” will show how to harvest and handle evergreens, and how to create both traditional and contemporary decorations. Presenters […]
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The University of Maine community joins students, alumni, faculty and staff of the Maine Business School in mourning the passing of professor emeritus John Mahon, who passed away on Oct. 20 at the age of 73. A celebration of life will be held Nov. 13 in the Donald P. Corbett Business Building. Refreshments will be […]
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