Registration is open for an online critical thinking workshop, Increasing Effectiveness with Critical Thinking, offered via Zoom 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Oct. 23 and Oct. 30 through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. This two-day workshop, which is presented in partnership with the Maine Business School, will improve participants’ ability to discriminate between facts and arbitrary […]
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The University of Maine Institute of Medicine has announced its fall seminar series, with Zoom events scheduled 3–4 p.m. Fridays from Sept. 25 through Nov. 13. All events are free, but registration is required. The series kicks off Sept. 25 with “Zebrafish Muscle Development Provides Insight into Human Disease,” presented by Jared Talbot, an assistant […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Beef Producers Association will offer a free online workshop about photographing beef cattle for virtual markets at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 30. Designed for youth and adults with experience using digital cameras or smartphones, topics include location selection, determining the best light, and positioning the animal. Presenter Kelly […]
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The University of Maine’s Xi Sigma Pi forestry honor society is accepting orders for balsam and Fraser fir trees online through Oct. 8 to protect customers and student volunteers during the pandemic, and to ensure access to Christmas trees during a predicted shortage. Tree prices, by suggested donation, range from $20 to $50 for 4- […]
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The annual Maine Impact Week celebration includes a number of activities of interest from Sept. 28 to Oct. 2. All events will be virtual and are free and open to the public with registration required. Events include: Climate Change Forum UMaine AI Webinar UMaine Institute of Medicine Presentation Q&A with the VEMI Lab Research Impact […]
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Two 4-H Teen Teachers from University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H in Cumberland County — 16-year-old Anna Deng and 14-year-old Naimo Mohamed — are featured in a video produced by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The teens were selected because they demonstrated leadership this summer through participation in the 4-H Community Central […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension begins collection of greenhouse plastic for recycling Sept. 25 with 16 drop-off sites across the state. Disposal is free of charge through Dec. 15 to all Maine growers who register. The target material for recycling is clear, low-density, polyethylene (LDPE#4) plastic typically used to cover greenhouses, high tunnels, hoop houses […]
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Student Accessibility Services has created a concussion awareness website and podcast to acknowledge and support Concussion Awareness Day, Sept. 18.
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“What best practices can educators use during the pandemic?” Find out in the first episode of Season 3 of “The Maine Question” podcast. When the coronavirus was causing a major shift last spring in how schools across the country educated children, Catherine Biddle, Maria Frankland and students from the College of Education and Human Development […]
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Instructor Alan Kryszak and his students at the University of Maine at Machias are celebrating the announcement that their 2020 film, “Privacy and the Power of Secrets,” was selected for an international film festival. The 60-minute student-produced documentary is an official selection at The Hague Global Cinema Festival, where it will compete against 130 selections […]
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