Leadership, civility and peace as reflected in Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?” is the focus of the 2020 Dorothy Clarke Wilson Peace Writing Prize, sponsored by the Wilson Center. Submission deadline is 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13. The winner will read the selected essay at UMaine’s annual […]
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Penobscot Marine Museum’s historic photography exhibit, “From the Cradle to the Grave” by photographer Ed Coffin, will be on display Dec. 9–March 6 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The free public exhibit in the H. Alan and Sally Fernald Art Gallery, open 8 a.m.–7 p.m. Monday–Friday, is a collection of two […]
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The School of Social Work at the University of Maine will offer an online information session about the Master of Social Work program 5:30–7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5. People interested in learning more about the fall 2020 program are invited to attend. The session will cover the application process and on-campus and distance learning options […]
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The University of Maine Hutchinson Center will offer a six-session program on restorative practices beginning Dec. 5 and 6. Other sessions will take place Jan. 10, Feb. 13 and 14, and March 13. All sessions are from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. The focus of the program is the restorative approach, which emphasizes the importance of creating a […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free program about making edible holiday gifts beginning 4-4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, at Porter Memorial Library in Machias. Classes meet each Tuesday through Dec. 17. “Family Gifts from the Kitchen” will focus on creating mixes using basic ingredients and learning healthy eating tips. Jars, ingredients and […]
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Maine AgrAbility will host a free webinar about alternative financing programs for assistive technology 3–4 p.m. EST Dec. 5. The webinar will examine services and resources available through the programs. Questions will be taken after the presentation. Register online by Dec. 2; instructions for access will be sent to registrants. Maine AgrAbility, a collaborative project […]
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The latest episode of the University of Maine podcast “The Maine Question” asks what choosing to be child-free means for individuals and our society. In the fifth episode of the first season, host Ron Lisnet speaks with Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology at UMaine, about the child-free choice. Blackstone also is the author of […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is accepting applications for the 2020 Master Gardener Volunteers training in Penobscot and Somerset counties. Classes will meet weekly Feb. 25 through May 21, 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m., primarily at the UMaine Extension Penobscot office in Bangor. Classes resume for four weeks in September. Live video conference sites also will be […]
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James Burrell, former deputy assistant director of the FBI’s Cyber Division, will discuss “Cybersecurity and Cyber Terrorism: Real Threats and Challenges” at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25 in Hauck Auditorium. The Maine Business School at the University of Maine is hosting the free, public talk by Burrell, who retired in 2016 from the FBI. Burrell, […]
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The University of Maine will host a presentation about its cutting-edge research and development of green energy and materials on Nov. 22. The presentation, titled “Cutting-Edge Tech,” will begin at 3 p.m. in D.P. Corbett Business Building, Room 107. Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School Kody Varahramyan will provide welcoming remarks. […]
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