University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free, four-session 4-H club focused on forest health. Designed for youth ages 8-11, the in-person club aims to explore the beauty and abundance of Maine’s local forests while learning about the importance and resilience of forests as ecosystems. Through hands-on activities, participants will create a “tree tale” […]
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University of Maine student Kate Flynn is worked with Sodexo Dining Services and other key partners to introduce a UMaine community fridge initiative that offers free, surplus cafeteria food to anyone in the campus community. The new Black Bear Community Fridge, located across from the University Bookstore on the first floor of the Memorial Union, […]
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The University of Maine annual winter parking ban starts Nov. 1 and ends May 1. All staff, commuter and visitor parking lots — signed in blue or black — are closed to parking everyday from midnight–6 a.m. Staff, commuter, and visitor permitted vehicles may park overnight in either the commuter section of the Bridge Tennis […]
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The University of Maine Alumni Association and Greater Bangor Area Branch of the NAACP will host the third annual Robert Talbot Civil Rights Speaker Series at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2 at the Buchanan Alumni House. Keynote speaker Rachel Talbot Ross, speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, will deliver a talk titled “Maine’s Path […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free, six-session nutrition education program to parents, guardians and young adults starting Nov. 7 at the Labor of Love Food Pantry, 137 County Road, Eastport. Geared towards adults ages 19-25, the workshop will focus on learning healthy, budget-friendly cooking tips and preparing healthy recipes as a group. […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a three-session, in-person 4-H club about seasonal crafts from around the world designed for young artists to explore their creativity and learn about different cultural traditions. Geared towards youth ages 6-12, the special interest, SPIN, club will meet from 10:30 a.m-12:30 p.m. on Saturdays, Nov. 18, Dec. 2 […]
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Graham Carr, University of Maine alum, historian, president and vice-chancellor of Concordia University in Montreal, will deliver the annual Robert Babcock Lecture at 3:10 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 30 at Bodwell Lounge in the Collins Center for the Arts. In his talk, titled “The Histories We Inherit: Concordia’s Reckoning With the Pasts of Its Founding […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk, “Transforming Food Systems through Agroecology” at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 30. In this talk, Ernesto Méndez, professor of agroecology at the University of Vermont, will define agroecology and discuss how it can bring together farmers, academics, […]
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Registration is open for the University of Maine’s Winter Session. The three-week online term runs from Dec. 26–Jan. 12. UMaine and University of Maine at Machias courses are now available to view on MaineStreet. The nearly 60 online course offerings include general education requirements, as well as some upper-level and graduate courses. Winter Session courses […]
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The Office of Research Compliance will be offering online Responsible Conduct of Research training for undergraduate students on Brightspace through Friday, Nov. 17. Undergraduate students who are participating in research sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and/or the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture […]
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