Members of the University of Maine community are welcome to join a discussion about fantasy fiction at Fogler Library on Oct. 5. From 7–8 p.m. members of the Fogler Library Book Club will talk about their favorite fantasy worlds and share recommendations for books in the genre. Anyone interested in fantasy stories, such as “Harry […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Camp and Learning Center in Lincolnville will host a Fall Harvest Festival and a 5K trail race from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. Activities include ecology-themed walks in the Tanglewood forest, apple cider pressing, pumpkin painting and archery. The festival is free; the 5K trail race fee is […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension Franklin County Extension Association will hold its annual business meeting and public supper 6–9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Chesterville Town Office, 409 Dutch Gap Road. Special guest Bernd Heinrich, author of “Winter World,” will talk and present original watercolors. The professor emeritus of biology at the University of […]
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A cast of 23 will bring “Big Love” to the University of Maine to open the School of Performing Arts theatre season Oct. 21. The UMaine production of the postmodern comedy, written by Charles Mee and based on an ancient Greek tragedy, is directed by Professor of Theatre Tom Mikotowicz. Performances in Hauck Auditorium will […]
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A drought survey developed by University of Maine Cooperative Extension food system program administrator Richard Brzozowski, and Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) agricultural services director Dave Colson, shows more than half of the 579 farmers who responded have experienced crop damage or loss due to the dry conditions this growing season. The Maine […]
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Cascade Sorte, a biologist who documented a massive decline in wild blue mussels in the Gulf of Maine, will present “Global change consequences and coping mechanisms in coastal marine systems” at noon Oct. 6 at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole. Sorte found blue mussels (Mytilus edulis), a foundation species that influences […]
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Reference Services at the University of Maine’s Fogler Library has published a new “Hot Topics” guide for the November election. “Elections 2016: Voting” collects relevant information about voting in Maine, registering to vote, and the history of elections. The guide also contains information about upcoming elections from local races to presidential candidates, along with a […]
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The University of Maine’s Student Branch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers will host IEEE Day on campus Oct. 4. IEEE Day is a global event put on by the organization to promote collaboration and interaction between its student members and professionals. This will be the first year the UMaine group will take […]
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This fall, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will again connect youth with a graduate student conducting fieldwork in a remote location as part of its Follow a Researcher™ program. The program’s third expedition will take place in Antarctica with Lynn Kaluzienski, a Ph.D. student in UMaine’s Department of Earth and Climate Sciences and […]
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Exploring the mystery of protein structures using state-of-the-art technology will be the focus of an illustrated lecture Oct. 6 at the University of Maine Emera Astronomy Center. Caitlin Howell, an assistant professor of bioengineering at UMaine, will present, “Unlocking the Secrets of Proteins: The Rise of Cryo Electron Microscopy,” at 7 p.m. in the Jordan […]
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