Clarissa Henry, a University of Maine professor of biological sciences, will be one of the guests featured in an episode of Maine Public’s radio show “Maine Calling” about biomedical research in the state at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 13. Henry researches cell and molecular biology of segmentation and muscle development in zebrafish. The goal […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk, “Field Philosophy as Engaged Research: Practice, History, and Theory,” at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19. Sustainability raises a host of philosophical questions about ethics and values, knowledge, power and more. And yet, philosophy is not part […]
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The Maine Days food drive will accept donations April 17–24, with collection locations in buildings across campus. The drive will be conducted in lieu of the Maine Day Meal Packout. The food collected will be distributed to food banks across several counties in Maine, as well as to the Black Bear Exchange. Sign up for […]
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The University of Maine, in partnership with the University of Maine Foundation, is soliciting nominations for the 2023 Geddes W. Simpson Lecture. This endowed lecture series facilitates campus visits and presentations by prominent speakers with expertise at the interface of science and history. The series has hosted a broad range of speakers from varied academic […]
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The University of Maine and area law enforcement teams will participate in training exercises from 5–8 p.m. April 12, in the University Credit Union facility on Rangeley Road. For more information, contact UMaine PD, 207.581.4040.
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The College of Education and Human Development at the University of Maine and the Penobscot River Educational Partnership (PREP) are hosting an Education Career Fair on Thursday, April 13 from 1–3 p.m. at Wells Conference Center. More than 20 Maine school districts and other organizations, including the Maine Department of Education, will have tables at […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer food safety training for volunteer cooks in multiple locations beginning April 11, from 9 a.m.–4 p.m., at the Kennebec County office, 125 State St., Augusta. Additional locations include Skowhegan on April 18; Falmouth on April 19; and Ellsworth on April 25. Two online sessions will also be offered. […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an online workshop for entrepreneurs and farmers interested in starting a home-based, specialty food business in Maine from 9 a.m.–noon on April 18. Recipe to Market is a multidisciplinary program intended to introduce participants to key topics that an aspiring entrepreneur needs to consider before starting a food […]
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Darren Ranco has spent his life determining how to help Indigenous and non-Indigenous people protect the land they inhabit. Through his work as an anthropologist and chair of Native American Programs at the University of Maine, Ranco has studied tribal sovereignty, cultural resource protection, environmental justice and ways Native American communities can resist environmental destruction. […]
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A collaborative exhibit by University of Maine environmental engineering and Intermedia MFA students entitled “Co-Translation: Making the Invisible Visible Nanotechnology & Art vs PFAS and Microplastics” will open April 10 at the Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center. A free reception with refreshments will be held for the opening April 10 from 5–7 p.m. […]
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