University of Maine student Alicia Valente of New Gloucester, Maine will represent the New England Region at the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Quiz Bowl in St. Louis, Missouri on June 25. Valente will compete against nine other teams of two, each representing a district of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. New England makes up District […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension presents “Weird Maine Fermentables” in the Saturday, March 21 installment of the yearlong “From Scratch: Your Maine Kitchen” series. UMaine Extension educator Kathy Savoie and guest instructors will discuss fermented foods, including kefir, kombucha, tempeh and maple-sweetened goat milk yogurt, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the UMaine Extension […]
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Home gardeners can subscribe to the free March edition of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s 2015 Maine Home Garden News online. The newsletter, released monthly from March through October, is designed to equip beginning and experienced home gardeners with research-based information. Each issue includes a reminder list of timely actions in the garden and […]
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Two finalists for the position of vice president for enrollment management at the University of Maine will be on campus for interviews and public presentations March 16 and March 20, according to Edward Ashworth, chair of the search committee and dean of the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture. Christopher Connor, assistant dean for […]
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The University of Maine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the 2015 Maine Science Festival will present a public talk by an Academy-Award winning computer scientist from Pixar Animation Studios on March 20. Tony DeRose, a senior scientist and lead of the Research Group at Pixar, will give the free public talk, “Recent Research […]
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University of Maine students with Alternative Breaks, a student-lead organization that promotes community involvement, are spending their Spring Break volunteering throughout the United States. Since 1998, Alternative Breaks has been organizing trips for UMaine students to provide volunteer service to others. This year, the nonprofit is sending out seven volunteer groups of 11 students. The […]
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More than 50 summer camps from around the state are expected to participate in the University of Maine’s fourth annual Summer Camp Fair for Kids 4–7 p.m. March 11 in the New Balance Student Recreation Center on campus. Camp representatives will be on hand to provide information and answer questions about the available programming for […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and FoodCorps are offering a free cooking class for income-eligible families 5–6 p.m. Wednesdays, April 29–May 20 at the UMaine Extension Somerset County office, 7 County Drive, Skowhegan. The four-session class is designed for income-eligible families with children living at home. Parents will be taught how to prepare quick and […]
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Chef, author and sustainable food system expert Barton Seaver is being honored by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center (MCSPC) as a Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow at a reception at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, at the University Club in Fogler Library at the University of Maine. This event, originally slated for Jan. 27, was […]
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Youth in grades 6–8 are invited to explore ocean waves and develop sensors at a UMaine 4-H Science Saturday workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. March 28 at Darling Marine Center, 193 Clarks Cove Road, Walpole. Participants will be introduced to sensors, learn how sensors are used in marine science applications and develop and […]
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