The University of Maine Children’s Center is celebrating the retirement of Terri Knowles, who dedicated 42 years of her career to caring for children and their families in the university community. Please send along well-wishes by mail to the Children’s Center at 113 College Ave, Orono, ME 04473, or via email to laurie.petrie@maine.edu. All cards […]
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Shawn Laatsch, director of the Versant Power Astronomy Center, will be featured on Maine Public radio’s show “Maine Calling” from 11 a.m.–noon on July 19 to discuss the first images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. In response to the popularity of the Versant Power Astronomy Center event featuring the first images from the […]
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The Microbes and Social Equity working group, an international coalition of researchers founded and led by University of Maine assistant professor of animal and veterinary sciences Sue Ishaq, and the UMaine Institute of Medicine are hosting the virtual 2022 Microbes and Social Equity summer symposium July 18–22. The multi-day event will focus on developing research […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer the ServSafe Food Protection Manager course and certification exam 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Aug. 3 at the UMaine Extension office, 75 Clearwater Drive Suite 104, Falmouth. Registration closes July 22. The $140 fee includes all materials. Register and find more details on the program page. Participants will receive the […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H in Hancock County will hold an open house 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. July 30 at 63 Boggy Brook Road, Ellsworth. This family-friendly outdoor event with a variety of hands-on activities for youth on topics ranging from art to science, gardening to animal husbandry — with animals on site — is […]
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A Field Day at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Gardens at Tidewater Farm in Falmouth will be held from 5–6:30 p.m., Thursday, July 21. The free public event is an opportunity to learn about Tidewater Farm and engage with the gardens through hands-on demonstrations led by UMaine Extension staff and Master Gardener Volunteers. Demonstrations […]
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An internship is an important way for students to explore possible career paths. And it’s always exciting when students turn their summer internship into full-time employment. Three Maine Business School students from the class of 2022 — Allison Treat, Cameron Houde and Gabby Benson — did just that. Their internship profiles, including why they decided […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold its second in a series of four hands-on gardening and cooking workshops 5–7 p.m. July 18 at the UMaine Extension Master Gardener Volunteers demonstration garden, University of Maine Rogers Farm, 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town. This Garden-to-Table workshop includes an onsite discussion and demonstration covering the bounty now […]
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The University of Maine System will hold two virtual public comment sessions July 15 to gather feedback on its proposed Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Plan. The 45-minute public sessions are at noon and 4 p.m. on July 15, facilitated by Raegan LaRochelle of LaRochelle Consulting. Public feedback received will be documented and, […]
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University of Maine Extension staff and volunteers will lead a hands-on, interactive program to teach youth ages 9 and up how to grow and preserve the garden’s harvest. The 4-H Kids Can Can program will be held from 9–11 a.m. on Wednesdays, July 20–Aug. 17. Each session will begin in Extension’s Tidewater Gardens in Falmouth, […]
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