Lily Brickman of Fort Kent, Maine, has been named as a finalist for the Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Abstract Recognition Award Program in Community and Public Health Nutrition, a program of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) that recognizes the highest quality research presented by students and young investigators at NUTRITION 2022 LIVE ONLINE. […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering its on-farm summer learning series for ages 12–18 starting 9 a.m.–noon July 15 at Rustic Roots Farm, 120 Vipah Lane, Farmington. This is the second year “4-H Fridays on the Farm” has been offered for Maine teens to gain hands-on experience, talk with local growers and learn […]
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Grab your binoculars and take a guided walk through bobolink habitat at Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station’s Witter Farm Park Street Fields on Friday, June 17, from 9–11 a.m. Amber Roth, assistant professor of forest wildlife management at the University of Maine; Livia Raulinaitis, Maine pollinator and beneficial insect conservation planner at the Xerces […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer its hands-on virtual summer learning series July 5–Aug. 5 with over 20 workshops open to all youth ages 5–18. The UMaine Extension 4-H Summer Learning Series includes hands-on workshops in the fields of arts and crafts, food and nutrition, STEM, marine science and aquaculture, animal science and […]
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The Katherine Miles Durst Child Development Learning Center at the University of Maine was recently reaccredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Reaccreditation means the center meets or exceeds NAEYC standards in 10 areas, including relationships, curriculum, teaching, health and physical environment. The program earned an overall pass rate of […]
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The director of the nonpartisan policy center at the University of Maine charged with carrying forth the ideals of Sen. Margaret Chase Smith will speak Wednesday at a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol naming a room there in her honor. UMaine’s Jonathan Rubin will join Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King, and U.S. Senate leaders […]
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Freezing berries in season and making low-sugar homemade jams and jellies are some of the ways to increase access to a year-round supply of local foods, cut back on sugar and reduce grocery bills. University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator Kathy Savoie demonstrates techniques for freezing strawberries in an easy-to-follow video, and how to reduce […]
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The University of Maine Men’s Rugby Team placed fifth in the small college division of the 2022 Collegiate Rugby Championship May 28–30. Black Bears, led by team captain Shawn Nitsche of Shelton, Connecticut, defeated teams from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, the University of Denver, Susquehanna University, the University of Wisconsin-Stout, Coastal Carolina University […]
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Registration is open for a five-week professional development program, Grant Writing Essentials, through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. The fee for the online, instructor-led program is $895. Need-based scholarships are available. Sessions are 9 a.m.–noon on five consecutive Fridays, July 8, 15, 22, 29 and Aug. 5. This program is designed to benefit people […]
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George Kinghorn has been named senior executive director of cultural engagement and arts at the University of Maine. In addition to this three-year appointment, he also will continue to serve as director and curator of UMaine’s Zillman Art Museum. Kinghorn will collaborate with Danny Williams, executive director of the Collins Center for the Arts, and […]
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