Waldo County

Republican Journal advances project management program at UMaine Hutchinson Center

The Republican Journal reported the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast will offer a three-day certificate program in project management. Participants from a variety of organizations involved in project management will benefit from the training, including nonprofit businesses, construction utilities, insurance and banking organizations, the article states. Program sessions will be held 8:30 a.m. […]

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UMaine Extension receives grant to recycle agricultural greenhouse plastic

University of Maine Cooperative Extension has been awarded $38,764 by a one-year State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Waste Diversion Grant to develop a statewide pilot program to recycle agricultural greenhouse plastic. The grant proposes that a voluntary recycling program can achieve a high percentage of grower participation, and affordably divert and recycle a […]

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Penobscot Bay Pilot previews aquaculture course to livestream at Hutchinson Center

Penobscot Bay Pilot previewed an aquaculture training course to be offered by Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center, Coastal Enterprises, Inc., Maine Aquaculture Association, and Maine Sea Grant and University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The course, Aquaculture in Shared Waters, is designed for commercial fishermen and members of fishing families who are interested in diversifying their incomes, […]

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Hutchinson Center exhibits historic marine museum photographs

Penobscot Marine Museum’s historic photography exhibit, “From the Cradle to the Grave” by photographer Ed Coffin, will be on display Dec. 9–March 6 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The free public exhibit in the H. Alan and Sally Fernald Art Gallery, open 8 a.m.–7 p.m. Monday–Friday, is a collection of two […]

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Free Press previews ‘What’s Art Got to Do With It?’ exhibit

The Free Press advanced the free, public opening reception for the exhibit “What’s Art Got to Do With It?” 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The exhibit features 29 portraits by Maine photographer Lynn Karlin and an 8-foot-by-16-foot community mural inspired by designs and words of Waldo […]

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Hutchinson Center announces restorative practices certificate program

The University of Maine Hutchinson Center will offer a six-session program on restorative practices beginning Dec. 5 and 6. Other sessions will take place Jan. 10, Feb. 13 and 14, and March 13. All sessions are from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. The focus of the program is the restorative approach, which emphasizes the importance of creating a […]

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Mother and baby

Opioid-dependent mothers have reduced social neuropeptide levels, give fewer gentle touches to babies

Mothers being treated for opioid-dependency showed impaired responsiveness and sensitivity to their babies, compared to mothers not dependent on opioids but similar in socioeconomic and lifestyle factors.  The opioid-dependent mothers’ sensitivity deficits were associated with reduced oxytocin (OT) release. OT, which is made in the hypothalamus of the brain, is normally released during mothers’ interactions […]

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Hutchinson Center offers public speaking development program

A professional development program, “Public Speaking for Business and More,” will be offered 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. Tom Dowd, a prize-winning speaker, award-winning and best-selling author, and trainer and coach, will facilitate. Program participants will be taught how to relieve the stress associated with […]

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