Foster’s Daily Democrat advanced beekeeping classes being offered by the Maine State Beekeepers Association in conjunction with the York County office of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension starting Oct. 16 in Springvale. The five-week classes are being held on Tuesday evenings. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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The Weekly, a supplement to the Bangor Daily News, advanced a series of Hispanic heritage appreciation events in September and October, all scheduled from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. at the Bangor Public Library. University of Maine engineering graduate student Raul Urbina, a native of Mexico City, will discuss Mexico’s role in a global economy […]
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Adele Adkins, associate director of the Collins Center for the Arts (CCA) at the University of Maine was interviewed by channels 5 (WABI), and 2 (WLBZ) for reports on a surprise “flash concert” she organized with New York City’s Asphalt Orchestra marching band to draw students’ attention to benefits and opportunities for them at the […]
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The University of Maine-based National Poetry Foundation has selected the manuscript “Kavafis at the Café: Poems in search of C. P. Cavafy” by Maine native and UMaine alumnus James Brophy as the winner of the third annual Millay Prize for Poetry. A special UMaine New Writing Series event celebrating the award will be held at […]
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University of Maine sociologist Kim Huisman and undergraduate research assistant Elizabeth Joy, who began work during the summer on the Maine Mother Daughter Project to enhance mother-daughter relationships and to foster girls’ success, have planned an October conference about the project and will host a film and speaker series at the UMaine Hutchinson Center in […]
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The University of Maine Graduate School will hold an open house from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Oct. 17 in Room 57 of Stodder Hall to highlight its graduate and professional degree options. Doctorate degrees are available in 30 areas of study and a master’s degree may be earned in more than 75 areas, […]
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A Portland Press Herald gardening column about preserving and freezing fruits and vegetables included advice from University of Maine Cooperative Extension food preservation aide Kate McCarty. McCarty suggested freezing or canning garden produce as jams, jellies, salsas or other tomato-based sauces. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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A Maine Public Broadcasting Network profile of independent U.S. Senate candidate Danny Dalton of Bath included an assessment of the candidate’s chances by University of Maine political scientist Mark Brewer, who said that lesser-known office seekers like Dalton are at a disadvantage with regard to name recognition. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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A Bangor Daily News article about jobs and revenue projections that could result from a full-scale offshore, commercial wind farm proposed by Norwegian Statoil North America was based on new research by University of Maine economist Todd Gabe. Gabe estimated that a 500-megawatt offshore wind farm would cost at least $1.6 billion, but the payback […]
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The Ellsworth American’s Fenceviewer website, Channel 6 (WCSH) and Channel 2 (WLBZ) interviewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and cranberry specialist Charlie Armstrong for an update on the 2012 cranberry crop. Armstrong said the harvest appears to be an excellent one in spite of some adversarial weather conditions and a three-fold increase in cranberry […]
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