Register on the program website by Oct. 11.
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Girl Scouts of Maine offers early registration for Nov. 4 Orono conference
Registration ends Monday, Oct. 23
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UMaine astronomers coordinate science research on Northeast solar eclipse
The Versant Power Astronomy Center is selling solar eclipse glasses at $2 per pair for the total eclipse in April 2024 and the partial eclipse on Oct. 14, 2024.
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UMaine student’s new documentary explores lives of Ukrainian soldiers
Vita Tomakhiv of Kyiv never planned to leave Ukraine, but then the Russian military invaded. With help from the University of Maine, she fled in June 2022, four months after the war broke out to continue her education. As the Russia-Ukraine war raged on, Tomakhiv, a master’s student in global policy, yearned to help the […]
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Talk on challenges in Maine’s wild shellfish fisheries set for Sept. 25
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine plans to host a talk, “Unlocking the language of change: Understanding social-ecological challenges in Maine’s wild shellfish fisheries,” at 3 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 25. All talks in the Mitchell Center’s Sustainability Talks series are free and offered both […]
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UMaine Extension 4-H to offer virtual sessions for aspiring volunteers
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer a two-part online informational session for adults interested in becoming 4-H volunteers at 6 p.m., Mondays, Sept. 18 and 25. “Start Your 4-H Volunteer Journey” aims to provide participants with information about the UMaine Extension 4-H youth development program through four short e-Learning modules. Attendees […]
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Talk on ‘Vacationland or Climate Migrationland’ set for Sept. 11
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine plans to host a talk, “Vacationland or Climate Migrationland?,” at 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11. The talk, with speaker Vanessa Levesque, assistant professor at the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of Southern Maine, will be […]
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UMaine professor’s computer model tells the story of Earth’s changing climate
Recent news coverage of the planet’s record-breaking heat wave relied on the online climate visualization tool developed Sean Birkel, who is also the state climatologist.
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Opioid overdose community 1st responder training available online
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a new online training program to help combat the opioid overdose crisis. The Community First Responder Program, held in collaboration with the University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension, aims to provide education and resources to rural Mainers to help recognize and respond to an opioid overdose. “Drug […]
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Master Gardener Volunteer training applications available
Applications for the 2023 program are due at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 1.