Calendar of Events
Landscapes for People and Pollinators
A day-long workshop focusing on the importance of pollinators and strategies to protect their habitat.
Vanished Into Stitches
Australian-born artist Ruth Marshall creates life-size pelts of various animals using colored wool yarn.
Free admission for 2012 is generously provided by Machias Savings Bank in memory of Ted Leonard.
The museum is wheelchair accessible.
Spanish Table
Bring your lunch and join us for conversation in Spanish. (No language tables when classes are not in session.)
Oral Defense: Gary Craig
Candidate for a Doctor of Philosophy (Interdisciplinary) in Bioinorganic Materials
Gold Nanoconjugates as Contrast Agents for Medical Imaging
Socialist and Marxist Studies Series
Practicing Revolution, Practicing Medicine in Cuba and Venezuela
Steve Brouwer is the author of the new book “Revolutionary Doctors: How Venezuela and Cuba Are Changing the World’s Conception of Health Care.” At 7:30 p.m. on April. 12, Steve Brouwer will give a presentation at the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, 100 Harlow St., Bangor, on “Revolutionary Doctors in Venezuela and Cuba.”
Cooking for Crowds – Food Safety Training
Volunteer Quantity Cooks learn latest food safety guidelines. Workshop meets Good Shepherd Food-Bank Food Safety training requirements.
Encouraging Activism: Girls’ Voices and the Power to SPARK Change
Lyn Mikel Brown, community activist, professor of education at Colby College, and co-founder of Hardy Girls Healthy Women.
Co-sponsored by the Women’s Resource Center.
Oral Defense: Ian McCullough
Candidate for a Master of Science in Ecology and Environmental Science
Remote Estimation of Regional Lake Clarity with Landsat TM and MODIS Satellite Imagery
Oral Defense: Sarah Bennett Schneider
Candidate for a Master of Science in Ecology and Environmental Science
Base Cation Cycling after Two Decades of Whole Watershed Manipulation at the Bear Brook Watershed in Maine
Oral Defense: William Hamilton
Candidate for a Master of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition
Assessing the Nutrition Behavior and Built Environment in Cobscook Bay, Maine
Oral Defense: Chelsea Grieve
Candidate for a Master of Arts in Communication
Reading BITCH Magazine: Audience interaction with Third Wave Feminism
Start Your Own Plants from Seed
What’s the best way to start seeds? High seedling mortalities and leggy, unhealthy plants that never perform well when moved to the garden are some of the common problems that will be discussed. Learn the best gardening practices for starting plants in the home. You’ll bring home a newly planted seed that you started in class. Taught by graduates of the University of Maine Extension Master Gardeners Volunteers program.
