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Stuart Kestenbaum: On Jewish Influences in His Poetry

Wells Conference Center ME, United States

Join Judaic Studies for an evening with former Maine poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum. The author of six collections of poems, Kestenbaum has also published and taught widely on the craft of making and creativity. On Feb. 8 he will speak on the Jewish influences on his poetry. Former US poet laureate Ted Kooser has written […]

Diet, Microbial Metabolites, and Cancer Disparities (online)

Online

This event will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 9. Speaker: Dr. Patricia Wolf, Ph.D., RD About the Speaker: Dr. Wolf completed her Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences with a focus on microbial sulfur metabolism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Dec. 2018. During her graduate training, she simultaneously completed the Didactic Program in Dietetics […]

Science Lecture Series: Drs. Melissa Maginnis and Ben King

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

Drs. Melissa Maginnis and Ben King present "COVID: Alpha and Delta and Omicron, Oh My!!" Drs. Maginnis and King will discuss the ever-evolving COVID-19 pandemic. Join Versant Power Astronomy Center […]

Grant Writing Essentials — Winter Session 1 (online)

Online

This interactive online professional development program will teach you the basics of seeing a grant through a full cycle, from inception to completion. You’ll learn how to get your organization ready to apply for grants, where to find funders and funding opportunities, how to write the components of a grant and how to submit a successful application that has all the information funders want to see.

$850

Fishing for Mechanisms of Skeletal Muscle Health in Zebrafish (online)

Online

This event will take place on Friday, Feb. 11.  Speaker: Clarissa Henry, Ph.D. Professor, School of Biology and Ecology, Director, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering About the Speaker: The goal of my research program is to understand how dynamic interactions between cells and their extracellular matrix mediate morphogenesis, and how disruption of cell-matrix interactions leads […]

Event Series Stargazers of Africa

Stargazers of Africa

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

From the dawn of time, African people have looked to the skies above for inspiration and guidance. Stargazers of Africa is a journey connecting the stars, moon and planets to the people across this great continent — from long ago to the stargazers of today. Experience African tales from the Yoruba people and a Nigerian […]

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