Nirval Dinesh Shah, Former Acting Director of CDC “Lessons Learned from Covid and other Epidemics; Are we ready for the Next One?”
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United States"Lessons Learned from Covid and other Epidemics; Are we ready for the Next One?" Have you ever wondered “What did we learn from the Covid pandemic and how ready are we for the next one?” Who better to tell us than Maine’s former CDC director, Dr. Nirav Shah, who led the state of Maine’s response […]
William B. Taylor, Former US Ambassador to Ukraine “Russia’s War on Ukraine: An Update”
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United States"Russia’s War on Ukraine: An Update" After defending their country and its continued existence for over three years, the Ukrainians continue to deserve our support. They are fighting for their homeland, but they are at the same time defending the rest of Europe and American values. From the Atlantic Council website: Ambassador William B. Taylor […]
Dr. Alexa Dayton and Robin Alden from Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries, with McArthur Genius Award recipient Ted Ames discuss potential impacts on the Gulf of Maine from proposed changes to Federal funding and science and management processes at NOAA, and Maine’s Department of Marine Resources
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United StatesJoin Dr. Alexa Dayton, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries (MCCF), Robin Alden, former Executive Director and Founder of MCCF, and Ted Ames, former groundfisherman and McArthur Genius Award recipient, on Sunday July 27, 2025, for a lively discussion of the potential impacts on Gulf of Maine fisheries resulting from proposed changes […]
Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm, Kate Coug and Rose Lundy “Local journalism that matters: how The Maine Monitor is keeping Mainers informed and meeting the moment”
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United States"Local journalism that matters: how The Maine Monitor is keeping Mainers informed and meeting the moment" Learn how The Maine Monitor is helping readers make sense of developments - state and federal - that impact their lives. Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm is the Executive Director of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, which publishes The Maine […]
Dr. Michael E. Mann, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Earth & Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania “Science Under Siege”
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United States"Science Under Siege" Dr. Michael E. Mann is a Presidential Distinguished Professor of Earth & Environmental Science; Director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media; and Vice Provost of Climate Science, Action, and Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Mann is also a recipient of the “Tyler Prize” which is sometimes […]
Kate Zernike, Author and Reporter for the New York Times “The Exceptions: The Fight for Women in Science”
Photo: Harry Zernike "The Exceptions: The Fight for Women in Science" Kate Zernike has been a reporter for The New York Times since 2000. She began as an education reporter and has worked in a wide range of positions across the newsroom, including on the investigations desk, in the Washington Bureau, as a campaign reporter […]