Sunrise Senior College is pleased to host a lecture and tour of the Downeast Institute’s Marine Research Laboratory, Hatchery and Education Center located in Beals, ME. Scheduled for April 30 starting at 10 a.m. the lecture will be available by Zoom. Kyle Pepperman, Executive Director, will discuss the work being done at the easternmost Marine Research Laboratory in the U.S. Participants will learn about the different types of clams, mussels, lobsters, oysters, scallops, and green crabs and...

Announcing Sunrise Senior College offerings for the Spring season. 1) Courage: The Heart of Leadership . Dr. Annabel Beerel will explain why with the lack of leadership that seems endemic in the world today, it is so important to understand this critical element of effective leadership. 2) Michael Ambler in a free and open to the public presentation , America’s Secret War in Laos Fifty Years Later: “Clearing the Bombs” , will discuss his awareness and subsequent project to alleviate this...

Join Sunrise Senior College’s environmental expert, Meredith Harris , who will give us a high-level understanding of PFAS, why it is getting so much news coverage, especially here in Maine where some dairy farms have been forced to shut down. Learn how you too might be affected. What you can do. And what are state and federal agencies doing about it. Link below: PFAS 101 – Understanding this Emerging Contaminant and its Potential Impact on You – Sunrise Senior College