The Bangor Daily News interviewed Manjot Sidhu, University of Maine Cooperative Extension assistant Extension professor of horticulture and ornamental horticulture specialist, on the springtime conditions for growing crops this year. In an ideal world for crops, temperatures would gradually increase from the 40s to the 70s between April and June, Sidhu said.
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The New York Times cited two data visualizations from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer to show how a heat wave passed through Europe.
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Forbes highlighted a resource from the University of Maine created to help graduate students learn how to use AI effectively and ethically.
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The County and Maine Public highlighted a recent alert from University of Maine Cooperative Extension warning of increased potential of late blight, a fungal disease that affects potatoes and tomatoes, due to high heat, humidity and wet conditions.
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WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7) interviewed Mark Brewer, chair and professor of political science at the University of Maine, on the implications for Mainers of a new federal bill in regards to specific federal assistance programs. “It’s going to add to the deficit. I think independent, objective analysis has made that clear. How much, there’s a […]
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The Sun Journal published an op-ed by Rob Glover, associate professor of political science and honors at the University of Maine, on policy decision-making as it relates to reducing overdose deaths in Maine and beyond.
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Boise State Public Radio interviewed University of Maine Ph.D. candidate Jason Brough on Indigenous nation’s reclamation and rejuvenation of their land amid changing climate. “The key point to understand is that Indigenous peoples are not the cause of our current climate crisis,” Brough said. “We’re trying our best to do our part for this, but […]
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WABI (Channel 5) highlighted the Maine Wood Turtle Project, which is co-led by Matthew Chatfield, assistant professor of evolution and eco-health at the University of Maine. “Mostly what we focus on is ecology and management of wood turtles to help improve their conservation status in this state and elsewhere,” Chatfield said. Since wood turtles can […]
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Time magazine published an article co-authored by Ryan LaRochelle, senior lecturer with the University of Maine’s Cohen Institute, and Kate Flynn (’24) that highlights former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen, for whom the institute is named after, and his ability to simultaneously navigate complex military and political issues.
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The Washington Post cited a data visualization from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer on the length of time average hot temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere peaked between 1979 and 2000.
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