An informational webpage from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension on the role of ethylene in ripening fruit was cited in a listicle by Tasting Table titled, “10 hacks that will help ripen fruit much faster.” The article states that placing a ripe apple with other fruits will help them to ripen faster, which the […]
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The Bangor Daily News featured a review of the 2022 memoir “Adopting Anton” from University of Maine professor of biological sciences Robert Klose. The memoir recounts the legal and emotional process of adopting a second son from Ukraine about 20 years ago as a single man.
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Several media outlets spanning beyond New England, including the Portland Press Herald, Thrillist, Popular Mechanics, TechRadar and Ontario’s InsideHalton.com, highlighted the livestream of the April 8 total solar eclipse from the University of Maine High Altitude Ballooning program and included a link to the video. The Bulletin, covering eastern Connecticut, also highlighted the UMaine livestream. […]
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The Denver Post featured information on seven objects at the University of Maine Hudson Museum that will be removed in May at the request of Indigenous Alaskan tribes for a story about a similar request being made at a Denver museum. The Post also interviewed Hudson Museum Director Gretchen Faulkner about repatriating the objects, one […]
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University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and Maine Gov. Janet Mills co-wrote an opinion piece published in the Bangor Daily News titled, “Total solar eclipse confirms path of progress.” The piece explains how a total solar eclipse is more than a tourist attraction; it is “a phenomenon which carries great scientific significance, one that confirmed […]
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The Associated Press, a newswire service that spans the U.S., shared a link to a video created by the University of Maine High Altitude Ballooning program that will livestream the 2024 total solar eclipse. Researchers and students in the program will launch a balloon with various types of equipment, including 360-degree camera systems, into the […]
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New England Cable News, WABI (Channel 5) WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland), Maine Public, News Center Maine and Spectrum News featured a press conference hosted by Gov. Janet Mills at the Versant Power Astronomy Center to discuss how to safely enjoy the 2024 total solar eclipse. During the press conference, Mills highlighted eclipse-related projects from […]
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University of Maine professor of sociology Amy Blackstone was interviewed by Women’s Health Magazine on the social constructs of motherhood and the generational movement of women choosing to remain childfree. “We tend to think of motherhood as a natural part of being a woman,” said Blackstone. “Gen Z has insisted on disentangling the connection openly […]
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MoneyGeek featured advice from University of Maine professor of social work and Center on Aging Director Lenard Kaye to compile information in an article titled, “Protecting your loved ones from elder financial fraud,” and a second article titled, “How to choose and pay for senior care.”
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WABI (Channel 5) featured University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy in an interview about being a woman leader. Growing up, Ferrini-Mundy aspired to be a high school math teacher. After accomplishing that goal, she then went on to earn her master’s degree, and later a Ph.D. Her advice for other women: “Don’t always over-think everything. […]
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