Contact: Richard Brzozowski, Cumberland County office of Cooperative Extension, 800-287-1471 (within Maine) ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension has teamed up with farm equipment dealers to offer free Slow Moving Vehhicle (SMV) signs to Maine farmers this summer. Placed on the rear of farm tractors and implements traveling less than 25 miles […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — As more than 80 Maine farms open their doors to the public for tours on Open Farm Day July 25, the University of Maine’s Page Farm and Home Museum will host a traditional community picnic lunch, featuring old-time games and a home-made ice cream-making demonstration. This year […]
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Contact: Rick Kersbergen, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 1-800-287-1426 (In Maine), or 207-342-5971; Diane Schivera, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), 207-568-4142 ORONO, Maine — Many livestock farmers are showing interest in the effective utilization of pasture for raising and finishing livestock. In response, the Maine Grass Farmers Network is being created to provide […]
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Contact: Mike Stumbo, 207-226-3225, Mike_Stumbo@fmc.comat UMaine: Bob Steneck, School of Marine Sciences; 207-563-3146, steneck@maine.eduNick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu SEAWEED GROWTH COULD GENERATE NEW HARVESTING JOBS ORONO, Maine — If there is a silver lining to the sea urchin decline along the Maine coast, it may be the increased abundance of a commercially […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — Nineteen Maine teachers from York to Washington counties are sharpening their skills in a growing area of educational concern during the Adolescent Literacy Institute taking place at the University of Maine. The program offers a national model course to help secondary school teachers in all content […]
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Contact: William Ellis, School of Marine Sciences, 207-581-4360, wge@umit.maine.eduNick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu ORONO, Maine – The School of Marine Sciences at the University of Maine has a new assistant director. William Ellis of Orono will advise first year undergraduates and manage student recruitment activities at high schools, in addition to managing […]
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Contact: Eric Wages, Dept. of Industrial Cooperation, 207-866-6510, wages@eece.maine.eduNick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu ORONO, Maine — University of Maine computer engineers and employees of Applied Thermal Sciences of Sanford, Maine have bragging rights in a recent announcement that the U.S. Army will create what may be the second most powerful computer in […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Peter S. Hoff, the 17th president of the University of Maine, has resigned from that position effective Aug. 15, it was announced today by University of Maine System Chancellor Joseph Westphal. Westphal also announced that Robert A. Kennedy, UMaine’s executive vice president and provost, has been appointed […]
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Contact: Coen Hofstede, Climate Change Institute, 207-581-8935, coen.hofstede@maine.eduNick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu ORONO– It helps to visit a place if you’re going to study it, but some might say that Coen Hofstede went to extremes. The University of Maine Ph.D. student in the Climate Change Institute is conducting research on a fast […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt (207) 581-2761 ORONO– Forty-six aspiring writers will sharpen skills and express their creativity during the annual Young Authors’ Camp taking place July 12-16 at the University of Maine. The students in grades 3-12 represent 24 schools throughout the Greater Bangor area and from Fort Kent to Oakland. The Young Authors’ camp is […]
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