University of Maine President Paul Ferguson was quoted in a Maine Campus article about a new university directory and brand standards introduced by UMaine’s Division of Marketing and Communications.
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Channel 2 (WLBZ) interviewed Dave Fuller of University of Maine Cooperative Extension for a feature on how to sustainably harvest balsam fir tips for wreath-making. Fuller said in order to sustain the life of a tree, its limbs should never be completely stripped of branches. Fuller also stressed getting any necessary permissions from landowners, and […]
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A lunch in honor of UMaine’s veterans, which was part of UMaine’s Veterans Week activities, was featured in a Channel 5 (WABI) report. Thomas Banister, senior military instructor for UMaine’s ROTC program, and Nancy Laffin, president of the UMaine Veterans Association, were interviewed for the story. Banister said likely one in five students on campus […]
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Comments from UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer were included in a Central Maine Morning Sentinel report about the race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District that pitted Democratic incumbent and eventual winner Mike Michaud against Kevin Raye, Republican state senate president. Brewer said Raye’s loss cannot be pinned on a Democratic wave election, as Raye has […]
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Lisa Phelps, University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and the administrator of UMaine Extension’s 4-H programming, was interviewed for a Portland Press Herald story about how youth organizations screen adult volunteers in order to protect children. Phelps said background checks for 4-H clubs are done through UMaine’s Human Resources Department and 4-H holds the majority […]
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An opinion piece in the Portland Press Herald called for increased participation between the city of Portland and UMaine researchers. The op-ed noted UMaine research in science and engineering, which could provide commercial opportunities for the city. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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A Bangor Daily News editorialabout last week’s rejection of Question 2, which would have provided funding for a new animal, plant and insect diagnostic lab at UMaine, noted voters approved infrastructure-related bond questions but turned down the bond question that supports investments in higher education. The rejection of the bond shows voters still need more […]
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Photographs taken during a recent expedition to South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean – a trip that included several researchers from the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute – are now available for viewing on the expedition website. The Kuli South Georgia Expedition team members were Climate Change Institute Director Paul Mayewski, UMaine […]
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