A UMaine graduate student’s discovery of the oldest domesticated dog ever found in the Americas was mentioned on the website Physorg.com. Samuel Belknap, a student in the department of anthropology and Climate Change Institute, found a fragment of bone from the skull of a dog. The bone was directed dated at 9,400 years old.
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The Lewiston Sun Journal noted a talk being given by George Jacobson, UMaine professor emeritus of biology, ecology and climate change, on “Influences of Climate Variability on Maine’s Forests — Past and Future” at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 3, at the Farmington Town Office. Jacobson was the director of UMaine’s Climate Change Institute for nearly […]
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Contact: Samuel Belknap, Samuel.Belknap@umit.maine.edu A University of Maine graduate student has discovered evidence of the oldest identifiable domestic dog in the Americas. Samuel Belknap III, a graduate research assistant working under the direction of Kristin Sobolik in UMaine’s Department of Anthropology and Climate Change Institute, found a 9,400-year-old skull fragment of a domestic dog during […]
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Comments from Prof. Bob Bayer of UMaine’s Lobster Institute were included in a Monday Portland Press Herald story about discussions relative to certifying the Maine lobster fishery as being sustainable. A London-based organization provides certifications of this nature, and the possibility has generated controversy among those involved in the Maine lobster industry.
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The Bangor Daily News has an op-ed piece written by UMaine Professor Emeritus Richard Jagels about the Penobscot River restoration and removal of dams. Jagels, an emeritus professor of forest biology, writes of the benefit of local groups working together to open up nearly 1,000 miles of river habitat to improve migration and reproductive potential […]
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Mary Ellen Camire, professor in the Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition and fellow in the Institute of Food Technologists, was interviewed recently for an article about hangovers posted this week on the MSN Health & Fitness website. For those who do suffer from hangovers, Camire extols the virtue of orange juice and bananas […]
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A front-page Monday Bangor Daily News story features UMaine economics graduate student Sarah Morehead providing practical budgeting advice in the context of new year’s resolutions. Morehead who writes a personal finances blog and conducts workshops on that same subject.
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Contact: David Marcinkowski, 207-581-2740 or instate toll-free 1-800-287-7170; davidmar@maine.edu The University of Maine department of animal and veterinary science is hosting the New England Dairy Travel Course, a week-long tour of Maine dairy farms and related businesses set to begin Monday, January 3. The travel course, which will be based in Waterville, includes bus trips […]
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Contact: Anne Lichtenwalner, (207) 581-2789 ORONO — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) implemented new egg-handling safety regulations this year for corporate producers after Salmonella enteritis (SE) outbreaks in the Midwest and the recall of millions of chicken eggs as a result. SE-contaminated eggs, however, remain a threat for any size of farm, including backyard […]
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A Maine Sunday Telegram story examined issues related to bird migration and plans to develop deepwater offshore wind power technology in the Gulf of Maine. UMaine professor Rebecca Holberton, who is leading the research related to this aspect of the project, is quoted in the story.
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