Jim Dill, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension pest management specialist, talked with the Bangor Daily News about why fruit flies are thriving this year and how homeowners can reduce their numbers.
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Centralmaine.com, The Daily Bulldog and the Sun Journal advanced a discussion facilitated by Darren Ranco, an associate professor of anthropology and chair of Native American Studies at the University of Maine, at 11:45 a.m. on Oct. 15 at the University of Maine at Farmington. “Decolonizing the University Through Placed-Based Agreements with Tribal Nations,” is intended […]
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The Bangor Daily News cited the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) at the University of Maine in a story about efforts to build a science museum in Bangor. Niles Parker, executive director of the Maine Discovery Museum and leader of this project, referred to the ASCC as a world-class facility that is driving the […]
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WVII (Channel 7) advanced the 8th annual March Against Domestic Violence at the University of Maine at 3 p.m. Oct. 15 at Fogler Library. The walk, which is one of UMaine’s homecoming activities, is co-hosted by Partners for Peace of Bangor. More information about Partners for Peace and other Domestic Violence Awareness month events is […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is again offering a virtual exhibit hall to showcase some of this year’s work by Maine 4-H members. While some fairs did take place this year with in-person audiences and judging of displays, the UMaine Extension 4-H virtual exhibit hall gives members another option to show their work and […]
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A new exhibit exploring and processing COVID-19 and grief through art opens Oct. 5 at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The exhibit, which is open through December, is free and open to the public from 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday–Friday. The show features works […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar about preserving foods using fermentation from noon–12:45 p.m. Oct. 12. “Preserving the Maine Harvest: Fermenting Vegetables” will feature an exploration of the science of fermentation, a discussion and demonstration of the basic steps of making sauerkraut and tips for success in an interactive format. UMaine Extension […]
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The Associated Press, Maine Public, the Mount Desert Islander, Splash 247.com, Recharge, Windtech International and The Hill reported that Maine Gov. Janet Mills has applied for a lease to build a floating offshore wind demonstration site in federal water approximately 30 miles off the coast of Maine. About 12 floating hulls, which were developed at […]
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University of Maine president Joan Ferrini-Mundy, who chairs the University of Maine System Science Advisory Board, talked with the Portland Press Herald about current COVID-19 guidelines and active case numbers across the System. “We’re wanting to be sure we do all we can do to keep everyone safe, so our discussions are more around, ‘Do […]
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The Portland Press Herald talked with Sandra Bickford, a University of Maine assistant professor of new media and art, about the demand for forest therapy and certified forest therapy guides. “The pandemic gave us the chance to discover that we need to connect with nature,” Bickford said.
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