In a report about the historical impact of Penobscot performer Molly Nelson, also known as Molly Spotted Elk, the New York Times cited information from the Fogler Library at the University of Maine, and spoke to John Bear Mitchell, lecturer of Wabanaki studies at UMaine. “There’s a real difference in the voice, and there’s a […]
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Reuters spoke to Mark Brewer, professor of political science at the University of Maine, about whether Democrats will be able to secure votes from rural America through funding infrastructure. Brewer told Reuters that President Biden’s problems in Maine’s rural second district, which backed Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 before embracing Donald Trump, are a […]
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Reuters spoke to Habib Dagher, founding executive director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine, about scaling up offshore wind energy production in the Gulf of Maine. “We often call it the 1, 10, 100 plan. It includes putting a single turbine in the water first, then 10 turbines, then […]
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In a feature about Global, an Old Town-based startup that manufactures high-tech shipping containers, Mainebiz noted that the company is a spin-off from the University of Maine and continues to collaborate with UMaine researchers.
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In an article about the impact of warming seas on Cambodian crab fisherman, Reuters cited data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer noting that temperature spikes have become increasingly common in oceans along Cambodia’s coastline since 2010. WTVB (95.5 FM in Coldwater, Michigan) shared the Reuters report.
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The Bangor Daily News shared that the Cumberland County 4-H Leaders Association will hold their annual 4-H Pig Raffle and 4-H Kitchen Food Booth fundraisers at the 2023 Cumberland Fair, Sept. 24-30, 197 Blanchard Road. The annual fundraisers support scholarships, camperships, activities, events and trips for University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H members in Cumberland […]
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The Maine Council on Aging announced that Clifford Singer, research professor at the University of Maine, has received the 2023 Trailblazing Advocate Award, and Patricia Oh, senior program manager at the UMaine Center on Aging, received the Douglas O. Wilson Rising Tide Leadership Award. The 2023 Trailblazing Advocate Award recognizes the sustained contributions of trailblazers […]
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In an article about using the Fibonacci sequence for garden planning, the Bangor Daily News spoke to Brandon Hanson, assistant professor of mathematics at University of Maine. “It has to do to some extent with how things replicate in nature. The patterns look nice so we use them as a frame of reference [and] that’s […]
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In an article about college enrollment in Maine, News Center Maine spoke to President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, who said that the University of Maine welcomes students coming from the state’s community colleges. “And we have a number of articulation and partnership agreements with the state’s community colleges in several different majors,” Ferrini-Mundy said.
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In an article about record global temperatures and flooding, the Washington Post cited data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration charted by the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer showing that global average sea surface temperatures, excluding polar regions, have been hovering at or around record highs for six weeks.
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