Smithsonian Magazine referenced research from the University of Maine and interviewed Lily Calderwood, a wild blueberry specialist for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for a story about wild blueberries harvested in the state. University researchers are analyzing how the berries respond to heat stress and excessive precipitation in order to help farmers predict how […]
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Noah Charney, an assistant professor of conservation biology at the University of Maine, was featured in an episode of “Maine Calling” from Maine Public that discussed how to be mindful and use senses to pay attention to nature, as well as how to use creative tools to capture the natural world. Charney wrote a book […]
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Mainebiz, the Houston Chronicle, the Arizona Republic and Hoodline announced the upcoming launch of MESAT1, Maine’s first small research satellite, by Firefly Aerospace. The satellite will provide students and teachers in Maine access to space data for educational and research purposes. Students and faculty from the University of Maine designed, built and tested components for […]
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Ezekiel Kimball, the associate dean for undergraduate and teacher education at the University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development, published an op-ed titled “Maine teachers do vital work for students, families and communities,” in the Bangor Daily News. The Piscataquis Observer shared the piece.
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WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) highlighted the high school leadership program hosted by the University of Maine’s Cohen Institute for Leadership & Public Service. The week long program brought rising seniors from across the state to UMaine for an introductory course on the fundamentals of leadership, featuring talks from U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and […]
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Mainebiz highlighted a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation awarded to Paramount Planet Product, a company that makes disposable consumer goods out of paper. It was founded in 2017 by University of Maine alumna Ariadne Dimoula, who at the time was working with researchers from UMaine to create a new material called “plaaper,” […]
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Inside Higher Ed and The Chronicle of Higher Education highlighted the “Partner Hire Scorecard” developed by researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in which the University of Maine ranked second among top tier research universities nationwide. The report qualitatively analyzed the publicly available policies, materials and resources of 146 universities with […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Jason Lilley, a Maine sustainable agriculture and maple industry educator with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and assistant Extension professor, and Colt Knight, a livestock educator with UMaine Extension and associate Extension professor. Lilley talked to the BDN for a story about risk factors and safety precautions for operating […]
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WFVX (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) talked to Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management specialist and director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab, on how the recent heat wave could have affected tick populations in Maine. Dill said ticks have shown resilience to extreme temperature fluctuations and are unlikely to be impacted […]
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Mary Jean Sedlock, a senior lecturer in theatre at the University of Maine School of Performing Arts, gave the Bangor Daily News insight into performances and appearances she has planned for the Orono Arts Fest. Sedlock was chosen by the Orono Town Council in May to organize the performing arts festival, which was previously named […]
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