WVII (Channel 7) interviewed Bonnie Newsom, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Maine, and UMaine anthropology students about the ongoing excavation of a site in Down East Maine. Newsom has been guiding the students for the past month as they dig for hours a day in search of objects that could hold clues […]
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Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology at the University of Maine, spoke with KCRW, a public radio station in Santa Monica, about the choice to be childfree and respecting family choices. Blackstone, whose book “Childfree by Choice: The Movement Redefining Family and Creating a New Age of Independence” was recently released, said girls are pushed […]
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MassLive.com, ABC7 News, WNYW (Channel 5 in New York City) and The Kansas City Star cited a statistic from the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine in a report on a blue lobster found at a seafood restaurant in Eastham, Massachusetts. The owner of the Cape Cod restaurant plans to either donate the lobster […]
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Pamela Hargest, a horticulture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show’s focus was growing a garden, with topics including planting, pruning, weeding, whacking and more.
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Joline Blais, an associate professor of new media at the University of Maine, for the article “How your farm or garden can be used to regenerate the environment.” Blais told the BDN that sustainability is “admirable,” but it’s not enough. “Instead of sustaining a status quo in an ecosystem, we […]
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Anthony Sutton, a doctoral candidate in ecology and environmental sciences at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News article about a Native American canoe dug out of the mud off Cape Porpoise. The canoe is estimated to be between 700 and 800 years old, and is the first pre-European contact dugout […]
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The County reported that University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias President Joan Ferrini-Mundy spoke at the graduation ceremony for Presque Isle High School on June 8. Ferrini-Mundy gave the keynote address, speaking of County values and encouraging graduates to strive toward Maine excellence, according to the report. She told the 139 graduating […]
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WVII (Channel 7) spoke with Will Biberstein, director of conferences and institutes at the University of Maine, for a report on youth camps that UMaine is hosting this summer. “I think everybody has different interests and what we’re trying to do is provide opportunities for all interests out there,” said Biberstein. Besides sports-focused camps, the […]
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Vice cited University of Maine scientists Jacquelyn Gill and Dan Sandweiss in its article “Actually Humans Probably Will Survive the Climate Crisis.” Vice referenced a March tweet by Gill: “With the fossil record, the Earth is literally teaching us how to get through this. That makes me want to roll up my sleeves.” The paleoecologist […]
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Amy Vachon, coach of two-time defending America East champion University of Maine women’s basketball team, talked with WABI (channel 5) about three summer hoop camps for girls. Camp options include an overnight camp, day camp and one-day high school elite camp. For information and registration details for these camps, and all Black Bear sport camps, […]
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