Boothbay Register published a University of Maine news release announcing the new director of the Darling Marine Center in Walpole. Heather Leslie, a leading conservation scientist, was named director of the center effective Aug. 1, 2015. Leslie is a marine scientist with expertise in coastal marine ecology; human-environment interactions, particularly those related to coastal marine […]
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Artist Anna Hepler spoke with Bangor Metro about her current exhibit at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. “Anna Hepler: Blind Spot” is on display through Sept. 19. The exhibit features small ceramics and metal sculptures, according to the article. Most of the art featured in the show was created this […]
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Work by University of Maine mechanical engineering students was mentioned in a WABI (Channel 5) report about the Maine Forest and Logging Museum’s event celebrating logging machinery of the past. A Lombard steam log hauler, famous for being the first successful vehicle to run on tracks, was on display at the Bradley museum, according to […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Tick ID Lab was mentioned in a Bangor Metro article on learning from Lyme disease. In the last few years, more than 1,000 Lyme disease cases were reported annually in Maine, according to the article. The disease comes from infected deer ticks that transmit the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria to […]
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The Lyle E. Littlefield Ornamentals Trial Garden at the University of Maine was mentioned in the latest Portland Press Herald “Maine Gardener” column. The article, titled “Need a break from your summer guests? Send them out to the garden,” mentioned many gardens around the state — including UMaine’s Littlefield garden — that are ideal for […]
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A course offered at the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust in February was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News article about finding new ways for lifelong clammers to continue to make a living on the flats as the industry changes. The course, which was funded through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and organized by the […]
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Robert Bayer, executive director of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Lakes Region Weekly article about a Windham lobsterman who caught a bright orange crustacean in the Gulf of Maine. Statistics say a lobster of that color is about one in 30 million, according to the article. However, Bayer […]
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Joseph Kelley, a professor of marine geology in the University of Maine School of Earth and Climate Sciences and Climate Change Institute, was quoted in a Free Press article on a proposed U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) dredging project in Searsport. The decision on whether to approve the project to dredge 929,000 cubic yards […]
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Research conducted at the University of Maine was mentioned in the Saga article, “10 ways to feed your brain.” Since 60 percent of the human brain is made of fat, it needs a steady supply of healthy fats, plus other key nutrients, to function at its best, according to the article. The report lists 10 […]
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Jennifer Crittenden, assistant director of the University of Maine Center on Aging, wrote an article for the Bangor Daily News titled, “The advantages of being an older dater, and tips for finding romance.” Nearly 18 percent of adults age 57–64, and 14 percent of adults ages 65–74 are in a dating relationship, the article states. […]
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