The Maine Edge reported the University of Maine Museum of Art (UMMA) in downtown Bangor will host Drop & Shop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28. The event allows parents to drop their children off at the museum while they do some holiday shopping on Small Business Saturday. Children aged 8–12 will […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Portland Press Herald article, “Without a majority vote, Lewiston’s mayoral race goes to a runoff.” Mayor Robert Macdonald and challenger Ben Chin will face each other in a runoff election Dec. 8 after finishing at the top of the field […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing the university will recognize veterans with a week of events to coincide with Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The activities, which are coordinated by the UMaine Office of Veterans Education and Transition Services (VETS) and UMaine Veterans Association, will begin at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. […]
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In the article, “Climate change in the Gulf of Maine,” the Bangor Daily News cited a scientific model for estimating the abundance of lobster in the Gulf of Maine that was created by Yong Chen, a professor of fisheries population dynamics at the University of Maine. According to the article, scientists sounded warnings for years […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release on recent research by University of Maine paleoecologist Jacquelyn Gill. The assistant professor in the School of Biology and Ecology and the Climate Change Institute says fossils and other records from the deep past provide evidence of widespread short- and long-term changes in community composition, […]
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WABI (Channel 5) spoke with Michael Munson of Hudson for a report about his decision to finish college almost three decades after attending the University of Maine for classes the first time. In 1981, Munson’s university studies were interrupted due to family obligations, so he entered the workforce. He became employed as a mechanical trades […]
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The Maine Edge reported Eastern Maine Medical Center Clinical Engineering and the University of Maine recently began offering a hands-on internship to provide students with an opportunity to build experience alongside the hospital’s clinical engineering team. “We have had connections with engineering students for many years, and we’re excited about taking it to another level,” […]
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Kate Garland, a horticulturist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) for the report, “Labor of fall: Is raking leaves necessary?” Garland said it’s beneficial for homeowners to leave a small layer of leaves covering the yard. “It is helpful for your grass in order for it to have more […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing the UMaine Humanities Center and several area sponsors will present a performance and audience discussion on the effects of war Nov. 12. Outside the Wire, a social impact company, will perform “Theater of War” at the Bangor Opera House at 131 Main Street from […]
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Charles Armstrong, a cranberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for an article about Maine cranberries and using them as a pie filling. Armstrong, who tracks cranberry growth in the state, said the crop looks good for growers who brought the berries to fruition, but not for […]
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