Science 360 reported on a recently published paper by researchers at the University of Maine and University of California at Santa Cruz on the differences between male and female western mosquitofish and how the differences affect an entire ecosystem. The study suggests sexual dimorphism and the ratio of females to males in populations of western […]
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Science Codex and Summit County Citizens Voice quoted Mark Wells, a marine science professor at the University of Maine, in reports on an international workshop on harmful algal blooms and climate change. The workshop was organized by the North Pacific Marine Science Organization and the Global Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms and endorsed […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece “A harm reduction strategy for guns makes the most sense,” by Steve Barkan, a sociology professor at the University of Maine and author of “Criminology: A Sociological Understanding (6th Edition).” Barkan also is a member of the Maine Regional Network, part of the Scholars Strategy Network, which […]
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Boothbay Register published a news release from the University of Maine Darling Marine Center (DMC) announcing its newest faculty member, Jeremy Rich. Rich is a marine microbiologist with an interest in the global nitrogen cycle. He is interested in nitrogen, as it is the limiting nutrient to plant growth in almost any ecosystem, on land […]
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Elizabeth Jandreau, a University of Maine bioengineering major from Madawaska, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News article about the Challenger Learning Center of Maine’s Full Moon Glow Walk at Bangor Waterfront. The event allowed local community members the opportunity to participate in a variety of moon and light related activities while watching the moon […]
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The Ellsworth American reported an industry-led effort to determine whether sea urchins can be encouraged to grow in a once fertile habitat will benefit from the Department of Marine Resources Advisory Council’s vote to close part of the Sheepscot River to urchin fishing for nearly three years. The closure extends along the western side of […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing the University of Maine Foundation has received more than $2 million from the Veronica Pendleton estate to fund the Raymond K. and Veronica Pendleton Fund at UMaine. Veronica Pendleton created the fund several years ago with a plan to provide an eventual gift from […]
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The Associated Press reported the University of Maine is hosting the 10th Cohen Lecture on Oct. 27. Former Defense Secretary William Cohen will be joined by Gen. Joseph Ralston, former supreme allied commander in Europe, and Ambassador Nicholas Burns, former undersecretary of state for political affairs, for the moderated discussion, “America’s Response to Global Instability.” […]
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Amy Fried, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was a guest on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s “Maine Calling” radio show. Fried, author of “Pathways to Polling: Crisis, Cooperation, and the Making of Public Opinion Professions” and “Muffled Echoes: Oliver North and the Politics of Public Opinion,” spoke about how polls are […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on apple gleaning that is done each fall at Johnston’s Orchards in Ellsworth. The orchard donates its end-of-season apples to food pantries and community meal sites in Washington and Hancock counties, according to the report. Hannah Semler, gleaning coordinator for Healthy Acadia, said the tradition happens every year and was started […]
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