UMaine in the News

Phys.org reports on Leslie’s ecosystem-based ocean management research

Phys.org carried a University of Maine news release about ecosystem-based ocean management research by Heather Leslie, director of the University of Maine Darling Marine Center. Leslie said ecosystem-based approaches to restore ocean health provide a flexible framework for marine management and allow scientists and stakeholders to move beyond reactive and piecemeal solutions. She reviewed six […]

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Boston Globe mentions UMaine in article on communication training for scientists

The University of Maine was mentioned in a Boston Globe article about scientists at several universities who are taking improvisational acting classes to learn how to better communicate their research. The training is offered by Stony Brook University’s Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science. Alda, the actor best known for his role in the television […]

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UMaine involved in initiatives to strengthen specialty crops, media report

The Maine Edge reported the University of Maine is involved in several research initiatives to strengthen and enhance some of the state’s specialty crops. Agriculture Commissioner Walter Whitcomb announced Maine is partnering with USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program to invest $562,583.50 to support Maine Specialty Crop Producers and help farmers and producers meet new […]

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Lobster Institute cited in FIS report on successful lobster season in Maine

FIS – Worldnews, the website of Fish Information & Services, mentioned the University of Maine Lobster Institute in the article, “Lobster season proves successful in Maine.” Maine’s 2015 lobster season is experiencing a boom, which biologists say stems from factors such as careful fishery management, dropping populations of predators, and warming temperatures in the Gulf […]

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Maine Edge advances 12th annual ESTIA Conference in Belfast

The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing the 12th annual ESTIA Conference on Friday, Oct. 23 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. Perspectives on human-nature interrelationships will be explored at the event. Darren Ranco, Sherri Mitchell and Maria Girouard are keynote speakers for the conference titled “Deep Ecology: […]

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Black Bear license plate program reaches $1M benchmark, media report

The Maine Public Broadcasting Network, WABI (Channel 5) and the Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine Black Bear license plate program has reached a $1 million benchmark. Since 2003, Mainers have been able to register their cars for a UMaine Black Bear license plate for an extra fee, which goes toward student scholarships, […]

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Boston Globe interviews Evans about ICA’s Black Mountain College exhibit

The Boston Globe spoke with Steve Evans, an English professor at the University of Maine, for an article about a current exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA) that focuses on the influence of Black Mountain College. “Leap Before You Look: Black Mountain College 1933–1957,” is a comprehensive survey of the North Carolina liberal […]

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Ozy quotes Wahle in article on Maine lobster comeback

Rick Wahle, a University of Maine research professor at the Darling Marine Center, was interviewed by Ozy for the article, “How Maine has managed an amazing lobster comeback.” The article states that three years after lobster prices in Maine collapsed during a glut, they are now at the highest in half a decade, and harvests […]

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Provost Hecker speaks with Press Herald about R&D partnerships in China

Jeffrey Hecker, the University of Maine’s executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for the article, “Maine trade delegation sets sights on China’s vast middle class.” China’s middle class — and its increasing ranks of wealthy investors — are drawing interest from Maine businesses and government officials, several […]

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VillageSoup reports on current UMMA exhibits

VillageSoup of Knox County reported the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor has opened three new exhibitions. “Natural History” by  Traer Scott, “Celebrating Photography in Maine,” selections from the Bruce Brown Collection, and light sculptures by Paul Myoda will be on display at the museum until Dec. 31.

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