The Maine Edge reported on scheduled public star shows in October at the University of Maine’s Emera Astronomy Center. The Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium shows are held 7 p.m. Fridays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Friday nights in October feature “Origins of Life” and “Stars,” narrated by Mark Hamill of “Star Wars” fame. Sunday afternoons feature […]
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The Free Press reported Great Maine Apple Day will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18 at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) Common Ground Education Center in Unity. The day is sponsored by MOFGA, Fedco and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, and will feature apple sampling, talks, workshops, […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) covered the launch of buoys by scientists, students and aquaculture business owners to monitor water conditions in the Damariscotta River and Saco Bay. The buoys are part of a National Science Foundation’s Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET) project geared to assist the aquaculture sector maintain an environmentally and economically sustainable production path. […]
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Donna Coffin, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator, was a recent guest on WABI (Channel 5). Coffin spoke about what it takes to raise backyard poultry, as well as the related courses offered by UMaine Extension and the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The three fall workshops for new and future small-scale […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported two companies with ties to the University of Maine were among four Maine startups to be awarded a grant from the Maine Technology Institute. MTI, a state-backed agency that supports innovative companies, provided Business Accelerator Grants worth $92,414 to companies developing products in the aquaculture, information technology and building supply […]
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Anne Lichtenwalner, a University of Maine professor, veterinarian and director of UMaine’s Animal Health Laboratory, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for an article about state health officials trying to determine the strain of E. coli that sickened two toddlers who visited the Oxford County Fair. Lichtenwalner said officials need to know what is causing […]
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The Portland Phoenix reported Owen Smith, a new media professor at the University of Maine, has art in the exhibition, “You Can’t Get There From Here: The 2015 Portland Museum of Art Biennial.” The exhibit, curated by Alison Ferris, accentuates the artistic process at play in the contemporary art scene in Maine, according to the […]
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A three-state study that includes researchers from the University of Maine was mentioned in the Greenhouse Management article, “New Hampshire consumers will pay more for locally grown produce.” The project, “Sustaining and Enhancing Local Agriculture in Rural Areas: Assessing Key Producer and Consumer Issues in Northern New England,” is funded by USDA/AFRI and includes UMaine […]
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University of Maine marine scientists Bob Steneck and Rick Wahle, as well as their research, were cited in the Quartz article, “The enigma behind America’s freak, 20-year lobster boom.” Maine’s lobster business is the only fishery that has endured for more than a century and yet produces more volume and value than ever before, according […]
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Amy Blackstone, a sociology professor at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on “The Sound of Ideas,” a show produced by a National Public Radio affiliate in Cleveland. The show, titled “The Not-Mom Movement,” focused on the decision not to have children. Blackstone researches childfree-by-choice adults and the stigma that surrounds them. She […]
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