The Associated Press reported Maine Sea Grant is seeking proposals for research projects related to the nearshore scallop fishery in Maine. The program is making money available for projects that emphasize cooperation between fishermen and scientists, with the goal of improving the management of Maine’s scallop fishery. Maine Sea Grant said it expects proposals will […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with the University of Maine’s Class of 2014 valedictorian Sierra Ventura of Belfast, Maine, and salutatorian Jennifer Chalmers of Foxborough, Mass., for the article “UMaine valedictorian, salutatorian both hope to be teachers despite changes in education system.” Ventura, who will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in music education, said she […]
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WVII (Channel 7) spoke with mechanical engineering professor Michael “Mick” Peterson and several students at the Mechanical Engineering Design Open House. More than 60 mechanical engineering students displayed their capstone projects that ranged from a surgical device that can be used for adult circumcision to the reduce HIV transmission rates in Africa, to a snowmobile […]
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Barbara Murphy, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and gardening expert who helps beginning gardeners achieve successful harvests, was a guest on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on spring gardening advice, and touched on topics such as annuals, perennials, container gardening, vegetables, sun, soil and pests.
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The groundbreaking research of Kurt Rademaker, a University of Maine visiting assistant professor in anthropology and alumnus (Ph.D. 2012), is highlighted in the News & Analysis section of the May 9 journal Science. The story, “New Sites Bring the Earliest Americans Out of the Shadows,” focuses on the archaeologist’s new evidence that Paleoindians “spread throughout […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Maine Public Broadcasting Network for a report about Maine Gov. Paul LePage unveiling two new policy initiatives during a Portland Chamber of Conference breakfast. LePage said if he’s re-elected, he will propose a student loan forgiveness program. He also said municipal […]
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Diane Atwood, a Catching Health blogger, referred to the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Tick ID Lab in an interview with WLBZ (Channel 2) about preparing for tick season. Atwood mentioned the lab is available if people want an expert to identify a tick. She also mentioned the lab in a recent blog post titled, […]
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The Associated Press, The Sports Network, CBS Sports, Bangor Daily News, WVII (Channel 7), WABI (Channel 5), Providence Journal and Portland Press Herald were among news organizations to report University of Maine Director of Athletics Karlton Creech has named Robert Walsh the new UMaine men’s basketball head coach, effective May 7. Walsh has nearly 20 […]
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The Associated Press, Portland Press Herald, Mainebiz, Bangor Daily News, Maine Public Broadcasting Network, and WLBZ (Channel 2) were among news organizations to report on the U.S. Department of Energy’s selection of finalists for the next phase of its Advanced Technology Demonstration Program. The University of Maine’s offshore wind project known as New England Aqua […]
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A Bangor Daily News article advancing this year’s Waterfront Concerts’ season cited a 2013 study conducted by University of Maine economics professor Todd Gabe. Gabe found more than 200,000 people had attended the series in its first three years, bringing more than $30 million into the local economy. Attendance figures had grown steadily each year. […]
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