Martha Stewart featured University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor of horticulture David Handley in a story about how to grow blackberries. Handley, who is also a vegetable and small fruit specialist, gave his insight on how to properly care for blackberry plants.
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Cosmos reported that geologists at the University of Maine collaborated with other researchers studying the migrations of southern elephant seals and its impact on ecosystem change.
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The Sun Journal interviewed University of Maine professor of finance Pankaj Agrrawal and Maine Business School Dean Jason Harkins on the role insurance companies played in shaping the healthcare industry.
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The Bangor Daily News and the Portland Press Herald interviewed Griffin Dill, integrated pest management professional and tick lab manager at University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about tick activity this spring. “The duration of winter plays a role as well,” Dill said. “If cold winter conditions last long enough, ticks can exhaust their energy/fat reserves […]
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WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) interviewed Jason Lilley, Maine sustainable agriculture and maple industry educator at University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about Maine Maple Sunday. This was the 42nd anniversary of the Maine Maple Producers Association’s celebration. “So there’s a lot more as far as activities and engagement,” Lilley said. “At the same time, […]
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CBS News interviewed Jason Lilley, Maine sustainable agriculture and maple industry educator, on practices in the maple industry to make sugarbushes more resilient to climate change. “I just don’t want producers to be going out of business, and to see this industry start to decline,” Lilley said. “We can’t just sit around and watch this […]
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WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) interviewed Griffin Dill, integrated pest management professional at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, on what to expect for tick populations this spring. “In order for a winter to have a real impact on the tick population, as far as reducing numbers, we really need to see extended periods of […]
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WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) interviewed Daisy Dominquez Singh, University of Maine’s dean of libraries, about the resources the library facilities offer on women’s history. “Since I came here about 2 and a half years ago, I’ve been trying to push the fact that even though we’re an academic library — we’re not public […]
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Michael Socolow, professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece published by Inside Higher Ed titled, “When the Humanities Kept Us Sane.” Socolow poses the question: Have we already forgotten how the humanities got us through the COVID-19 pandemic?
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Maine Public interviewed Shawn Laatsch, director of the Versant Power Astronomy Center, and Neil Comins, professor of physics at the University of Maine, for an astronomy-based segment of the show “Maine Calling” featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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