WABI (Channel 5) previewed upcoming weekend shows at the Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium at the University of Maine in Orono. Friday night’s show is titled “Ice Worlds” while Saturday’s three shows will focus on space and Earth.
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The latest entry in the Portland Press Herald blog “The Root: Dispatches from Maine’s food sources,” included a reference and link to the Maine Folklife Center’s Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) Oral History Project. The collection includes 50 interviews with people associated with the start of MOFGA and the group’s Common Ground Country Fair.
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Amy Witt, home horticulturist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County, spoke with The Forecaster for the article “Falmouth garden fertile ground for UMaine farm educators” about UMaine Extension’s Falmouth demonstration garden. Witt said common teaching themes at the garden include farming skills to help with food security and sustainable practices.
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Penobscot Bay Pilot included an article on cold-water coral research by Rhian Waller, an associate research professor in the School of Marine Sciences. Waller’s two-year project is titled “Cold Corals in Hot Water — Investigating the physiological responses of Antarctic coral larvae to climate change stress.”
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The Bangor Daily News published an opinion piece by Amy Blackstone, a sociology professor at the University of Maine, titled “Setting the record straight on 6 myths about childless adults.”
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network included a statement from Jim Bird, a science librarian at the University of Maine and director of the Orono Bog Boardwalk, about a quarrying proposal near the bog. In Bird’s written testimony he submitted to the Orono planning board, he said the bog is home to a variety of plants […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) were among several news organizations to report Maria Lewis, University of Maine women’s ice hockey coach, was placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation focusing on NCAA compliance issues. The Island Packet and Boston.com also carried a report by The Associated Press.
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The Portland Press Herald and Offshore Wind reported two environmental groups — Environment Northeast and the Conservation Law Foundation — are pressing the Maine Public Utilities Commission and the University of Maine to release the details of an offshore wind power project proposal.
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WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on University of Maine sociologist Amy Blackstone’s appearance on Katie Couric’s talk show ‘Katie.’ Blackstone, chair of UMaine’s Sociology Department, shared her research and personal experience about being a childfree adult.
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The Bangor Daily News, WLBZ (Channel 2) and Bloomberg Businessweek were among several news organizations to report on the Marine Energy International Symposium being held at the University of Maine. A delegation of 11 scientists and industry officials from Japan are visiting UMaine for the three-day conference on tidal power. The conference is a collaborative […]
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