The Portland Press Herald published an Op-Ed written by Jeffrey Thaler, assistant university counsel for environmental, energy and sustainability projects and initiatives at the University of Maine. The piece, titled “With much at stake, UMaine right to keep wind farm details confidential,” focused on UMaine’s offshore wind development proposal that was submitted to the Maine […]
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Maine Insights previewed a free bus ride offered to University of Maine students from campus to Bangor to attend the fall Downtown Bangor Arts Collaborative Art Walk on Friday, Sept. 13. Receptions were scheduled at the Maine Discovery Museum and University of Maine Museum of Art.
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The Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine was ranked 167 in the U.S. News & World Report’s list of top national universities. Institutions in the category offer a full range of undergraduate majors, as well as master’s and doctoral programs.
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network interviewed former University of Maine researcher Ian McCullough about a study he co-authored on Maine water quality. The study analyzed data from 547 lakes and large ponds throughout the state and found water clarity — which is a strong indicator of water quality — is declining. McCullough said although the […]
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The Bangor Daily News and WABI (Channel 5) covered the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the basketball court at the new Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. The University of Maine men’s and women’s basketball teams got a look at their new home venue where they will play most of their games. UMaine President Paul Ferguson, UMaine Athletics Director Steve […]
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Renae Moran, a tree fruit specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was quoted in a Portland Phoenix food feature on apple varieties found in Maine. Moran said the gold rush variety is rare in New England because it doesn’t ripen until late October when it’s often too cold. She also said customer demand for […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported the University of Maine Counseling Center will host an Out of the Darkness suicide prevention walk Sunday, Sept. 29 in Orono as part of the group’s ongoing efforts to raise suicide awareness.
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The Bangor Daily News, WVII (Channel 7) and the Penobscot Bay Pilot reported University of Maine sociologist Amy Blackstone will appear on the Sept. 16 episode of Katie Couric’s talk show. In August, Blackstone traveled to New York City to talk to Couric about her expertise — both personal and through research — on childfree adults.
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John Rebar, executive director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Morning Sentinel about the growth of agriculture in Maine for an article on the Good Will-Hinckley charter school’s latest project to reflect on its agricultural mission. Rebar said there is a growing interest in agriculture among young people and there is […]
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A Scientific American article titled “The mind-boggling math of migratory beekeeping” cites research conducted by Frank Drummond, a University of Maine entomologist and blueberry pollination expert, and his colleagues. Drummond’s research, which was conducted among flowering blueberry bushes, determined a honey bee forages for four hours and visits an average of 1,200 flowers a day.
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