Benildo de los Reyes, a University of Maine molecular genetics professor, spoke about genetically engineered crops for the Bangor Daily News article “Anti-Monsanto crowd takes to the streets in Rockland to protest genetically modified seeds.”
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The Sun Journal of Lewiston recently profiled James Morin, a 2010 University of Maine graduate and co-founder of the UMaine Business Challenge. The challenge was created to support and encourage young Maine entrepreneurs.
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Frank Drummond, an entomologist and blueberry pollination expert at the University of Maine, and David Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, were interviewed for the Bangor Daily News article “Hired bees play major role in Maine blueberry industry.”
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The Indiana-based Evansville Courier & Press posted an article on insect repellents and their effectiveness. The article included guidelines issued from the University of Maine that should be followed when deciding what kind of insect repellent to use.
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The Maine Edge previewed Maine Civic Hack Day, an event in coordination with the National Day of Civic Hacking that welcomes community members, software developers and public and private sectors to use technology to solve community problems. The June 1–2 event will be held in Bangor and Portland. The University of Maine is a sponsor.
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The Northern New England Local Bread Wheat Project, a USDA-funded initiative that aims to help farmers increase organic bread wheat production and quality, was the focus of the latest post on the Portland Press Herald blog, “The Root.” Ellen Mallory, a sustainable agriculture specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, is one of two […]
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Composites World was among several news organizations to cover last week’s unveiling of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center’s offshore buoy-based system that will measure wind speeds above the Gulf of Maine.
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The Portland Press Herald published an op-ed piece by Joseph Kelley, University of Maine professor of marine geology, titled “Proposed ‘solution’ to Camp Ellis erosion won’t solve problem for long.”
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Several news organizations including The Associated Press, Portland Press Herald, Lewiston Sun Journal, Bangor Daily News and WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on the University of Maine’s decision to name Dennis “Red” Gendron the new head coach of the men’s ice hockey team.
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WVII (Channel 7) spoke with Kate Garland, horticulturist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the latest installment of its “Backyard Gardener” series. Garland spoke about soil testing and container gardening.
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