The Bangor Daily News shared that the University of Maine will host Fresh Check Day on April 3 from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. in the atrium outside of the bookstore in the Memorial Union. Fresh Check Day is a concept created by the Jordan Porco Foundation that brings the whole campus community together to “check-in” on […]
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Maine Public, the Los Angeles Times, the Portland Press Herald, Publishers Weekly, Book Riot and the AP reported that Morgan Talty, assistant professor of English at the University of Maine, was awarded the John Leonard Prize for the best first book in any genre from the National Book Critics Circle. Yahoo News shared the PPH report. […]
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Spectrum News interviewed Karen Giles, a 4-H youth program professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Somerset County, about Maine Maple Sunday. Giles said that milder weather can promote an early start to the sap season. “The sap starts running once the temperatures reach about 40 degrees,” she said.
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WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) reported on the MBS Corps’ annual Heroes and Hope dodgeball tournament at the New Balance Field House. The tournament doubled as a fundraiser, donating proceeds to the Maine Veterans Project (MVP) and Service Dog Strong.
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CentralMaine.com shared a Seed Starting Indoors workshop scheduled for March 31, 12:30-3 p.m. at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Somerset County office. Brett Johnson, UMaine Extension sustainable agriculture and horticulture professional, will share strategies used to optimize conditions for seed germination, seedling growth and acclimation to the outdoors. For more information and to register, […]
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Sean Birkel, Maine state climatologist and assistant professor with a joint appointment in University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the UMaine Climate Change Institute, spoke to the Bangor Daily News about the impact of climate change on Maine’s mud season. Birkel said that thanks to climate change, exceptionally muddy conditions could start earlier and last […]
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Jason Lilley, assistant Extension professor and Maine sustainable agriculture and maple industry educator, was a panelist on Maine Public’s show Maine Calling discussing maple syrup production in Maine and the upcoming Maine Maple Sunday.
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The Bangor Daily News shared that two planned gifts from a University of Maine alumnus totaling $2 million will be used to enhance the digital resources of Raymond H. Fogler Library and provide additional scholarship assistance to University of Maine business majors.
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News Center Maine reported on a project led by UMaine engineering professor Masoud Rais-Rohani and sponsored by the U.S. Army DEVCOM Soldier Center that aims to create deployable structures to help shelter people in a short amount of time. “[The] ultimate goal is to see it mass produced, mainly for humanitarian aid operations,” Rais-Rohani said.
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Rafa Tasnim, Ph.D. candidate in ecology and environmental sciences, conducted a Q&A with Rachel Schattman, assistant professor sustainable agriculture at the School of Food and Agriculture, for Frontiers in Science News. They discussed accessibility to clean water and sanitation through the lens of Schattman’s research expertise and perspectives on sustainable agriculture and climate change.
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