David Yarborough, a blueberry specialist with UMaine Cooperative Extension, was interviewed on Bangor’s WLBZ television about the forecast for the blueberry crop. Yarborough told the interviewer the crop could suffer if the region does not get more rain in the coming weeks. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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UMaine student Nick Lorenzen was quoted in a story on the Nashoba Publishing website about a young-adult summer theater series in Massachusetts. Lorenzen, a sophomore, is directing a comedy at this year’s camp, and commented that theater brings people together and provides an outlet for people. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Steven Johnson and David Fuller of UMaine Cooperative Extension commented in a Lewiston Sun Journal story about the impact in Maine of destructive diseases that can decimate a garlic crop. Johnson, a crops specialist, said one disease has been confirmed on one farm, and another disease has been noted in three farms. Fuller warned that […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported from UMaine research facility Blueberry Hill Farm in Jonesboro that the 2011 blueberry crop could be well below average if the region continues to remain dry. UMaine blueberry specialist and horticulture professor David Yarborough said moisture levels — too much or the lack of it — is the biggest factor […]
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Robert Milardo, UMaine professor of family relations, was quoted in a Lewiston Sun Journal report about U.S. Census rates that show there are fewer nuclear families living in Maine. Milardo told the newspaper the increasing numbers of single men raising children without spouses is interesting because traditionally, single-parent fathers have had difficulty maintaining involvement with […]
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The Huffington Post featured in its Food Informants series a Maine lobsterman who noted his connection to UMaine. Jason Joyce, whose week on the water was profiled, noted that he has done lobster and fish research at UMaine. Last year Joyce helped a master’s student in food science and human nutrition catch green crabs for […]
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As the trial of a man charged in the 2010 hit-and-run death of UMaine student Jordyn Bakley continued Wednesday, there were several reports in local and statewide media. Bangor television stations, including Channel 2 (WLBZ) aired a story. The Bangor Daily News has been covering the trial daily, and the weekly Village Soup also ran […]
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The Central Maine Morning Sentinel featured UMaine’s Kara Janes, a 44-year-old graduate student in the School of Social Work. Janes is living for 10 days in a continuing care center as part of a program called Learning by Living, which gives students a first-hand view of living as an older adult with a health care […]
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Kaitlin Smith, a 21-year-old UMaine student, has been named the honorary chair of the Bangor Walk to End Alzheimer’s, according to a story in the Bangor Daily News. Smith, whose father has the disease, is an Alzheimer’s fundraiser and advocate. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The Portland Press Herald noted UMaine’s historic connection to Jackson Lab in Bar Harbor. The article traced the story back to 1923, when then-UMaine President Clarence Cook Little held a natural history camping trip with six students in Bar Harbor. In 1929, Little founded the Roscoe B. Jackson Memorial Laboratory. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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