The Detroit Jewish News reported on the upcoming performance by Noreen and Phillip Silver, faculty in the University of Maine School of Performing Arts, titled “The Music of Resistance,” at 6 p.m. on March 18, the Ukrainian-American Archives Museum in Hamtramck, Michigan. The Silvers will perform with Ukrainian-American violinist Solmia Soroka, a professor at Goshen […]
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The Bangor Daily News highlighted Jasmine Saros, professor of paleolimnology and lake ecology at the University of Maine School of Biology and Ecology and associate director of the Climate Change Institute, being named the the 2023 Fulbright Distinguished Arctic Scholar, one of most prestigious appointments in the Fulbright Scholar Program.
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The Ellsworth American noted that University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting a five-week Eat Well volunteer training program beginning May 9 at the Hancock County Extension Office, 63 Boggy Brook Road, Ellsworth. The training will be weekly from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. on Tuesdays until June 6.
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In an article about the College of the Atlantic erecting a new dormitory using laminated timber, the Bangor Daily News highlighted cross-laminated timber research being conducted at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center.
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot and VillageSoup promoted an upcoming workshop about critical thinking, hosted by the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast, 9 a.m. May 12.
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The Bangor Daily News and The Republican Journal advanced an upcoming workshop about weed management by Donna Coffin, a professor with University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Coffin will deliver the workshop on March 21 at the Belfast Garden Club.
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The Scarborough Leader and Portland Press Herald promoted an upcoming lecture by University of Maine Ph.D. student Greg LeClair about vernal pool wetlands. The lecture, scheduled for 10:30 a.m. April 1 at Broadturn Farm in Scarborough, will be hosted by the Scarborough Land Trust, and Amphibian and Reptile Trust International.
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In an article detailing the health benefits of wild blueberries, Deseret News shared an online resource by University of Maine Cooperative Extension titled “Wild Blueberry Concentrations: Antioxidants, Vitamins and Minerals.”
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The Portland Press Herald, Maine Public, News Center Maine, Spectrum News and WAGM-TV reported that the University of Maine System campuses will no longer require vaccines starting in the May 2023 term, but will continue to encourage community members to get a COVID vaccine and booster shots. Yahoo News shared the PPH report. MSN shared the News […]
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Jon Ippolito, professor of new media at the University of Maine, spoke to WFVX-TV (Fox 23/ABC 7 in Bangor) about educators dealing with students using AI for assignments. According to Ippolito, the best solution for educators to prevent their students from abusing AI on assignments is to change the assignments themselves. “There’s a lot of […]
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