The Bangor Daily News and CentralMaine.com shared that the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk titled “Fulfilling our Land Grant Mission: Engaging Communities in Teaching, Research and Outreach” at 3 p.m. on Oct. 31. Registration is required to attend remotely via Zoom; to register […]
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Scienmag noted the University of Maine’s involvement in a four-year study using ancient DNA samples derived from archaeological specimens housed at the Smithsonian Institute’s Natural History Museum and among other museums, as well as samples from modern beaver, mink and muskrat provided by wildlife managers and fur-trappers, to better understand the relationship between people and […]
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In an article about a video from Science Insider illustrating what the Earth would look like if all the ice melted, Unilad cited a study from the University of Maine and the British Antarctic Survey that revealed Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier is melting at the quickest rate ever done over the last 5,500 years.
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In an article about the Republican campaign strategy focusing on crime and drug use, the Maine Beacon cited a recent survey conducted by professors and University of Maine found the majority of Mainers across the political spectrum support prioritizing treatment for people who use drugs over punishment and incarceration.
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Sean Smith, associate professor at the School of Earth and Climate Sciences at the University of Maine, spoke to WMTW (ABC 8 in Portland) about Mainers recovering from flooding after heavy rainfall last week. “The frequency and magnitude of flooding is generally on an upward trend in the region. Both climate changes and land cover […]
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The Bangor Daily News shared that the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk titled “The Maine Sustainability Hub: Building a Sustainability Community at UMaine” at 3 p.m. on Oct. 24. Registration is required to attend remotely via Zoom; to register and receive connection information, […]
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Scienmag, Phys.org, Science Daily, Bioengineer.org and other outlets featured a study on how undergraduate students engage with interdisciplinary learning throughout their college careers and beyond — and how universities should respond to support such learning. Ezekiel Kimball, senior author of the study and professor of higher education and associate dean for Undergraduate and Teacher Education […]
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News Center Maine, Bangor Daily News, Daily Bulldog, Spectrum News and CentralMaine.com reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded $62,500 to the University of Maine for the National Wood Bank project, which has the goal of providing operating support for national research and outreach programming related to wood banks. Jessica Leahy, professor […]
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Morning Ag Clips, the Bangor Daily News, The Piscataquis Observer and Sun Journal shared a University of Maine Cooperative Extension online workshop for entrepreneurs and farmers interested in starting a home-based, specialty food business in Maine from 9 a.m.–noon on Nov. 18. Recipe to Market is a multidisciplinary program with topics including business basics; an […]
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The Boston Globe interviewed Habib Dagher, founding executive director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine, about offshore floating wind turbines planned for a location a few miles off the coast of Monhegan Island in 2025. “This is a major opportunity. There’s enough offshore wind to power the country four […]
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