LongIsland.com and the East End Beacon shared that Paul Mayewski, director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, will present a free, virtual lecture with the Hamptons Observatory and Suffolk Community College entitled “Journey Into Climate,” covering his five decades of expeditions filled with adventure, exploration, discovery and contributions to the understanding of climate […]
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News Center Maine featured the Maine Home Food Waste Challenge, which challenges Mainers to take a closer look at their habits when it comes to throwing away their food by collecting their waste and surveying how much they’re throwing away on a weekly basis. Susanne Lee, faculty fellow at the University of Maine Mitchell Center […]
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CentralMaine.com shared a story about the opening of the Goos Family Studio and expansion of the ceramics offerings from the University of Maine Department of Art.
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The Ellsworth American and Mount Desert Islander noted that the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine will hold a Feb. 3–4 meeting in Portland for U.S. and Canada fishermen, managers and researchers. The event will discuss the impacts of regulations on harvesters, impacts on markets, solutions and technology and shifting distributions of marine species […]
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In an article about the impact of mild winter weather on Maine’s snow plowing industry, the Portland Press Herald cited a 2020 report from the University of Maine that says global warming could cause more problems for the plowing industry in coming years.
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Longreads featured a story from “Night of the Living Rez” by Morgan Talty, assistant professor of English at the University of Maine, in a roundup of 10 outstanding stories to read in 2023.
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Tara Marble, 4-H development professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke to WFVX-TV (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) about the Maine Agricultural Trades Show being held in person for the first time in two years. Marble said that the three-day expo is also a chance to spread awareness about Maine’s dwindling population of farmers. […]
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WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) and Bangor Daily News noted that the University of Maine’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration was postponed Monday morning due to the weather. The breakfast is now scheduled for Feb. 20.
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Asif Nawaz, assistant professor of history and international affairs at the University of Maine, spoke to News Center Maine about extremism in light of 19-year-old Mainer attacking three police officers at a New Year’s celebration in New York City. Nawaz said the accused’s age, isolation, and family dynamic made him a prime target for online […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on a University of Maine study that aims to quantify the number of giant Atlantic bluefin tuna in New England that die after being caught and released led by Walt Golet, a University of Maine assistant professor of marine science. The U.S. Department of Commerce awarded Golet more than $210,800 […]
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