The Bangor Daily News and Piscataquis Observer noted that University of Maine Cooperative Extension will partner with the SeDoMoCha after-school program in Dover-Foxcroft, which just received a $150,000 grant from the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program.
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Boston.com highlighted six key takeaways from a discussion with Morgan Talty, assistant professor in the Department of English at the University of Maine, for the publication’s book club.
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The Atlantic interviewed Daren Ranco, chair of Native American Programs at the University of Maine, about how warming winters conflict with Penobscot culture. Ranco, also an associate professor of anthropology, said that Penobscot Nation members’ notion of seasons is tied to the 13 moons that make up each year. With Northeast winters becoming milder due […]
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News Center Maine featured Sean Birkel, research assistant professor of the Climate Change Institute, and his research with the University of Vermont and University of New Hampshire about the climate resilience of manufactured homes. “The whole basin, and also [the] Gulf of Maine, last year and this year, are the two warmest years on record. […]
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John Ippolito, professor of new media at the University of Maine, spoke to WGME-TV (Channel 13 in Portland) about Maine considering banning TikTok on government devices, as many other states have done. “It’s not really about spying; it’s really more about influence. … If we’re going to focus on TikTok as a problem, we really […]
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Norm O’Reilly, dean of the Graduate School of Business at the University of Maine, was interviewed by CEO Magazine about the MaineMBA program. “We are very proud of the fact that the MaineMBA can be taken online or in-person, and from Maine, from across the United States or from anywhere in the world at the […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Paper Advance shared a profile of Liza White, a University of Maine Ph.D. student in biomedical engineering investigating new uses for these paper mill products, which may open new markets and support places like her hometown of Rumford. “It’s nice to be able to explore using paper in different ways […]
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In an article about migrating birds, Evolution News cited research from the University of Maine that outfitted red-throated loons with satellite transmitters and monitored their routes. The results showed epic journeys through Greenland, Canada and the Arctic.
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WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) noted that the University of Maine has received several million dollars for “high-performance computing enabled large-scale advanced manufacturing” programs through the Senate’s passage of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.
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In an article about the cost of PFAS, the Maine Monitor noted that the University of Maine is conducting research on means to destroy PFAS in used filters. The article also cited a University of Maine survey completed last spring of 432 residents statewide, part of research to be published in Maine Policy Review, which […]
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