The Bangor Daily News interviewed Jim Dill, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension associate program administrator in pest management, for a story titled “Why deer flies are plentiful in parts of Maine.” Dill said short intense rain events, which appeal to deer flies, are becoming more common in Maine.
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Ian Bricknell, professor of aquaculture biology at the University of Maine, spoke with The Economist for a story about an effort by researchers in Norway to develop vaccines that could protect salmon from sea lice.
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Dianne Kopec, a research associate with the University of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about upcoming efforts to extract, bury and dredge mercury in the Penobscot River. “You don’t let it sit there,” said Kopec, who previously conducted a study on mercury pollution in the […]
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WFVX (Channel 7 in Bangor) interviewed University Ph.D. Student Maraina Miles about her research voyage in Chile and her documentation of it through photography. Her photos are on display at the UMaine Hudson Museum.
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Maine Public, the Sun Journal and WFVX (Channel 7 in Bangor) reported on the i-Tree Pest Predictor tool developed by Angela Mech, assistant professor of entomology at the University of Maine. The tool, which launched in fall 2023, uses input data determined by hypotheses to predict the probability of a non-native insect becoming a high-impact […]
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Michael Socolow, processor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, spoke to The Wrap about MSNBC’s decision to replace recent segments of “Morning Joe” and pull its anchors from air to run a single breaking news feed after the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. Socolow said that the decision “seemed jarring […]
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The Portland Press Herald, Mainebiz and WFVX (Channel 7) reported on the development of the new University of Maine Food Innovation lab. The facility, which is expected to open by the end of 2025, will feature three commercial food processing rooms, a walk-in cooler and freezer, various processing equipment, blast-freezing equipment, kettles, a classroom and […]
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Kate Garland, a horticulture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke to the Bangor Daily News about the long, multi-step process of removing Bishop’s Weed from gardens. “It’s a war, not a battle,” she said.
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Maine Public interviewed Kate Garland, a horticulture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for a segment of its show “Maine Calling” about summer gardening.
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In an article titled “Don’t panic if you find Barbie in your compost,” Nicholas Rowley, sustainable agriculture and horticulture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension and staff member of the Maine Compost School, told the Bangor Daily News that small pieces of plastic, glass and metal trash found in compost cannot harm a garden. […]
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