The Bangor Daily News, Piscataquis Observer and CentralMaine.com noted that University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer a short-term online 4-H club about algae and its impact on surrounding ecosystems. Intended for youth ages 12–15, the special interest, or SPIN, club will meet from 3:30–5 p.m. on Tuesdays from March 7–April 11. Required registration closes Feb. […]
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The Portland Press Herald/Times Record spoke to Erin Percival Carter, assistant professor of marketing at the Maine Business School, about L.L. Bean’s Freeport store and campus undergoing a $50 million makeover. Percival Carter said that proposed changes make sense for a company that has long used the promise of outdoor experiences to cultivate enduring relationships […]
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News Center Maine, WFVX-TV (Fox 22 in Bangor), Yahoo Finance and MarketScreener reported that Penquis, a Maine nonprofit organization that works to eliminate poverty in the state, has received $3.3 million in government funding to address the lack of affordable housing for low-income Mainers. The money will be used to purchase nine new 3D printed […]
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Turner Publishing and the Daily Bulldog shared that the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H’s Agricultural Leadership Ambassador program for teens will take place March 7–April 18. For more information, visit the UMaine Extension 4-H website.
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Morning Ag Clips shared information about the Tri-State Dairy Financial Workshop, a two-day event, with locations in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont hosted by the Tri-State Dairy Extension Team, a collaborative effort by University of New Hampshire, University of Maine, and University of Vermont Extension.
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The Sun Journal reported that University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development has opened a new round of applications for the Susan Hathaway Glines Scholarship for educators who live and work in Oxford County and are interested in pursuing graduate studies. For more information, visit the College of Education and Human Development website.
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Jessica Leahy, professor of forestry at the University of Maine, spoke to the Guardian for an article about wood banks emerging as a vital source of heat as the price of gas continues to rise. “A lot of the climate change challenges actually are opportunities for wood banks,” Leahy said. Enviro360 shared the Guardian report.
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The Bangor Daily News and Mount Desert Islander reported that the University of Maine will receive $3.5 million in federal funds to boost the flowing seawater at its aquaculture research and business incubator site in Franklin.
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News Center Maine, Maine Public, Spectrum News, WGME-TV (Channel 13 in Portland), WPFO-TV (Fox 23 in Portland), WMTW-TV (Channel 8 in Portland) and WFVX-TV (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) reported on a drafted state bill that would allow the state public utilities commission to compile data collected from a 12-turbine research array, designed by engineers […]
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The Bangor Daily News noted that the University of Maine’s online graduate programs in education ranked No. 35 in the Best Online Master’s in Education for Veterans category in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Online Programs report.
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