In a preview of Maine Maple Sunday March 27–28, the Bangor Daily News promoted the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s maple sugaring resources, including publications, videos and guidance for safely conducting sugar house tours during the pandemic. Morning Ag Clips also highlighted the UMaine Extension sugaring resources.
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The Portland Press Herald column cited University of Maine professor of philosophy and ethicist Jessica Miller’s perspective as a bioethicist and included her comments from her appearance on “Maine Calling,” where she discussed the ethics of vaccine distribution and the principles that guide public vaccination strategies.
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An opinion in the New York Times cited the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in a story about Maine prisoners becoming skilled beekeepers and certified master gardeners. In 2018, UMaine Today featured a story about the UMaine Extension gardening program at the Maine State Prison in Warren, which yielded fresh produce for prison meals, seedlings […]
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Morning Ag Clips, The Irregular, Centralmaine.com, the Daily Bulldog and the Bangor Daily News advanced three agricultural research updates for Maine potato growers offered via Zoom 7–8 p.m. March 10 offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. More information is online.
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Jean MacRae spoke with Bloomberg about concerns involving leachate, particularly from the Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town. According to Bloomberg, leachate “is a liquid that forms when rain water filters through garbage” that is “a source of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS),” which has been connected with various health problems. The associate professor of […]
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Jim Dill, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension pest management specialist, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about pseudoscorpions native to Maine. According to the BDN, “pseudoscorpions found in Maine are native to the area and are among the smaller of the 3,000 species in the family. “They are really neat little critters,” Dill said. […]
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WABI reported that the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts received the Innovation of the Year award from the ticketing firm Paciolan for using their ticketing software to streamline campus COVID-19 testing.
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The Bangor Daily News reported that University of Maine students Madison-Riley Powell and Jonathan Warren have received Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to study in the United Kingdom in fall 2021. Powell is a marine sciences major; Warren is studying business management.
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An announcement from the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future published in the Boothbay Register and OffshoreWIND.biz about Maine joining the National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium (NOWRDC) noted that the membership includes the University of Maine. “The University of Maine is very pleased to support the state as it strengthens important […]
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The Bangor Daily News, The Bethel Citizen, The Irregular, the Advertiser Democrat and the Livermore Falls Advertiser noted that the University of Maine extended the deadline for applications to the Bachelor of University Studies program. For more information about the Bachelor of University Studies, and to apply for a spring semester start, visit the program website or call 207.581.3143.
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