Bangor Daily News featured a dish prepared by Robert Dumas, a University of Maine food science pilot plant manager, that integrated ground up crickets into a slider patty with black beans and spices. Part of an event for gourmet entomophagy at the Maine Tasting Center in Wiscasset, Dumas’ dish was featured in the third course […]
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Mainebiz reported on the medical research partnership between the University of Maine and University of Southern Maine to advance the field of medicine and create new professional development opportunities. The pilot partnership is led by the UMaine Institute of Medicine and provides fellowships to USM faculty, who will become adjunct faculty at UMaine and work […]
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A recent study from the University of Maine and Maine Department of Environmental Protection titled “Valuing the Economic Benefits of Maine’s Great Ponds in the 21st Century” was featured in a report from The Maine Monitor. It found that Maine’s lakes and ponds provide approximately $14 billion per year in economic impact. The Portland Press […]
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The Bangor Daily News highlighted the research and achievements of Kendra Batchelder, co-founder/CEO of Waved Medical LLC and a University of Maine alumna. She and her company will be competing for $25,000 in the Top Gun Showcase Pitch Event during the Maine Entrepreneurs Summit after recently winning the Regional Top Gun Pitch. Batchelder applied her […]
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University of Maine chair and professor of political science Mark Brewer was interviewed by the Portland Press Herald for his input on voter turnout for the 2024 presidential election. Brewer said turnout is always higher in presidential years as opposed to nonpresidential years. “Right now, a fairly large percentage of voters are expressing dislike of […]
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The Portland Press Herald and WGME (CBS 13 in Portland) interviewed Angela Mech, an assistant professor of forest entomology at the University of Maine, on conditions that could cause a decrease in the population size of browntail moth caterpillars. Their microscopic hairs travel through the air and cause an itchy rash in humans, but a […]
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News Center Maine, WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor) and WFVX (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) covered the 2024 Matthew R. Simmons Windstorm Challenge hosted by the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC). Approximately 800 middle and high school students competed during the annual event on Friday, May 10 at the Harold Alfond […]
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The Bangor Daily News highlighted the efforts of the University of Maine School of Nursing to restructure their nursing program, address burnout and increase nurse retention. “The goal is to help students learn to manage stress and burnout before they graduate,” said Kelley Strout, director of the UMaine School of Nursing. “We want to produce […]
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An op-ed in The Berkshire Eagle argued that one of the most useful tools for farmers to combat climate change is connections with other farmers. The author highlighted participation in a 2020 University of Maine Climate Adaption Fellowship program led by Rachel Schattman, an assistant professor of sustainable agriculture at UMaine, and said the power […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that MJ Sedlock, a University of Maine senior lecturer in theatre, will host the town of Orono’s annual performing arts festival this summer. Previously, the festival was named Artspalooza and was held by Stillwater Community Arts, a nonprofit that is disbanding. Sedlock, who works as a production manager and technical […]
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