WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported Jon Lynch, director of sports performance at the University of Maine, has created a YouTube channel with videos supporting physical and mental health. The at-home training videos are designed for student-athletes who do not currently have access to a gym or other in-person training resources during the […]
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The Bangor Daily News cited University of Maine Cooperative Extension in the article “Here are the seeds you should start indoors in Maine.” UMaine Extension recommends starting tomatoes six to eight weeks before transplanting the seedlings, depending on the variety, and peppers should be started seven to 10 weeks before the danger of the last […]
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The Portland Forecaster promoted the University of Maine’s soil testing kits that can be used to test for lead before planting a home garden. The tests are available through UMaine’s Soil Testing Lab.
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The Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5) and Mainebiz reported the University of Maine’s art museum in Bangor has received a $1.3 million naming gift from longtime education leaders and arts supporters Donald and Linda Zillman. The museum is now the Linda G. and Donald N. Zillman Art Museum – […]
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News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5) and the Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine’s Fogler Library is asking UMaine community members, including faculty, staff, students and alumni, to submit materials reflecting their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic for Special Collections to maintain as a historical resource for future research. The goal of the COVID-19 […]
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The Times Record spoke with James McConnon, University of Maine Cooperative Extension business and economics specialist and professor in the School of Economics, for the article “Unfortunate timing, virus waylay new Bath restuarant’s plans.” Sourasay Senesombath was hoping to open Asian Noodle House, his fourth restaurant, in Bath in early May, but the COVID-19 outbreak […]
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Morning Ag Clips published a University of Maine Cooperative Extension news release reporting that UMaine Extension Caribou Homemakers recently made and donated 110 fabric face masks for area hospitals and nursing homes in central Aroostook County. More information on the efforts and details on drop-off locations are available on the project webpage, or by contacting […]
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Morning Ag Clips, Daily Bulldog, Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel and Turner Publishing carried a news release announcing that University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Camps and Learning Centers created an outdoor activity series titled “Wednesdays in the Woods.” The series started April 8 and streams live every Wednesday at noon on the UMaine 4-H […]
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Joshua Stoll, assistant research professor of marine policy at the University of Maine, co-wrote a piece for The Conversation titled “As coronavirus threatens seafood economy, community fisheries find ways to stay afloat.”
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The Republican Journal announced registration is open at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast for undergraduate and graduate summer online and remote-access courses and Early College courses offered May 11 through Aug. 21. UMaineOnline offers more than 400 courses during Summer University, in addition to previously scheduled on-campus courses at the center that […]
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