WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) and the Portland Press Herald reported on a University of Maine-led initiative to produce hospital-grade sanitizer for hospitals across the state as part of a partnership between the University of Maine System and the Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA). UMaine’s Process Development Center (PDC) and faculty in chemical and biomedical […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot and the Bangor Daily News shared that the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast is opening registration for online summer courses for undergraduate, graduate and early college students. Courses will run from May 11 to Aug. 21. The center transitioned the formerly on-campus classes to a remote-access format in response […]
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The Mount Desert Islander and The Ellsworth American interviewed Jon Reisman, an associate professor of economics and public policy at the University of Maine at Machias, for an article about the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act approved by Congress and President Donald Trump. “This is a huge injection of liquidity into the […]
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Maine Public interviewed Paul Mayewski, director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, and Andrew Pershing, chief scientific officer and climate change ecologist for the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, for the Maine Calling piece “Climate Change & COVID-19: How Pandemic-Driven Changes in Behavior Might Affect Our Environment.” The report explores the drop in […]
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The Mount Desert Islander included Audra Christie, an assistant art professor at the University of Maine at Machias, in a list of artists and musicians offering free lessons to residents during the coronavirus outbreak. Christie has been providing live online origami classes.
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the University of Maine Office of Innovation and Economic Development assisting in developing protective gear for health care workers as they deal with a shortage amid the coronavirus outbreak. The office has been working with Dr. Jonnathan Busko and his colleagues at St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor to create […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Portland Press Herald reported on the 27th anniversary of the University of Maine men’s hockey team winning its first national title. The Black Bears defeated the Lake Superior State University Lakers 5–4 to earn the NCAA Division I men’s hockey championship April 3, 1993, in Milwaukee, securing the team’s championship […]
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Morning Ag Clips and the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel shared the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s new online resource titled “COVID-19 Food Safety Information for Maine Consumers.” The website includes links to fact sheets, guidelines and videos about proper disinfecting, food purchasing and storage, recipes using pantry staples and proper hand washing for food […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the “#EmpoweringMEandYou – Stress Less” online workshop from University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H. The free workshop, designed by teenagers for teenagers, will be hosted from 6 to 7 p.m. April 16. “The point is to help kids learn how to cope with stress, learn what the effects of stress […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with several University of Maine Cooperative Extension staff members about how to safely grocery shop during the COVID-19 pandemic. Robson Machado, assistant professor and food scientist, said that the science is evolving and all tips should be taken with a grain of salt as recommendations continue to change. “We just […]
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