VillageSoup and Morning Ag Clips announced University of Maine Cooperative Extension will partner with Knox-Lincoln Farm Bureau, Union Farm Equipment and Farm Family Insurance to offer a tractor safety course 6–8 p.m. Wednesdays, April 3–24 at Union Farm Equipment. The course is designed for adults and youth at least 14 years of age, and required for […]
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Morning Ag Clips and The Piscataquis Observer previewed a University of Maine Cooperative Extension small ruminant health workshop 1–4 p.m. April 13 at the Foxcroft Large Animal Veterinary Associates (FLAVA) Clinic in Dover-Foxcroft. The second annual workshop will focus on building awareness of disease and learning screening techniques for sheep, goats, alpacas and other small ruminants. […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Lauren Jacobs, a lecturer in kinesiology and physical education at the University of Maine, about her recent study on different elementary school policies for outdoor recess. “I already knew going into it that schools have varying recess policies, so I wanted to understand where these policies were coming from,” said […]
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Maine Public quoted Ivan Fernandez, Distinguished Maine Professor in the Climate Change Institute and School of Forest Resources at the University of Maine, in the report “New Bill Aims to Drastically Reduce Maine’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions.” Scientists, activists and others are supporting a bill that would dramatically reduce Maine’s greenhouse gas emissions over the next […]
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Pine Tree Watch spoke with Malcolm Hunter, a professor of wildlife ecology and Libra Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Maine, for an article about the environmental effects of the proposed New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line that would run from Quebec to Massachusetts. The energy corridor would cut through a natural […]
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Mainebiz reported the Bangor-based Scratchpad Accelerator, run by University of Maine Business School associate professor of management Jason Harkins and serial entrepreneur Lisa Liberatore, will receive a $150,000 investment from Bangor Savings Bank over three years. The bank was a founding corporate partner of Scratchpad, a seed-stage accelerator business that helps grow startup companies, when […]
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Mount Desert Islander spoke with Dana Morse, a University of Maine marine Extension associate with Maine Sea Grant and the Darling Marine Center, for the article “Scallop farming’s future looks bright.” Morse has been a leading proselytizer for scallop aquaculture in Maine, seeking out relatively inexpensive materials for spat (juvenile scallop) collection and grow out, […]
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The Republican Journal and the Penobscot Bay Pilot reported Nancy Bergerson has been selected as coordinator for student services and community education at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. Bergerson’s duties will include overseeing all student support services, connecting the center’s staff and students with the greater UMaine community, and working with Maine artists […]
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HuffPost quoted the University of Maine’s Mary Ellen Camire, a professor of food science and human nutrition, and Balunkeswar Nayak, an associate professor of food processing, in the article “Organic Snacks Aren’t Necessarily Healthier Than Junk Food. Here’s Why.” Eating organic food has numerous benefits, including limiting exposure to chemical pesticides and herbicides, synthetic substances […]
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A University of Maine video on the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education, or RiSE Center, was featured on the National Science Foundation’s Science360. The UMaine center connects with educators statewide, at all levels, to advance innovative and engaging hands-on teaching and learning. The video was produced with a UMaine Today magazine story on […]
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