UMaine in the News

WVII reports on nurse practitioner residency program at PCHC

WVII (Channel 7) reported Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC) is partnering with the University of Maine School of Nursing, Harrington Family Health Care and Hometown Health Care in Newport to help fill the shortage of nurse practitioners in Maine. The reestablished nurse practitioner residency program, made possible by a $1.7 million U.S. Health Resources & […]

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News Center Maine advances seaweed bread taste test

News Center Maine reported on a consumer taste test of bread made with Maine seaweed that will take place 11 a.m.–4 p.m. July 14 at the Westin Portland Harborview hotel in downtown Portland. University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture graduate student Laurel Simone and professor Mary Ellen Camire are leading the test as […]

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Calderwood, Handley discuss blueberries on Maine Public’s ‘Maine Calling’

Lily Calderwood, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension wild blueberry specialist and assistant professor of horticulture, and David Handley, a vegetable and small fruit specialist with UMaine Extension and cooperating professor of horticulture, were recent guests on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on blueberries, and what the iconic Maine product means […]

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Citizen scientists sought for monarch butterfly study, Z107.3 reports

Z107.3 reported researchers at the University of Maine are seeking the help of citizen scientists to study the monarch butterfly. Using the Monarch Model Validator app, volunteers can help collect information about the butterflies that travel to Maine, the report states. More about the app and project is online. 

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CityLab includes data compiled by Gabe in report on creative class growth

Todd Gabe, an economics professor at the University of Maine, was mentioned in the CityLab article, “Maps reveal where the creative class is growing,” by Richard Florida, co-founder and editor at large of CityLab and a senior editor at The Atlantic. One of the most troubling trends of the past decade is the deepening geographic […]

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Turner Publishing previews invasive forest pest workshop

Turner Publishing reported the Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will present a workshop July 29 in Lisbon Falls as part of the Invasive Forest Pest Outreach Program. The event is for those interested in learning about the history of invasive pests in Maine, how to identify […]

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UMaine Extension offers online hay directory, Morning Ag Clips reports

Morning Ag Clips published a University of Maine news release about a statewide online hay directory for buyers and sellers of hay, straw and silage that is managed by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Sellers can list their products with details including location and type. Buyers can search for sources by county and the […]

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