Turner Publishing reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will celebrate 100 years in Franklin County with an open house June 19 at the UMaine Extension office in Farmington. From 3 to 6 p.m., the public is invited to meet UMaine Extension staff and volunteers; explore information on gardening, landscape maintenance and sustainable living; and […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Mainebiz and Maine Startups Insider reported Neuright Inc., a biotech spinoff from the University of Maine, and Sticky Sweet, Portland’s first company featuring plant-based ice cream, each won a $25,000 prize as winners of the Top Gun entrepreneur contest. Neuright is developing a combined diagnostic test and therapy for early detection […]
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A 2017 University of Maine report by economist Philip Trostel was mentioned in the Portland Press Herald article, “Many Mainers enter golden years financially insecure.” About 40 percent of all Maine seniors who live independently are financially insecure, according to a national index. They cannot afford basic expenses such as food, housing, transportation and health […]
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Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Portland Press Herald and Fosters.com for articles about the prevalence of ticks in Maine this season. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 146 Lyme cases through May 23, the Press Herald reported. So far, 41 […]
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News Center Maine reported University of Maine researchers were among hundreds who attended an International Trade Day event in Portland. The future of Maine’s bioeconomy was front and center at the 39th annual trade show, according to the report. One group of UMaine researchers is seeking a patent for human bone replicas created from wood […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Jim Dill, a pest management specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article about repelling mosquitoes while working outside. “Mosquitoes are attracted to heat and carbon dioxide,” said Dill. “If you’re outside working doing something fairly strenuous, breathing fairly hard, that means you can attract more mosquitoes than […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and the Bangor Daily News advanced the Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference to be held May 30–June 1 at the University of Maine. The conference will feature events, panels, presentations and concerts celebrating the unique history of Maine, its peoples, culture, politics, art and music, the reports state. Registration is online and […]
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Pine Tree Watch interviewed Amy Fried, a professor of political science at the University of Maine, for an article about whether U.S. Sen. Susan Collins will run in 2020, and potential challengers to her seat. “At this point it certainly looks like she’s running. I know she’s been going around the country raising money,” said […]
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The Piscataquis Observer reported University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Piscataquis County Extension Association will distribute 400 locally grown tomato seedlings June 1 at the Black Fly Festival in Milo, and Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays beginning 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. June 3 at the UMaine Extension office in Dover-Foxcroft until they’re gone. This is the […]
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WABI (Channel 5) previewed the annual Clean Sweep Sale at the University of Maine, scheduled for 11 a.m.–5 p.m. May 24 and 8 a.m.–1 p.m. May 25 this year. The sale will be held in Alfond Arena, and proceeds will benefit the on-campus food pantry and student volunteer projects through the Bodwell Center for Service […]
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