Lancaster Farming spoke with Glen Koehler, an associate scientist of integrated pest management with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article about AgEye Weather, a site-specific weather forecasting service developed by Koehler and now being tested by 80 New England apple growers. Koehler said orbital earth observing/weather satellites, GPS and other developing technologies are […]
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The Daily Bulldog reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an apple tree pruning workshop 5–7 p.m. May 6 at the UMaine Extension office in Farmington. David Fuller, an agriculture and nontimber forest products professional, will lead the class. The lecture will be followed by a hands-on demonstration, according to the article. Registration […]
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Medical Xpress published a University of Maine news release announcing UMaine was recently issued a patent for a device that detects brain injury by measuring sleep movement patterns. The technology will be licensed by Activas Diagnostics, a UMaine spinoff company. The invention is a fitted mattress sheet equipped with more than a dozen sensors that […]
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WVII (Channel 7) spoke with Joan Ferrini-Mundy, president of the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias, and Susan Gardner, professor of higher education and director of UMaine’s Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program and the Rising Tide Center, for the two-part report “Breaking Barriers: Women in Leadership.” “The glass ceiling, at least […]
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WVII (Channel 7) covered a candlelight vigil for victims of the Sri Lanka Easter Sunday attacks at 5 p.m. April 25 on the steps of Fogler Library at the University of Maine. Students and community members gathered to support one another during this difficult time, the report states. “Whether you’re Muslim, Catholic, Jewish; whether you’re […]
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News Center Maine quoted Matthew Stepp, York Dining service manager at the University of Maine, in a report on the third and final installment of this year’s “Taste of the World” event at campus dining facilities. York Dining served a dinner menu inspired by the cuisine of Trinidad and Tobago on April 25. The dining […]
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The Sun Journal previewed the May show lineup at the University of Maine’s Emera Astronomy Center. Shows will include “Phantom of the Universe” at 7 p.m. May 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31; “Led Zeppelin: The Planetarium Experience” at 9 p.m. May 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31; “Cosmic Colors” at 2 p.m. May 5, […]
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The Hill quoted Elizabeth Allan, a professor of higher education at the University of Maine, in an article about a new anti-hazing bill that cleared the Florida Senate. “This bill and a number of other state initiatives as well as the federal initiative — the Campus Reach Act — are representing a very strong movement […]
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Phys.org published a University of Maine news release about research on abrupt warming and ocean acidification, and the effect of that combination on lobster. The research was led by Heather Hamlin, a reproductive endocrinologist and associate professor in the UMaine School of Marine Sciences; and Amalia Harrington, a recent marine biology Ph.D. graduate from UMaine. […]
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The Daily Bulldog advanced a program about how to grow highbush blueberries led by Dave Fuller, an agriculture and nontimber forest products professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The program will be at 6 p.m. May 1 at the Phillips Public Library, and will cover everything from plant choice to pruning, the article states. […]
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