University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, and UMaine students Courtney Hatton and Bentley Simpson, were recent guests on the George Hale and Ric Tyler Show on 103.9 WVOM, The Voice of Maine. Ferrini-Mundy, Hatton and Simpson also were interviewed by WVII (Channel 7), and The Maine Edge also spoke […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine is recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month through the Clothesline Project and Denim Day. The Clothesline Project, an installation on the Mall, features shirts with unique, handmade designs made by survivors that depict stories of violence and the struggles to overcome abuse, WABI reported. The project is a […]
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Morning Ag Clips and the Biddeford Journal Tribune previewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension plant sales on May 18. The 25th annual Cumberland County Master Gardener’s Plant Sale will be held 8 a.m.–noon at the Barron Center in Portland, Morning Ag Clips reported. Master Gardener Volunteers will help attendees select plants to best meet their […]
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Education Dive reported on a study of grading practices by Rebecca Buchanan, an assistant professor of curriculum, assessment and instruction at the University of Maine, and Brad Olsen of University of California Santa Cruz. The study focused on the implementation in two high schools of a model, called Elevate, that emphasizes the sole purpose of […]
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Morning Ag Clips and The Penobscot Times announced registration is open for the annual 4-H@UMaine weekend event for youth in grades 6–10, scheduled for 3 p.m. May 31 through 4:30 p.m. June 1. Registration is requested online by May 3. The event will feature interactive workshops with topics including marine biology, space exploration, the science of […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered a celebration of Earth Day at the University of Maine. Groups on campus hosted SpringFest on April 22 to educate their peers about the importance of green living and sustainability on a college campus, WABI reported. “Campuses are one of the biggest carbon emitters. They’re huge institutions with lots of people […]
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Articles by Forbes, MTV and The Indian Express featured research on spoilers by Judith Rosenbaum, an assistant professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine. Along with Benjamin Johnson of the University of Florida, Rosenbaum published a 2015 study that found spoilers had small negative impacts on enjoyment of a narrative, appreciation of the […]
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Outside magazine quoted David Yarborough, wild blueberry specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in the article “How Blueberries Became a Superfood.” Blueberry yield in Maine “has gone up astronomically as far as the production of fruit, both for wild and cultivated. We’re producing more blueberries than we’re eating, but we just have to get […]
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VillageSoup advanced a talk by Alice Kelley, an instructor in the University of Maine School of Earth and Climate Science and research associate professor in the Climate Change Institute. Kelley will discuss Maine’s shell middens at noon April 30 at Merryspring Nature Center in Camden. The talk will focus on the record the middens archive […]
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The Republican Journal reported the University of Maine Hutchinson Center will host an information session about educational leadership programs from 4–5 p.m. April 24. The session will cover the M.Ed. in educational leadership and the news Ed.S. in district leadership, both of which deliver online coursework as well as Saturday and evening meetings at the […]
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