UMaine in the News

WABI reports student-athletes collect donations for Black Bear Exchange

WABI (Channel 5) reported student-athletes at the University of Maine collected donations of nonperishable food items for the Black Bear Exchange, UMaine’s food pantry and clothing exchange. Members of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) led a collection of food items at sporting events and drop-off spots for several weeks in November, with a goal […]

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Press Herald publishes feature on Coghlan

Stephen Coghlan, an associate professor of freshwater fisheries ecology at the University of Maine, is featured in the latest article in the Portland Press Herald’s “Meet” series. The article was published ahead of his Dec. 3 talk, “Can Homesteading Provide Sustenance and Surplus in an Age of Scarcity?” at UMaine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center […]

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Garland speaks with BDN about growing vegetables during the winter

Kate Garland, a horticultural professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about growing vegetables during the winter. Overwintering vegetables is the practice of leaving vegetables in the ground during the winter to harvest in the spring, according to the article. Certain crops are able to withstand the cold, […]

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WABI interviews Jain about ice-out research

WABI (Channel 5) spoke with Shaleen Jain, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine, about his latest research on predicting spring ice-out dates for Maine lakes. Jain is studying how the warming and cooling of tropical Pacific sea surface waters in the fall and winter can help predict the […]

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UMaine’s herbarium mentioned in Press Herald article on curating plant collection

The University of Maine’s herbarium was mentioned in the Portland Press Herald article, “Volunteers at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ herbarium help curate its collection.” Herbariums like the one at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay get a regular infusion of new plants from researchers and volunteers collecting in the field. So the herbarium is like […]

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UMaine Extension part of group to host farmer engagement sessions, Press Herald reports

The Portland Press Herald reported University of Maine Cooperative Extension is part of a group of agricultural organizations and institutions collaborating to host farmer engagement sessions to help shape the future of Maine’s agriculture by incorporating the voices of farmers. UMaine Extension is partnering with the Agricultural Council of Maine, the Maine Farmland Trust and […]

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Journal Tribune speaks with Tkacik about Master Gardener Volunteer Program

The Biddeford Journal Tribune spoke with Susan Tkacik, a community education assistant with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about UMaine Extension’s Master Gardener Volunteer Program in York County. The program is intended for people interested in learning about different areas of horticulture to grow their own plants, and will cover topics including soils; botany; seed […]

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Bowdoin interviews Doore about research grants

Bowdoin College interviewed Stacy Doore, research manager at the VEMI Lab at the University of Maine and a visiting assistant professor of computer science at Bowdoin College, about two grants she recently received for her research. Doore is collaborating with UMaine faculty members Nicholas Giudice, lab director at VEMI and a professor of spatial informatics, […]

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Media cover football pep rally

News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7) and 92.9 FM The Ticket covered a pep rally for the University of Maine Black Bears football team at the Memorial Union Nov. 29. The event supported the team ahead of their playoff game against Jacksonville State University at Alfond Stadium on Dec. 1. This is […]

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