WVII (Channel 7) spoke with the University of Maine’s Habib Dagher, executive director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, and James Anderson, senior research and development program manager at the UMaine Composites Center, about using 3D printing for boatbuilding. The center recently received $500,000 from the Maine Technology Institute to form a technology cluster […]
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The Associated Press reported Eric Gallandt, a professor of weed ecology and management at the University of Maine, and Dan Brainard, Michigan State University sustainable vegetable production professor, have received more than $1.9 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study weed management on organic farms. Gallandt proposes a method of “cultural weed management” […]
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Fiddlehead Focus reported members of the Pride of Madawaska Band recently performed for thousands of fans at the University of Maine’s Harold Alfond Sports Stadium. Twenty-five students joined the Pride of Maine Black Bear Marching Band for a halftime performance during an Oct. 6 football game. Valley Unified music teacher Taylor Martin, director of the […]
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The Portland Press Herald published a poem by Jennifer Moxley, a professor of English at the University of Maine. “After Turning the Clocks Back” appeared as part of “Deep Water: Maine Poems,” a series edited and introduced by Portland poet Gibson Fay-LeBlanc and produced in collaboration with the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance.
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The Biddeford Journal Tribune and Morning Ag Clips announced the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteer training in York County is accepting applications. Training classes will meet Wednesdays Jan. 30 through mid-June in Springvale. Participants will receive training in topics including soils; botany; seed starting; ornamental horticulture; growing herbs, fruits and vegetables; composting; […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on a new partnership between the University of Maine and Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. The dedicated nursing education unit gives UMaine nursing students the opportunity to look after patients under the supervision of hospital nurses, according to the article. Officials from Northern Light EMMC and UMaine […]
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National Geographic spoke with Brian McGill, professor of ecological modeling at the University of Maine, for the article, “Widely misinterpreted report still shows catastrophic animal decline.” The World Wildlife Fund For Nature’s recently released Living Planet Report was widely misinterpreted by many outlets, with headlines wrongly insisting that we’ve lost 60 percent of all animals […]
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News Center Maine and WABI (Channel 5) reported on the Penobscot flag raising held on the Mall to mark the start of Native American Heritage Month at the University of Maine. The UMaine Office of Multicultural Student Life, American Indian Student Organization (AISO) and Wabanaki Center collaborate annually to recognize Native American Heritage Month with […]
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Sharon Klein, professor of economics at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on the “Downtown with Rich Kimball” radio show that airs on WZON. Klein spoke about her service learning and research regarding community window insert workshops with Window Dressers, as well as the Sustain Maine license plate.
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The University of Maine’s Penny Rheingans, director of the School of Computing and Information Science, and Judith Rosenbaum, assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Journalism, were recent guests on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio program. The show focused on algorithms and how they contribute to the information we receive from places such as […]
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