The Associated Press interviewed Frank Drummond, a professor of insect ecology and insect pest management at the University of Maine, for the article “Some favorite garden vegetables attract pollinators, too.” Planting flowers is a popular way to attract pollinators such as bees and butterflies. But flowering vegetables and fruit, ornamental shrubs, trees and vines also […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Ellen Mallory, an associate Extension professor with University of Maine Cooperative Extension and associate professor in the UMaine School of Food and Agriculture, for an article about industrial hemp in Maine and the Maine Grain Conference. Mallory noted a presentation on industrial hemp as part of the annual Maine Grain […]
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The Conversation published an opinion piece by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine. The piece is titled “The revolving door between media and government spins again with CNN’s hiring of Sarah Isgur Flores.” The Associated Press published The Conversation piece, and WTOP, Connecticut Post, Times Union, Beaumont […]
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Sierra magazine spoke with Kathryn Miller, an external graduate faculty member in the School of Forest Resources, about research she conducted as a Ph.D. student at the University of Maine for the story “Can We Help Our Forests Prepare for Climate Change?” Miller, who now is a National Park Service plant ecologist, leads a research […]
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Shannon McCoy, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on BBC’s “The Why Factor.” The episode’s topic was meritocracy, or the concept of a person getting ahead based on their talents and hard work, and why people believe in it.
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VillageSoup reported Lauren Ross, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine, will give a talk about a recent study of tidal energy in Maine at noon Feb. 26 at the Merryspring Nature Center in Camden. The talk will explore how tidal turbines can optimize energy extraction and how coastal […]
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Morning Ag Clips announced a series of University of Maine Cooperative Extension workshops on hayfield and pasture health in nine locations around the state. The workshops will be led by UMaine Extension employees Rick Kersbergen, Extension professor of sustainable dairy and forage systems, and Gary Anderson, animal and bioscience specialist. Topics will include improving pasture […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Broadway World reported the Maine Autism Institute for Education and Research (MAIER) based at the University of Maine, is sponsoring a sensory-friendly performance of Some Theatre Company’s production of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Keith Anderson Community House in […]
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WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) quoted Dana Humphrey, professor of civil and environmental engineering and dean of the University of Maine College of Engineering, and cited UMaine data, in a report on engineering recruitment in Maine. According the the UMaine data, 27 percent of engineers in Maine are 55 or older and will leave nearly […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) covered the 15th annual International Dance Festival at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts on Feb. 16. More than a dozen countries were represented through 18 acts featuring traditional music, dance and clothes from around the world to showcase UMaine’s diverse student body. “It’s not […]
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