Angela McCue, innovation engineering outreach manager at the University of Maine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation, was a judge on a recent episode of “Greenlight Maine.” The second episode of the fourth season features Heather Lux with True North Beauty and Michele Gilfoil with Planet Botanicals as they present their businesses in front of sponsor […]
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The Sun Journal spoke with Amy Fried, a political science professor at the University of Maine, for the article “Control of U.S. House could hinge on Maine race.” With a month to go before Election Day, the contenders for Maine’s 2nd District congressional seat — Republican incumbent Bruce Poliquin and Democratic challenger Jared Golden — […]
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Machias Valley News Observer published the article, “UMM tackles ‘acute’ statewide shortage with new engineering program.” The article focused on the University of Maine at Machias’ new Maine Engineering Pathways program which allows academically prepared students to start their engineering program at UMM and, after successfully completing the first year program, transfer into an engineering […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported Maine Bound at the University of Maine was a partner in an adaptive climbing trip at Acadia National Park Saturday, Oct. 6. Maine Bound partnered with the Adaptive Outdoor Education Center at Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabassett Valley, and professional instructors from the Acadia Mountain Guides Climbing School in Bar Harbor volunteered […]
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The Republican Journal advanced a talk by Anne Knowles, a professor of history at the University of Maine, to be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Old Professor’s Bookshop, 99 Maine St., Belfast. “Telling the Story of the Holocaust in Maps” will focus on new information obtained by constructing maps from historical […]
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The Ellsworth American reported University of Maine Cooperative Extension presented three awards at the annual meeting of the Hancock County Extension Association Thursday, Sept. 27. The 2018 Leadership in Action Award for a local nonprofit was give to Kitty Barbee, representing Eastern Maine Development Corp. (EMDC), the largest economic development district in Maine. EMDC has […]
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The Portland Press Herald cited statistics from the University of Maine Lobster Institute in a report on lavender and calico lobsters caught outside Portland Harbor. Greg Turner, co-owner of Turner’s Lobster in Scarborough, caught a lavender-colored lobster several weeks ago. His son, who fishes from his own boat, caught a calico lobster in July, the Press […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported the Orono Bog Boardwalk will close six weeks earlier than usual to accommodate ongoing reconstruction efforts. The boardwalk, which is jointly managed by the University of Maine, the city of Bangor and the Orono Land Trust, has been under construction for the past eight years, with planned completion in 2019, according […]
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WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) interviewed Lakesh Sharma, a soil specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for a segment of The County Ag Report about Aroostook Farm Field Day. Aroostook Farm has hosted the field day annually since 2015 to give researchers and farm workers a chance to share insights about the past […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered a student walkout on the University of Maine campus, part of a nationwide movement to protest the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Protesters — and counter-protesters — gathered outside Fogler Library after the walk Oct. 4. “My message would first be to Susan Collins. Your constituents are speaking […]
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