The Times Record previewed a free Feb. 8 presentation by Liam Riordan, a professor of history at the University of Maine, on the roots of statehood in advance of Maine’s bicentennial in 2020. Riordan will speak at 6:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Brunswick. According to the article, “Bicentennial Beginnings: Setting the Stage […]
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The Associated Press, USA Today, The Weather Channel, Forbes, Brisbane Times, The Irish Times, The New Zealand Herald, Belfast Telegraph and Bangor Daily News cited the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer in reports on weather events in the United States linked to the polar vortex. Recent winter storms and extreme cold do not disprove climate change, […]
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The Republican Journal reported Glen Koehler, associate scientist of integrated pest management with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will give a talk on “Farm Response to Changing Weather” at the annual winter potluck of the Waldo County Extension Association on Feb. 16 at United Farmers Market of Maine in Belfast. All area farmers and growers […]
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The Gulf of Marine Research Institute produced a video about bluefin tuna research by Walter Golet, who is jointly appointed as an assistant research professor with the School of Marine Sciences at the University of Maine and a research scientist with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute. Golet, who studies the populations and life histories […]
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News Center Maine interviewed C. Thomas Hess, a professor of physics at the University of Maine, for a report on new recommendations for radon testing in Maine homes. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, radon — an odorless, invisible, naturally occurring, radioactive gas — is responsible for about 21,000 lung cancer deaths every year. […]
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Slate published an opinion piece by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, about the story of former NFL star and Vietnam War veteran Willie Miller. The piece, titled “Why has Los Angeles Rams wide receiver and Vietnam veteran Willie Miller been forgotten by the NFL?”, explored how […]
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The Kennebec Journal reported a large cloth map of Maine made by University of Maine students in an art education class was the focus of a Maine-Wabanaki REACH interactive presentation in Augusta on Jan. 26. Using the map, the organization presented the history of European colonization in Maine and its impact on the local indigenous […]
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Morning Ag Clips and Turner Publishing previewed a University of Maine Cooperative Extension workshop on beef cattle nutrition 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Feb. 20 at the UMaine Extension Oxford County Office in South Paris. Colt Knight, assistant professor and livestock specialist with UMaine Extension, will discuss the basics of corn- and grass-fed beef cattle nutrition. Topics will […]
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University of Maine faculty members Caroline Noblet, an assistant professor in the School of Economics, and Bridie McGreavy, an assistant professor of environmental communication, were interviewed for a Bangor Daily News article about the use of the phrase “Not in my backyard,” or “NIMBY.” The concept is a focus in localized debates in Greater Belfast […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported Samantha Jones, an assistant professor of art at the University of Maine, has work on display as part of “The Way Life Is: Maine Working Families and Communities,” an exhibit at the Union of Maine Visual Artists Gallery at Portland Media Center. The exhibit, which includes works by 38 Maine […]
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