Jeffrey Hecker, the executive vice president for academic affairs and provost for the University of Maine, was a recent guest on WBUR’s (NPR Boston) “On Point” radio show. The show’s focus was price-matching programs on college campuses, including UMaine’s Flagship Match Program. WMRA (NPR Harrisonburg, Virginia) also broadcast the show.
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Renae Moran, an associate professor of pomology at the University of Maine and a fruit tree specialist with UMaine Cooperative Extension, was interviewed by the Bangor Daily News for an article about changes in consumer preferences for different apple varieties. The Red Delicious has been the most popular variety of apple in the United States […]
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The Bangor Daily News quoted Sean Birkel, Maine’s state climatologist and a research assistant professor at the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, in the article, “Maine’s fall foliage is popping up early this year.” Some trees in Maine are already changing color, which could be the result of drought putting the trees under stress, […]
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The Sun Journal spoke with Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for a report on why so many squirrels are dying on Maine roadways this summer. An abundance of food sources last fall led to a population increase this year, the article states. According to Dill, it’s […]
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The Associated Press spoke with David Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and a professor in the UMaine School of Food and Agriculture, for an article about the continued decline of Maine’s wild blueberry industry. Financial stress played a role in growers harvesting 5,000 fewer acres in the United […]
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The Portland Press Herald quoted Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in the article, “Hot and dry weather apparently hampering ticks that carry Lyme disease.” The number of cases of Lyme disease in Maine has declined this summer from last year, and is well below five-year averages, […]
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EurekAlert! published a National Science Foundation news release announcing the NSF Research Traineeship program has funded 17 projects, totaling $51 million, to develop and implement graduate education traineeship models in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The awards will help train the next generation of scientific leaders to develop the skills necessary to tackle […]
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Aaron Weiskittel, an associate professor of forest biometrics and modeling and the Irving chair of forest ecosystem management at the University of Maine, was quoted in a CBC report about faster tree growth on Crown plantations, or replanted conservation land, in New Brunswick, Canada. A recent decision was made to place conservation protection on 150,000 […]
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Morning Ag Clips reported the 30th anniversary of the University of Maine Sustainable Agriculture Program will be celebrated with a free barbecue and live music 3–7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14 at Rogers Farm in Old Town. Alumni and community partners connected to the program are expected to attend. UMaine began offering a bachelor’s degree in […]
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Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology at the University of Maine, was interviewed in the September 2018 issue of Population Connection magazine. Blackstone, who studies the child-free choice, child-free families, workplace harassment and civic engagement, spoke with the magazine about her research. “We’re told that parenthood is an important part of becoming an adult and […]
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