Dana Morse, a marine Extension associate with University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Darling Marine Center, was interviewed about scallop farming on Maine Public’s “Maine Things Considered” radio show. As the effects of climate change continue to be amplified in the Gulf of Maine, some lobster industry leaders are looking to diversify their work […]
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The Quoddy Tides published a story about a student who found success at the University of Maine at Machias through the Family Futures Downeast (FFD) program. Vanessa Royer left UMM during her first semester due to personal issues. She’s returned eight years later to begin her sophomore year in a bachelor’s program in nursing through […]
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Portland Press Herald, Kennebec Journal, Food & Wine, NECN, The Daily Astorian and the Associated Press cited statistics from the University of Maine Lobster Institute in reports about a calico lobster. Caught off the coast of Pine Point in Scarborough, Maine by lobsterman Anthony Belanger, the lobster is being kept at Belanger’s workplace, Scarborough Fish & […]
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VillageSoup mentioned the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in the article, “October is Maine School Gleaning Month.” Gleaning is an age-old practice in which people harvest crops that farmers have been unable to harvest for market; for example, when produce has blemishes that would prevent farmers from securing a sufficient profit to justify the harvesting […]
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Douglas Allen, a professor of philosophy at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Deccan Herald article about the role of Gandhi in the modern world. Allen, who also has been a distinguished chair in Gandhian philosophy at the Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai, told the Deccan Herald that millennials he’s spoken with are […]
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The Republican Journal reported University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H in Waldo County will hold a 4-H auction and bake sale Saturday, Oct. 20 in the Mount View High School cafeteria, 577 Mt. View Road, Thorndike. Preview will begin at noon, and the auction will begin at 1 p.m. All proceeds benefit Waldo County 4-H […]
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News Center Maine and WABI (Channel 5) advanced the University of Maine’s annual emergency communications system test scheduled for Oct. 1. The test was scheduled to include three outdoor sirens sounding for several minutes and a message sent to people subscribed to UMaine’s text alert system. A test message also was scheduled to be posted […]
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The University of Maine Tick Identification Lab was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News article about a new mobile app that identifies ticks using photo recognition software. The “What’s My Tick” app was created by Dann Ladd of Belfast and his nephew, Ryan Bilodeau, who is pursuing studies in computer science at Thomas College in […]
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The County interviewed Richard Brzozowski, food system program administrator with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article about the effects of dry summers on hayfields. Hay is one of the largest crops in Maine, according to Brzozowski, who oversees the Maine Hay Directory for buyers and sellers of hay. Challenges like new weed pressure […]
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Vox and News Center Maine quoted Amy Fried, a political science professor at the University of Maine, in reports about Sen. Susan Collins’ swing vote on whether to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Fried told News Center Maine this could be the most important vote of Collins’ career. “She does have a […]
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