The Sun Journal reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer the Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) grower training in three counties beginning Nov. 30. The training includes seven hours of instruction time in seven modules, and provides a foundation for farm food safety best practices and coordinated management information, Food Safety Modernization Act requirements, […]
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The Republican Journal previewed a professional development program at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast titled “Public Speaking for Business and More,” Nov. 2. The program is aimed at nonprofit and business leaders, educators, municipal officials, members of the clergy and others interested in becoming a more effective speaker, according to the article. […]
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The Boston Globe published an opinion piece by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine. The piece is titled, “What Elizabeth Warren can learn from George Foreman.”
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The Journal Tribune reported Biddeford artist Roland Salazar Rose is teaming up with the Emera Astronomy Center at the University of Maine to present a public show based on his series of 11 “Solar Flare” paintings. The show, “Solar Flares and Salazar — An Art/Science Collaboration,” includes five evening programs in November where the paintings […]
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The Maine Edge interviewed comedian Howie Mandel ahead of his Nov. 1 performance at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. While recent years have seen Mandel gain added fame for his stretches as a game show host on “Deal or No Deal” and talent show judge on “America’s Got Talent,” […]
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Morning Ag Clips reported Jessica Leahy, a professor of human dimensions of natural resources at the University of Maine, will lead a program Nov. 15 in Monson to discuss future land planning. “Taking the First Steps: Building a Plan for the Future of Your Land,” will be held 6–8 p.m. at the Monson Arts Center. […]
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University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “Maine’s economic success tomorrow depends on investing in our students today.” MSN News also published the piece.
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Heather Hamlin, an associate professor of aquaculture at the University of Maine, spoke with Mainebiz about her recently funded research on ways to address the issue of sea lice in salmon farming. Hamlin, Deborah Bouchard and Ian Bricknell of UMaine’s Aquaculture Research Institute were awarded $725,365 by National Sea Grant College, a program of the […]
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Susan Gardner, director of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program and Rising Tide Center at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Science article, “When you’re the only woman: The challenges for female Ph.D. students in male-dominated cohorts.” Gardner has interviewed Ph.D. students about their experiences in graduate school, the article states. Students […]
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Morning Ag Clips, Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel published a University of Maine Cooperative Extension news release announcing educator Kathy Savoie was honored at the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences’ 2018 annual session. Savoie received the Distinguished Service Award, the highest award presented by the group, for making a significant impact on […]
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