The Bangor Daily News and Associated Press mentioned a University of Maine Cooperative Extension outreach effort in an article on a farm labor shortage causing some farmers to lose crops. Extension will partner with the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association to hold an emergency listening session Wednesday, Aug. 30 to hear from farmers about the […]
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The Portland Press Herald quoted Bob Bayer, the executive director of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, in an article on the proposal by the group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to install a roadside memorial for the lobsters that died in an Aug. 22 seafood truck rollover on Route […]
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The Mount Desert Islander reports John Bear Mitchell, a lecturer of Wabanaki studies and multicultural studies and the Wabanaki Center Outreach and Student Development Coordinator at the University of Maine, will speak at the 10th annual Acadia Night Sky Festival. The festival, encompassing five days of events and activities in the Mount Desert Island area […]
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The Associated Press published an article and video about Atlantic bluefin tuna and a possible recovery for the species that included an interview with Walter Golet, a research assistant professor in the School of Marine Sciences at the University of Maine. The fish can weigh more than half a ton, and commercial fishermen can […]
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WABI (Channel 5) interviewed Nory Jones, a professor of management information systems in the Maine Business School at the University of Maine, about Sen. John McCain’s unexpected visit to the Bangor International Airport in 2010. Jones, who also is a volunteer Troop Greeter for the airport, told WABI about a night in November 2010 when […]
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The Kennebec Journal quoted Mark Brewer, a professor of political science at the University of Maine, in an article highlighting Dresden’s town office as an example of more time and training being needed for those in administrative positions. This suggestion comes after issues raised at a Dresden Selectboard meeting, when members noted that residents had […]
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A Mount Desert Islander article about Bar Harbor’s Task Force on Aging mentioned the role of the University of Maine’s Center on Aging. The article cited a 2018 report published by the center saying that the task force was created to “provide services and advocacy that enable older residents of Bar Harbor to live in […]
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CNN cited a 2008 University of Maine study on hazing in the article, “College students pledge Greek life knowing they’ll be hazed. Here’s why.” The study, conducted by researchers Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden, is the most recent research on the topic, according to CNN. It found that 73 percent of students in fraternities and […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed researchers from the University of Maine about their ongoing study on the challenges and opportunities for maple syrup and honey producers. The study, “Finding the Sweet Spot: Scales, Challenges and Opportunities for Beekeeping and Maple Syrup Production in Maine,” is a collaboration between UMaine and College of the Atlantic, and […]
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Morning Ag Clips previewed the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Field Day from 10 a.m.—1 p.m. Sept. 8 at Rogers Farm Demonstration Garden, 914 Bennoch Road in Old Town. The Field Day will include workshops, demonstrations, homemade food and children’s activities. “We’d like to extend a special invitation to all past and current Master Gardeners […]
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