UMaine in the News

The Associated Press quotes Golet in article about bluefin tuna

  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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Kennebec Journal quotes Brewer in article on town administrative challenges

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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Hazing study cited in CNN article

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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BDN interviews UMaine researchers about maple syrup, honey producer study

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 previews Field Day at Rogers Farm Sept. 8

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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WABI, WVII report on Aging Initiative Summer Workshop Aug. 24

WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on the fourth annual University of Maine Aging Initiative Summer Workshop Aug. 24 in Belfast. “Now at the system level all seven campuses are collaborating to work on this challenge that the state is facing around aging,” University of Maine System Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Innovation […]

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The County previews Northern Maine Rural Living Day Sept. 8

The County previewed the fourth annual Northern Maine Rural Living Day from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Sept. 8 at the Houlton Civic Center and Fairgrounds at 94 Randall Ave. in Houlton. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension co-sponsors the event, which will include workshops on topics from managing apple trees and growing cranberries to plantings for […]

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Phys.org publishes release on deer wintering study

Phys.org published a University of Maine news release about a study on the ineffectiveness of zoning as a means of regional habitat conservation for white-tailed deer. The study was led by Erin Simons-Legaard, a research assistant professor of forest landscape modeling at UMaine. Deer often choose wintering habitat based on the characteristics of the surrounding […]

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