Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, wrote a piece for The Conversation about conspiracy theorists throughout the history of American media. Beginning with Alex Jones of InfoWars, whose content was banned by Apple, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and other major web content distributors for violating their policies against […]
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Nature Sustainability quoted David Hart, a professor of biological sciences and the director of the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine, in the article, “Meeting the leadership challenges for interdisciplinary environmental research.” The Mitchell Center has been involved for more than a decade in an interdisciplinary tidal energy […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Kathy Savoie, an educator with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article on preserving the harvest. This time of year, gardens often yield an abundance of fresh produce, more than their owners can consume. Canning and freezing can save the excess harvest for enjoyment during the rest of […]
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The Center for Public Integrity interviewed Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the director of the Extension’s new diagnostic laboratory, for a report on ticks and Lyme disease in Maine. The report also quoted Susan Elias, a vector ecologist at the Climate Change Institute. Fifteen tick species […]
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Forensic Magazine interviewed Karyn Sporer, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Maine, for an article about her research on terrorism and Twitter. Sporer analyzed tweets posted within 24 hours after major terrorist attacks, including Nice and the Pulse nightclub attack, to discern ways in which terrorists justify violence and look for patterns. […]
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Turner Publishing and the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel previewed a University of Maine Cooperative Extension food preservation workshop Aug. 28. The hands-on class will demonstrate how to preserve the garden’s harvest, specifically basic steps for safely canning and freezing fresh produce. The focus will be salsa and stewed tomatoes. The $10 fee includes produce and […]
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The Piscataquis Observer reported Brian Roth, the acting director of the Cooperative Forestry Research Unit at the University of Maine, collaborated to plant an American chestnut germplasm conservation orchard at the Law Farm in Dover-Foxcroft. Germplasm are living genetic resources, like seeds. The American chestnut tree grew on more than 200 million acres of the […]
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The Associated Press reported Kristy Townsend, an assistant professor of neurobiology at the University of Maine, was awarded a $1 million grant by the National Science Foundation for research on the adult brain. Townsend’s five-year study will investigate the creation of new nerve cells in adult brains, and engage students in the field of biomedicine, […]
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Yingchao Yang, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, is a co-lead author of the paper, “Toughening Graphene by Integrating Carbon Nanotubes,” according to a release from Rice University. Yang worked with a team of researchers from Rice University, Brown University and others to test fracture-resistant rebar graphene, which was developed at Rice in 2014. Graphene […]
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VillageSoup and The Free Press advanced a program about clams led by Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias and the director of research at the Downeast Institute. The free program focuses on the basic biology, ecology and management of soft-shell clams, and their relationship to other organisms in […]
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