The Associated Press reported a team of researchers at the University of Maine received a grant for more than $430,000 from the National Institutes of Health to study immune system responses to the influenza virus. The research will be used to develop new treatments for the flu, following the worst flu season in Maine in […]
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The Bangor Daily News cited a 2015 University of Maine Climate Change Institute report on Maine’s climate future in the op-ed “Reducing Maine’s carbon emissions now will pay off later.” The report found flood zones in Maine have expanded, the habitat for lobsters is moving north, and ticks and Lyme disease have an increasing presence […]
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The Sun Journal reports the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Oxford Hills Homeschool Robotics 4-H Team returned from an international competition in California. Four team members ages 13 to 15 competed in the FIRST LEGO League California International Open in Carlsbad, California. Their project addressed solutions for water pipes freezing and bursting in cold weather, […]
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WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) reported a Maine woman developed an allergy to red meat after being bitten by a lone star tick, quoting Griffin Dill, a pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The tick is not native to Maine, but has been found in the state in a few isolated […]
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The Daily Bulldog reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Franklin County 4-H Dairy Club held a showmanship workshop at the 4-H Fair June 16. Fifteen 4-H members from five clubs learned about different aspects and details of showing at the workshop, and ended the day with a showing judged by the workshop’s session leader, […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Griffin Dill, a pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for a report on lone star ticks. The lone star tick has been spreading into the Northeast region of the United States, with several cases of the tick being found in Maine. Dill and colleagues are trying […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported on a $574,691 federal grant given by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the Maine Sea Grant Program, which partners with the University of Maine, quoting Beth Bisson, Maine Sea Grant’s interim director. The grant will contribute to research on coastal environmental conservation efforts and the sustainable use of […]
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The Bangor Daily News quoted Richard Kersbergen, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor of sustainable dairy and forage systems, in the article, “Maine farm under fire after mowing nesting fields for declining bird species.” A farmer at Hart Farm in Holden recently mowed open fields to make hay to feed the farm’s dairy cows. […]
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Amy Fried, a professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Maine, and Rob Glover, an associate professor of political science at UMaine, wrote a piece on ranked-choice voting for The American Prospect. More than a dozen U.S. cities use ranked-choice voting, but Maine is the first state to implement […]
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The Portland Press Herald cited a University of Maine Cooperative Extension fact sheet in an article on wild strawberries. Wild strawberry, or Virginia strawberry, is a native, herbaceous (non-woody) plant that normally flowers in late May and early June and produces fruit soon after, according to the fact sheet. The small, flavorful berries can be […]
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