The Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole is in the planning phase of a $3 million upgrade, which will include rebuilding the boat ramp, renovating the center’s flowing seawater laboratory, and upgrading the pump system that provides water from the tidal river to the lab. DMC officials hope […]
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Philip Trostel, a professor in the School of Economics, was quoted in a Times Record article about Brunswick-based Coastal Counties Workforce Inc. learning it will likely face cuts in its federal funding in the next fiscal year. The nonprofit is one of three workforce boards in Maine that provides resources and services to help Mainers […]
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University of Maine research was mentioned in a Hakai Magazine article about Maine rockweed. The sea vegetable has become a valuable commercial product, an ingredient in everything from fertilizers to pet foods to nutritional supplements, according to the article. In 2017, Maine’s rockweeders gathered nearly 9 million kilograms and raked in over $600,000 — roughly […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the University of Maine’s annual Clean Sweep Sale at the Alfond Arena. Items that were unwanted by students at the end of the semester were offered to the public at discounted prices, WABI reported. The event is hosted by UMaine’s Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism, with all proceeds going […]
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The University of Maine was included as a destination in the Bangor Daily News article, “Six day trips for Bangorians who want to be tourists in their own state.” The UMaine campus is at its prettiest in the summer, the author wrote. The article cited several free or inexpensive activities on campus, including visiting the […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported Sophia Anderson and Gaia Daul, students at Conners Emerson School in Bar Harbor, placed second in the junior group division of the statewide National History Day competition at the University of Maine. Anderson and Daul’s project, “Race in Space,” was about the five female African-American mathematicians behind NASA’s first mission to […]
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Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper published a University of Maine Darling Marine Center news release about the center’s director being recognized for public service. Heather Leslie received the Outstanding Public Service Award from UMaine’s College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture. The award was presented at the college’s annual Celebration of Excellence. “Exemplary teaching, research […]
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Regina Grabrovac, Healthy Acadia’s food programs manager in Washington County, visited the studio of WABI (Channel 5) to discuss the Downeast Gleaning Initiative, a partnership between Healthy Acadia and University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The initiative works to address food insecurity by coordinating gleaning opportunities throughout Hancock and Washington counties, connecting volunteers with farms, orchards, […]
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The Bangor Daily News included a quote from Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in the editorial, “Words of inspiration from 5 college graduation speakers.” Collins raised the issue of civility in her speech during the University of Maine’s 216th Commencement ceremonies, the editorial states. “Courage, civility, principles and even wit are increasingly rare commodities in […]
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Mainebiz reported Erica Schmitz, founder of the Portland startup MyBodyModel, was the grand prize winner at the Top Gun Showcase finals. Top Gun is the annual program for competitively selected entrepreneurs sponsored by the Maine Center for Entrepreneurs and its partners, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and […]
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