Karen Keim, director of the Maine Educational Opportunity Center at the University of Maine, was interviewed by the Bangor Daily News for an article about adult education in Maine. If state policymakers want to boost the share of residents with college degrees, experts say, they should look to the roughly 175,000 Mainers over 25 who […]
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National Geographic interviewed University of Maine geographer Stephen Hornsby about a vintage map of Santa’s journey around the world. The map, titled “A World of Good Wishes at Christmastime,” was produced in 1955 by General Drafting Company, a now-defunct maker of road maps, according to the article. It appears in Hornsby’s latest book,“ Picturing America: […]
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Amy Fried, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Morning Consult article, “Shifting opinion of GOP leaders signals risks ahead of midterm elections.” Data from Morning Consult/Politico tracking polls show House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell experienced 16-point and 14-point drops, respectively, in net favorability […]
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The article “Winter care of houseplants” that is hosted on the University of Maine Cooperative Extension website was cited in a Bangor Daily News report on how to choose and care for houseplants. Pests are a common reason for the demise of houseplants, the BDN reported. Spider mites, mealybugs, aphids and scale insects are all […]
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Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie, a postdoctoral David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellow at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “National parks belong to Americans. They should remain accessible to all.” MacKenzie studies alpine and subalpine plant communities, climate change and conservation across New England.
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Habib Dagher, executive director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, and the composite bridge technology created at the center were cited in a Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel book review of “How Maine Changed the World” by Nancy Griffin. The book presents a history of 50 Mainers, including Dagher, who have […]
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Reuters, Daily Mail, The Washington Post, Newsweek, The Weather Channel, VICE News, Scientific American, The Straits Times and Business Day reported on a new study conducted by researchers from Dartmouth College, the University of Maine and the University of New Hampshire. The study, which was published in the journal Scientific Reports, found snowfalls atop an […]
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A 2010 study by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine was cited in the Sun Journal article, “Treating Maine roads in winter makes them safer, but takes a toll on vehicles.” The study, which the article refers to as the most comprehensive look at anti-icing issues, found that improved road […]
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The Republican Journal reported local contractor Jim Bahoosh will give a free public lecture Jan. 19 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. Bahoosh, who builds small, efficient homes, will speak from 5:30 to 7 p.m. His presentation will focus on the design and construction of small homes and ways to use space […]
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The Associated Press reported a panel discussion and networking event about farming in a new weather reality will be held Jan. 9 during the Maine Agricultural Trades Show at the Augusta Civic Center. The event, which will run 1:50–4 p.m., will open with a panel of Maine crop and livestock farmers discussing how changes in […]
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