Newsweek, USA Today, Anchorage Daily News, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, EcoWatch, Xinhua News Agency and Eos: Earth and Space Science News reported on new research that found glaciers in a Alaska’s Denali National Park are melting faster than any time in the past 400 years — and summer temperatures are starting to climb. The research, which was […]
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WVII (Channel 7) covered the University of Maine’s first canoe battleship competition at the New Balance Student Recreation Center pool on April 10. The competition was organized to encourage people to stay active and learn more about the center’s aquatic programs. The university is planning to host a similar event at the beginning of the […]
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The Maine Edge interviewed the North Carolina bluegrass group Steep Canyon Rangers ahead of their April 21 concert at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. The versatile Grammy-winning sextet will host a dynamic evening of music beginning at 8 p.m.
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The Associated Press, Bangor Daily News, Maine Public, Portland Press Herald, WVII (Channel 7), News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5) and Mainebiz reported Dr. Joan Ferrini-Mundy will be the 21st president of the University of Maine, as well as the president of the University of Maine at Machias. Ferrini-Mundy, chief operating officer of the National […]
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Robert Glover, an associate professor of honors and political science at the University of Maine, and Cleo Barker, an honors student majoring in international affairs at UMaine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “New arrivals will help Maine confront its employment crisis.” Glover is a member of the Maine chapter of […]
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Mark Wells, a professor of marine sciences at the University of Maine, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for the article, “In new cautionary approach, Maine shellfish areas will be closed at first sign of toxins.” Public health officials said they will use extreme caution to manage toxic algae blooms this year to prevent another […]
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The Bangor Daily News quoted Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in an article titled, “Why some Mainers are trading the traditional lawn for mini meadows.” The article discussed the practice of letting a lawn grow naturally on its own without mowing, which allows for increased biodiversity, […]
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Mainebiz and Mount Desert Islander reported the Maine Department of Marine Resources has been awarded a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to improve data used to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales. According to a DMR news release, $714,245 was awarded to the three-year project, which begins this summer. The project will […]
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The County cited a 2015 report by the University of Maine Climate Change Institute in an article about an upcoming screening of “Saving Snow” at Northern Maine Community College. The report showed the effects of climate change could negatively impact the state by causing rising surface temperatures that would result in a decrease in overall […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine’s Rangeley Road entrance will be closed May 13 to Aug. 30 due to construction. The Maine Department of Transportation said it plans to build a roundabout with bypass lanes on Park Street and Rangeley Road. During that time, campus can be accessed by entrances along College Avenue, […]
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