The University of Maine’s Process Development Center was mentioned in a MaineToday Magazine article about a Maine-based company looking to develop beer coasters. After entrepreneur Kai Smith found the vast majority of the world’s coasters come from one town in Germany, he learned the raw materials used to make them are similar to what is […]
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Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for the article, “Maine TV stations among outlets airing ‘fake stories’ segment scripted by corporate owner.” Portland’s WGME-TV (Channel 13) and WPFO-TV (Channel 23) have been swept up in a national controversy since their corporate […]
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The Associated Press reported David Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will transition into retirement in early 2019. Yarborough is a well-known authority on the fruit, which is one of the biggest agricultural products in the state and the source of a handful of summer festivals, according to the article. […]
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WABI (Channel 5) advanced a free public concert by the Kaohsiung American School (KAS) String Orchestra of Taiwan at the University of Maine. More than 20 students are a part of the group and more than half of them are ninth and eighth grade students, WABI reported. KAS is a private, nonprofit, co-educational PreK–12 institution […]
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A 2017 study released by the Maine Brewers’ Guild and conducted by the University of Maine School of Economics was cited in a Mainebiz article on the third annual New England Craft Brew Summit held in Portland. The study showed that Maine brewers had a $227.95 million economic impact in 2016 and employed a total […]
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Fiddlehead Focus and The Republican Journal published an article on one of three of winners of the University of Maine’s 2018 Maryann Hartman Award. Kate Braestrup, chaplain for the Maine Warden Service since 2001, was chosen as one of this year’s recipients and was presented the award by Col. Joel Wilkinson of the Maine Warden […]
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Rachel Buck, who teaches alternative education at Dirigo High School in Dixfield and is pursuing a master’s degree in social work at the University of Maine, wrote and opinion piece for the Sun Journal titled, “Provide all school children with proper nutrition.”
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Research by Joyce Longcore, a mycologist and associate research professor at the University of Maine, was mentioned in The Atlantic article, “Why are some frogs surviving a global epidemic?” In the early 2000s, Longcore was one of the only experts on a division of fungi called Chytridiomycota, or chytrids, and she identified a new genus […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on the University of Maine Concert Band’s inaugural “Concert for a Cause” at the Collins Center for the Arts. The band, directed by Philip Edelman, headlined an evening of music, storytelling and fundraising. Proceeds from donations, merchandise and a bake sale went to EMMC Champion the Cure Challenge, which supports local […]
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University of Maine STEM outreach programs were mentioned in a Bangor Daily News feature article on Bangor High School chemistry teacher Cary James. Over the past decade, Bangor High School students have dominated science competitions, including the Stockholm Junior Water Prize, Maine Science Bowl, and Maine State Science Fair, according to the article. Many credit […]
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