The Ellsworth American reported Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will present “Tick Talk” at 5:30 p.m. April 18 at Flexit Cafe & Bakery in Ellsworth. The program is free and open to the public. It is presented by Heart of Ellsworth as part of the 2018 […]
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Eric Gallandt, a professor of weed ecology and management at the University of Maine, and Sonja Birthisel, a UMaine weed ecology doctoral candidate, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article about a ground beetle that eats weed seeds. “The ground beetle seed predators rank up there in my top four ways to manage […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and News Center Maine reported the University of Maine-based Maine Community Energy Advocates is leading the effort to create a new speciality license plate focused on sustainability. The “Sustain Maine” license plate, which was designed by UMaine new media student Jessie Huff, will help raise money and awareness for programs that produce […]
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The Associated Press spoke with Deborah Bouchard, a microbiologist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article about lobster shell disease ticking up slightly in Maine over the last couple of years. The disease, often called epizootic shell disease, is a bacterial infection that makes lobsters impossible to sell as food, eating away […]
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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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