WVII (Channel 7) reported K–12 students in Maine and around the country will be able to connect to a University of Maine graduate student during an expedition to Antarctica as part of the UMaine Cooperative Extension 4-H’s Follow a Researcher® program. The program, now in its fourth year, is designed to give students a glimpse […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported University of Maine climate scientist Alice Kelley will speak at the College of the Atlantic’s Human Ecology Forum at 4:10 p.m. Oct. 17 in Bar Harbor. Kelley will explore the race to save Maine’s shell middens — piles of clam and oyster shells, archaeological artifacts and animal bones left by coastal […]
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Portland Press Herald, Maine Public, Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5), WGME (Channel 13 in Portland), Mainebiz, WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle), WVII (Channel 7) and The Associated Press reported the University of Maine System is eliminating out-of-pocket tuition and fees at four of its campuses next fall for any first-year Maine student who […]
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The Republican Journal reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H in Waldo County will hold a live 4-H auction and bake sale at 1 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Freedom Grange in Freedom. All proceeds support Waldo County 4-H scholarships and programs. Numerous Waldo County businesses and individuals have donated to make the auction […]
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A recent study led by Nishad Jayasundara, an assistant professor of marine physiology at the University of Maine, was cited in the Massive article, “We know terrifyingly little about how our bodies react to pollutants, but that’s changing.” The international research team focused on the mummichog, a common fish that primarily lives in estuaries, marshes […]
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Michael Day, an associate research professor of tree physiology and physiological ecology at the University of Maine, was cited in the USA Today report, “Is the unusual warmth ruining the fall foliage season?” The ongoing summerlike heat in the Northeast has dulled some of the annual foliage, according to the article. A very hot, dry […]
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Fosters.com reported researchers with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire have received a $499,883 USDA grant to investigate the economics of managing invasive plants in forests owned by private landowners. Jessica Leahy, an associate professor of human dimensions of natural resources at the University of Maine, is on the […]
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Machias Valley News Observer reported an exhibit featuring the work of photographer Lisa Tyson Ennis will be on display at the University of Maine at Machias Art Gallery through Dec. 8. A reception to open “What Once Was” will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 18. Responding to dramatic changes occurring within the […]
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The Free Press mentioned the Maine Sea Grant College Program at the University of Maine in an article comparing wild-caught and farm-raised salmon. Maine “ocean-raised” salmon are highly regulated, in part because of the endangered designation of the wild fish, according to the article. Like livestock, the fish are vaccinated, but widespread use of antibiotics, […]
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Liam Riordan, a history professor at the University of Maine, was interviewed by Ozy for the article, “When Maine nearly became Britain’s ‘New Ireland.’” A refuge for hundreds of loyalists who found themselves financially pinched and socially ostracized by America’s rebellion, New Ireland was named because of its location between New England and Nova Scotia […]
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