UMaine in the News

BDN publishes grad students’ op-ed on GOP tax bill

The Bangor Daily News published an opinion piece by two University of Maine graduate students, titled “GOP tax plan will place greater tax burden on Maine’s graduate students.” The piece was written by Camerin Seigars, who is studying mechanical engineering, and Walter McCulley III, who is studying psychology. Both are senators in the UMaine Graduate […]

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Morse to speak at ocean sustainability exhibition, Times Record reports

The Times Record reported Dana Morse, an ​aquaculture research​er ​with Maine Sea Grant who works at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center, will be the keynote speaker at the Bath Middle School Ocean Sustainability Exhibition. Seventh-grade students will host the event at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14. The exhibition shares the seventh grade marine ecosystem […]

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Fuller cited in Morning Sentinel article on Skowhegan wreath company

David Fuller, an agriculture and nontimber forest products professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was quoted in a Morning Sentinel article about business booming at Central Maine Wreath in Skowhegan. Fuller said it’s hard to know the full economic impact of fir tipping and wreath making, as the industry is not monitored by […]

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Maine Startups Insider reports on VentureWell funding for students’ spinoff company

Maine Startups Insider reported a medical simulation startup founded by University of Maine students was selected to receive funding and training from VentureWell, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit that supports science and technology entrepreneurs. The company, Zephyrus Simulation LLC, began after a group of biomedical engineering students developed a $500 prototype of a manikin with a diaphragm […]

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Yarborough speaks with Ellsworth American about Maine blueberry market glut

David Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was interviewed by The Ellsworth American for the article, “Market glut hits blueberry growers hard.” This year, many wild blueberry growers in Hancock and Washington counties left portions or entire fields unraked as the price of berries plummeted, according to the article. A […]

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Potato variety developed by UMaine doing well in stores, WAGM reports

WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) reported a new potato variety developed by the Maine Potato Board and University of Maine is selling well at supermarkets. Hannaford began selling Caribou Russet potatoes in November. Bags of the potato variety, which come from Irving Farms in Caribou, are available in 94 stores across Maine and in […]

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Down East magazine recommends ‘Historical Atlas of Maine’ as holiday gift

The “Historical Atlas of Maine” was mentioned in a December Down East magazine article about three books to give this holiday season that capture Maine’s rich history. The “Historical Atlas of Maine,” the result of a 15-year scholarly project led by UMaine researchers, offers a geographical and historical interpretation of Maine, from the end of […]

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Faulkner essay included in new book on Maine Indian basketmakers, BDN reports

The Bangor Daily News reported on a new book that focuses on Maine Indian basketmakers and the history of the tradition. David Shultz, the managing director of the Home & Away in Kennebunkport, which specializes in Native American and Inuit art, wrote and self-published “Baskets of Time,” according to the article. The book includes an […]

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