News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) and WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) covered the annual Maine Day Meal Packout event organized by University of Maine Honors College staff and the Student Activities Board. This year, students and volunteers packed and donated 52,920 meals on April 30. The Daily Bulldog shared the release […]
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The Bangor Daily News and WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) highlighted the $1 million pledge from David and Nancy Auger Hunt to support the Athletics Facilities Master Plan as part of UMS TRANSFORMS. Their generous pledge was announced on Maine Day of Giving, April 30.
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Environmental Health News and WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) highlighted the $2.25 million in funding awarded to researchers at the University of Maine from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to study a group of chemicals known as PFAS. Five of seven awarded projects included research proposals from UMaine faculty.
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In an article about consumer reactions to seaweed, the Portland Press Herald interviewed Mary Ellen Camire, professor of food science and human nutrition at the University of Maine, on food neophobia — the fear of trying new foods. “Americans tend to rely on things they’re familiar with — the meat and potatoes crowd, the kids […]
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Mainebiz reported on the unveiling of the recently renovated Reynolds Gymnasium at the University of Maine at Machias. The gym reopened to students and the community following a ribbon cutting ceremony April 8.
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WABI (Channel 5) highlighted efforts by students and faculty to clean up the World War II Memorial site that is outside UMaine’s Memorial Union. As part of Spirit Week, a group of more than 25 students and faculty mulched, planted flowers and cleaned debris.
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Grist interviewed Aaron Weiskittel, director of the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests and professor of forest biometrics and modeling at the University of Maine on the dangers of wildfires and how to prevent them.
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Country Living spoke to Jonathan Foster, home horticulture outreach professional at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, on environmental factors that affect floral growth in the spring months.
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The Los Angeles Times interviewed historian and lecturer at UMaine, An Nguyen, on what the day of Vietnam’s liberation, April 30, should be called.
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The Maine Monitor interviewed University of Maine forestry professors Robert Seymour and Jessica Leahy on sustainable forestry. This was also reported on by News Center Maine and the Portland Press Herald.
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