The Associated Press reported two University of Maine food scientists and a former graduate student believe they may have found a solution to the state’s trouble with invasive green crabs. The crustaceans threaten Maine’s marine economy because they’re predators of softshell clams, which are one of the state’s signature seafood items, the AP reported. Fishermen […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered the Virtual Reality Immersive Expo hosted by the Maine Department of Education and Maine State Library in Augusta. The event allowed Maine educators to discuss how they’re using virtual technology in their curriculum and demo some groundbreaking programs, WABI reported. The University of Maine’s Immersive Mathematics in Rendered Environments lab showed […]
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ABC News spoke with Bob Bayer, executive director of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, for a report about a 22-pound lobster believed to be over 100 years old. Louie the lobster has been greeting customers at Peter’s Clam Bar in Hempstead, New York for 20 years, but the restaurant’s owner told ABC […]
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Amanda Barbiere, a University of Maine student interning with the American Chestnut Foundation, was interviewed by WABI (Channel 5) for a report about how Maine is part of a national effort to restore the tree. A Stetson seed orchard that was planted in 2013 is among a handful in Maine being used as a testing […]
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Mainebiz and the Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension has received reports of several outbreaks of armyworms, and it is warning farmers throughout the state to inspect their fields. “The last time we had a large outbreak was in 2001,” said UMaine Extension professor Richard Kersbergen. “That year, we also had […]
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Boothbay Register published a University of Maine news release about a group of third-graders from Great Salt Bay School who recently visiting the Darling Marine Center. The nearly 50 students visited the center to continue the oyster gardening project they started last fall. In addition to dissecting oysters, they learned about intertidal zones, tagged and […]
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Richard Brzozowski, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension food system program administrator, and John Rebar, executive director of UMaine Extension, offered recommendations to the Bangor Daily News for an article about how to keep backyard chicken flocks healthy. Brzozowski advises developing and practicing an effective biosecurity plan. “You need to have these principles you follow […]
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The Boston Globe published an opinion piece by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine. The piece is titled, “Megyn Kelly’s interview with a sweaty, stammering Alex Jones wasn’t worth it.” Boston.com also cited the piece in an article about the interview.
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Mary Ellin Logue, an associate professor in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, was interviewed by the Morning Sentinel for an article about the state’s Early Head Start programs and potential budget cuts. Head Start agencies connect families and their children with health care, primary providers, mental health services and more, […]
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U.S. Sen. Susan Collins cited Len Kaye, director of the University of Maine Center on Aging, in an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News, titled “Isolation is an epidemic among seniors. The antidote to this scourge isn’t another law.” Collins wrote that the Senate Aging Committee, which she chairs, recently held a series of […]
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