The Associated Press reported the University of Maine will host a forum about potato diseases this fall that’s expected to draw scientists from all over the U.S. and Europe. The Potato Disease Summit will be held Nov. 9 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Plant pathologists, researchers and scientists will present the latest information […]
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Neil Comins, a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on “Living on Earth,” Public Radio International’s weekly environmental news and information program. Comins discussed his latest book, “The Traveler’s Guide to Space: For One-Way Settlers and Round-Trip Tourists.” Comins said adventurous travelers will experience wonders as well […]
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Advice from University of Maine Cooperative Extension experts John Jemison, Amy Witt and Marjorie Peronto was included in the Portland Press Herald article, “Here are 10 tips to help you with spring cleaning, done sustainably.” Jemison, a soil and water quality specialist, reminded readers to fix leaky hoses to avoid wasting water. “If you are […]
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A University of Maine spruce budworm risk analysis was cited in the Bangor Daily News article, “Many Maine sawmill owners are not cheering Trump’s lumber tariff.” The analysis, provided by Erin Simons-Legaard, an assistant research professor in forest landscape modeling, identified the acreage in each Maine county by susceptibility to a spruce budworm outbreak. The […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered the 44th Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium held in Bar Harbor. More than 200 students and scientists gathered to talk about biomedical innovation and the advancement of scientific research in Maine, according to the report. Along with the chance to network and learn about scientific innovation, the event offered an […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a Boothbay Register article about C and L Forestry Wood Pellets. The Boothbay company’s owner, a licensed professional forester and arborist for more than 20 years, decided to start producing pellets for heating around two years ago, according to the article. The company spent the past winter perfecting […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported Rebecca Holberton, a professor of biological sciences at the University of Maine, and Lindsay Tudor, a wildlife biologist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, will present May 1 at the MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor. The title of their 5 p.m. presentation, the last in the MDI […]
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Arthur Barry Adoff, a graduate student in the University of Maine School of Social Work, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “Good health is good for the economy. It’s time for Maine to expand Medicaid.” Jesse Call, Harry Ward and Lu Ruyi, fellow graduate students in the UMaine School of Social […]
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The Free Press and The Republican Journal reported University of Maine geographer Stephen Hornsby will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 3 at Left Bank Books in Belfast. Hornsby, director of the Canadian-American Center and professor of anthropology and Canadian studies at UMaine, will discuss his newly published book, “Picturing America: The Golden Age of […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported Lenard Kaye, director of the University of Maine Center on Aging and professor in the UMaine School of Social Work, will urge D.C. lawmakers to support programs that help seniors stay social in order to stem the far-reaching effects of loneliness and isolation. Kaye will be one of four experts […]
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