The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece, “Labor activists resisted US internationalism a century ago. It’s time for them to step up again.” McKillen is a professor of history at the University of Maine and the author of “Making the World Safe for Workers: Labor, the Left and Wilsonian Internationalism” and “Chicago Labor and […]
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The Associated Press, Bangor Daily News, Penobscot Bay Pilot, Portland Press Herald, WLBZ (Channel 2) and Maine Public reported on Maine drug overdose death figures released by the state attorney general’s office. The number of Maine overdose deaths so far in 2017 is on par with last year, suggesting the numbers are leveling off while […]
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University of Maine Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students Robert Dana spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article about parents and students preparing for family weekends at colleges and universities around the state. “The separation of young people from their homes and parents and families and communities is a complex […]
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Jim Dill, a pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about fruit flies and what to do when they invade your kitchen. Fruit flies, also known as vinegar flies, are attracted to overripe fruits as well as yeast and cider-laden products, Dill said. At this time […]
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Renae Moran, a tree fruit specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was cited in a Mainebiz article about the state’s apple crop. According to the New England Apple Association, citing the U.S. Apple Association’s official 2017 forecast, Maine apple growers anticipate a crop of 1,024,000 boxes — or 43,008,000 pounds, based on 42 […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported the Maine Medical Center Research Institute has been awarded a five-year, $11 million Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence grant by the National Institutes of Health. The funding will be used to establish a research center to model the basis of human metabolic diseases, according to the institute. The program includes […]
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In advance of the Sept. 8 University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony, the Bangor Daily News has published feature articles on several of the athletes. Profiled inductees include sports announcer Gary Thorne, freestyle swimmer Chuck Martin, and hockey player Paul Kariya. Kariya was inducted into the UMaine Sports Hall of Fame in […]
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The Associated Press cited a University of Maine Cooperative Extension fact sheet in a report about seed saving in the home garden. Gathering seed saves money for the next planting season and also saves genetic strains that may have originated generations ago in family gardens, according to the article. For more information on seed saving, […]
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Machias Valley News Observer reported new and transfer students who arrived at the University of Maine at Machias last weekend participated in an annual UMM tradition of kicking off the school year with a community service project. “Last year we did something at the veterans retirement home, and one year we did some work on […]
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Richard Kersbergen, a sustainable dairy and forage systems expert with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “Drought-challenged farmers see worry, not greens, in their fields this summer.” Kersbergen said not all hay farmers in the state are having a tough time. “We’re seeing a lot of […]
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