An economic impact study conducted by the University of Maine was mentioned in a WLBZ (Channel 2) report about the town of Bar Harbor’s proposal to turn one of its ferry terminals into a cruise ship hub. Town officials want to buy the ferry terminal off Eden Street from the state and create a maritime […]
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The Weekly reported on the 28th annual Maine Women’s Hall of Fame celebration held in March at the University of Maine at Augusta. Ann Schonberger, a former mathematics professor and director of what was then called the Women’s Studies Program at the University of Maine, was honored during the event. Schonberger also is a faculty […]
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VillageSoup reported the Warren Historical Society will host a free talk on pruning trees and shrubs at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 4. The talk will be led by Liz Stanley, who coordinates adult and youth gardening programs for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Knox, Lincoln and Waldo counties. Stanley will discuss how to […]
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The Associated Press and Maine Public reported a team of University of Maine researchers has predicted that hemlock trees will be at risk of accelerated decline as winters warm in the Northeast. Today, an estimated 26 percent of the region’s hemlock stands are at high risk. As winters get warmer, the decline will increase, with […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported the University of Maine Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) recently was awarded the prestigious General Douglas MacArthur Award. UMaine was one of eight schools, selected from among the 275 senior Army ROTC units nationwide, as the top programs in the country. The award is based on a combination of the […]
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Allyssa Torrey, a University of Maine student and president of the UMaine Miracle Network Dance Marathon, visited the studio of WABI (Channel 5) to talk about the upcoming 12-hour fundraiser to help area hospitals support local children. The dance marathon will be held from 1 p.m. Saturday, April 1 to 1 a.m. Sunday, April 2 […]
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Amy Blackstone, a sociology professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article about why some Maine residents choose not to have children. Blackstone, who does not have children, has been interviewing other adults who have decided not to become parents and is working on a book about her […]
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Jon Ippolito, a new media professor at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio program. The show focused on the value and pitfalls of today’s social media.
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The Times Record reported Paul Mayewski, director of the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute, will be the featured speaker at the UMaine Mid Coast Alumni Chapter’s annual Maine Spirit Spring Dinner. Mayewski has led more than 55 expeditions and has been the recipient of numerous scientific and academic awards from institutions throughout the world, […]
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Guidelines published by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension were included in the AlterNet article, “Why fiddlehead ferns are the new superfood you have to try this spring.” The article cites a bulletin written by David Fuller, an agriculture and nontimber forest products professional with UMaine Extension, that offers advice for identifying and picking ostrich […]
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