Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors published the essay “Why We Love the Ocean” by Catherine Schmitt, communications director of the Maine Sea Grant. The essay describes the psychology behind human attraction to water and draws from a large and growing body of literature on the history, science and philosophy of human connections with the natural […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) and WABI (Channel 5) covered the University of Maine’s Pride of Maine Black Bear Marching Band camp week. According to the report, band members will spend nearly 80 hours during the week training and practicing for the opening of their season. “A typical halftime show has three-quarters of a mile to a […]
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The Washington Post published the opinion piece “Gawker has been gone for a year. We’ve never needed it more than now,” by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine.
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The Portland Press Herald quoted Renae Moran, associate professor of pomology in the School of Food and Agriculture, in a story about this year’s highly successful peach crop. According to the article, peaches are difficult to grow in Maine and the crops for the past few years have been particularly unproductive. However, this year many […]
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The Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper published a story about squid research hosted at the Darling Marine Center (DMC). Throughout the summer, the DMC hosted a team of researchers from across the nation who were studying the muscles that control the unique and highly maneuverable movement of Atlantic longfin squid. Among the researchers was Joe […]
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The Island Institute’s Working Waterfront Estuary Beat featured the citizen science initiative of of Kim Huguenard, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Laura Rickard, assistant professor of risk communication. The project is focused in understanding the physical characteristics of estuaries which may intensify or attenuate the effects of storm surge events. According to […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the crowd of eclipse viewers at the University of Maine Emera Astronomy Center to view the eclipse. The 2017 eclipse was the first coast to coast solar eclipse in 99 years, and while Maine wasn’t in the direct path of the moon’s shadow, hundreds gathered at the Emera Astronomy Center […]
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UMaine professor of economics, Jim McConnon was interviewed for a Mainebiz feature on changing retail trends at the Bangor Mall. With the closure of Macy’s, one of the mall’s four anchor stores, as well as several other smaller retailers, James Gerety, general manager of the Bangor Mall said evolution is necessary and exciting. McConnon said […]
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Down East magazine shared a piece from its July 1963 edition titled “Maine’s Moment in the Sun’s Eclipse” about the last total eclipse in the state. In all of the U.S., the total eclipse only was visible in a thin strip in Alaska and a 53-mile path in Maine. Isabel Currier wrote: “At Orono, the […]
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UMaine research was cited in the Bangor Daily News feature, “How Maine could reap far more from the craft beer craze.” The article explores Maine’s growing barley industry and how it is being supported by the rapid growth of craft beer. According to a cited UMaine study commissioned by the Maine Brewers Guild, Maine’s craft […]
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