Bradfield Lyon, an associate research professor of climate analysis at the University of Maine, was interviewed by National Geographic for an article about the current drought in Somalia. The country’s government recently declared the drought a national disaster, and observers fear if rain doesn’t come this month, mass starvation will follow, according to the article. […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WLBZ (Channel 2) and WABI (Channel 5) reported on the third annual Maine Science Festival, in which the University of Maine is an event partner. Several members of the UMaine community led workshops and participated in the weekend that draws science, innovation and creative achievement enthusiasts of all ages. The event […]
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The Portland Press Herald published a review of two current exhibits at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor — Jared Cowan’s “The Life of David” and Siobhan McBride’s “Four Hour Fortune Cookie.” The author wrote the two shows struck him as an “unlikely but surprisingly well-matched pair.” “The Life of David” […]
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The Republican Journal reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Waldo County Extension Association will host the 23rd annual Rural Living Day from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Saturday, April 8 in Thorndike. Workshop topics include raising poultry, making fermented foods, using drip irrigation, plantings for wild bees and silvopasture. Many classes are part […]
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The Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal reported the University of Maine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation is seeking Maine companies to host interns from the Innovate for Maine Fellows program. Innovate for Maine Fellows connects the best and brightest Maine college students with the state’s most exciting companies as a way to grow and create […]
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The city of Bangor was included in the Matador Network’s 2017 list of the “24 coolest towns in the USA.” Instead of relying on data, the list was created using “people’s stories from the road,” according to the article. “Ultimately what we sought was originality,” the article states. “The kind of place you’d be stoked […]
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Maine Public reported a new University of Maine study commissioned by AARP Maine suggests that as more people retire, inadequate personal savings means taxpayers will have to take on more of the burden. According to the research conducted by Philip Trostel, an economics and public policy professor at the UMaine School of Economics and Margaret […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on the MDI Biological Laboratory’s Center for Science Entrepreneurship and its new course, Bridging Disciplines: Navigating Successful 21st Century Careers in Biomedical Science. The center and course aim to help University of Maine and College of the Atlantic science and engineering undergraduates explore approaches to biomedical research using concepts and tools […]
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Kathy Hopkins, a maple syrup expert with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on Maine’s maple syrup industry and touched on topics including the quality and volume of syrup in the state and if changes in climate are likely to affect […]
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American Agriculturist reported Cornell University’s Small Farms Program has teamed up with counterparts at Michigan State University and University of Maine to offer three free webinars on reduced tillage for organic vegetable production. Viewers can learn about practices that might fit their operation — from permanent beds, tarps and mulches to cover cropping, strip tillage […]
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