Darren Ranco, an associate professor of anthropology and director of Native American research at the University of Maine, was mentioned in the Grist article, “Many Native Americans lack access to healthy food, but there’s a growing movement to change that.” The article states one-in-four Native Americans live in poverty, according to census data, and Native […]
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The Kennebec Journal spoke with Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, for an article about recent false reports issued by the Maine Republican Party that Gardiner and Hallowell were seeking sanctuary city status. Elected officials in both cities have said in recent days that they want to be welcoming places […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News article about Maine-based call-ahead dinner services. The small businesses post a menu, customers order, and on a specific day, the freshly prepared dishes are delivered to the customer, who now has enough food for between one and three meals for the week, […]
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The University of Maine is extending its Flagship Match tuition scholarship program to graduate students, Inside Higher Ed reported. The Regional Graduate Scholarship will be available in fall 2017 to fully admitted graduate students from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont, according to the article. Out-of-state tuition for students in […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the three 2017 “M” Club Dean Smith Award winners announced during the University of Maine Scholar-Athlete Recognition Ceremony. This year’s winners are Jesse Orach, a cross country and track athlete from Gorham; Sigi Koizar, a women’s basketball player from Vienna, Austria; and Sydney Veljacic, a member of the field […]
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The Associated Press, Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5), WLBZ (Channel 2) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on a proposal to make University of Maine at Machias a regional campus of the University of Maine by July. Under the proposal, the campus name would not change, students would still graduate with University […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on three exhibitions on display through May 6 at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. The centerpiece of the museum’s winter exhibits is “Brenton Hamilton: 20 Years,” a mid-career retrospective of the Maine-based photographer’s work, according to the article. Hamilton uses old-fashioned photographic techniques to create […]
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An organic grain grower from Benedicta, working with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Potato Board, is testing field peas, chickpeas and lentils, as possible third rotation crops for potato farmers in Aroostook County, the Bangor Daily News reported. The trials are taking place at Aroostook Farm, UMaine Extension’s potato research facility and […]
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WABI (Channel 5), WLBZ (Channel 2) and Mainebiz reported on U.S. Sen. Angus King’s recent visit to the University of Maine to help announce a partnership between the university and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Tennessee-based lab has committed to help researchers at UMaine tackle the future of bio-based materials, including nanocellular technology, biofuels and […]
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A University of Maine study led by Heather Hamlin, an assistant professor of aquaculture and marine biology, has found high levels of two hormones in female, farm-raised Atlantic salmon may contribute to higher survival rates in their offspring, WABI (Channel 5) reported. Hamlin has been investigating why average salmon embryo survival has dropped from as […]
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