David Yarborough, a blueberry specialist with the University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension and a professor of horticulture in the School of Food and Agriculture, was quoted in the Atlas Obscura article, “Is there such a thing as too many blueberries?” Blueberries grow naturally in Maine’s acidic soil, and for decades, growers have been working to […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece, “Government is what made America great. Poliquin should take his fear of it elsewhere,” by David Labrecque, an engineering physicist at the University of Maine.
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Richard Kersbergen, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor of sustainable dairy and forage systems, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News article about the closing of a small livestock farm in Morrill. Rose Rapp and her husband, owners of Farmetta Farm, announced to their customers that financial and other considerations had driven them to […]
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The Sun Journal covered the Maine Engineering Workforce Summit on Sept. 29 in Lewiston. The event focused on addressing the shortage of engineers necessary to meet the needs of the state. It was organized by the University of Maine and a coalition of 13 business, economic development and education groups. Maine’s leading experts on the […]
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Bradfield Lyon, an associate research professor in climate analysis at the University of Maine, was cited in the National Geographic article, “How climate change is fueling a food crisis in Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria.” Across East Africa, farmers are facing persistent rural poverty and food insecurity, according to the article. Rapid population growth — sub-Saharan […]
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Science Friday, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the public’s access to science and scientific information, recently posted about a University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H program that connects youth with a graduate student conducting fieldwork in a remote location. This fall, the Follow a Researcher™ program will take place in Antarctica with Lynn Kaluzienski, […]
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Boston magazine published an article about the 18-year art project of Amy Stacey Curtis, who teaches a class on professional development for artists in the University of Maine’s New Media Department. The project began in 1998 when Curtis decided to produce a series of nine shows over the course of 18 years — her solo-biennials, […]
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The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center was mentioned in a Portland Press Herald article about cross-laminated timber (CLT), a building material that is engineered to be stronger than traditional timber and more resistant to the elements. CLT also has about half the carbon footprint of concrete, according to the article. According to […]
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The Associated Press reported U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin announced the University Center Economic Development Program at the University of Maine and University of Southern Maine will receive $116,667 in grant funding from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to support technical assistance for Maine’s forest products sector. In […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece, “Vote as you must to minimize evil in November, then work for a better world,” by Michael Howard, a philosophy professor at the University of Maine. Howard is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the country […]
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