The Times Record reported about 25 Brunswick High School students are conducting research on green crabs with funding from a $35,000 University of Maine grant. Community outreach and service learning educator Rick Wilson said the majority of the grant will go to the BHS science department to help fund and start an aquaculture research project, […]
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WVII (Channel 7) spoke with Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, for a report about two recent polls that predict different results of the 2nd Congressional District race. A Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram poll put Rep. Bruce Poliquin ahead of challenger Emily Cain by 10 percent, while a poll […]
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David Fuller, an agriculture and nontimber forest products professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was mentioned in a Daily Bulldog article on the Farmington Fair. Among the blue ribbons for excellence in growing fruits and vegetables was a display from the students’ garden at Cape Cod Hill School in New Sharon, according to […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported seven University of Maine men’s ice hockey games will be broadcast on television during the 2016–2017 season. The combination of ABC 7, Fox 22 and Fox College Sports will air the games throughout the season, according to the report. The contests include national powerhouse Quinnipiac, rival University of New Hampshire and […]
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Paintings by Alison Dibble, an assistant research professor in the School of Biology and Ecology at the University of Maine, are highlighted in a Lincoln County News’ review of an exhibit at the Saltwater Artists Gallery in New Harbor. Many of Dibble’s paintings, according to the review, are scenes of the Blue Hill area, including […]
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Amy Fried, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Maine Public story about attack ads being used by incumbent Republican Bruce Poliquin and Democratic challenger Emily Cain and in the 2nd Congressional District race. Maine Public cited Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper, that recently covered efforts by both […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, talked with WVII-TV about Monday evening’s presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Brewer said a highlight for Trump was questioning Clinton’s support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and that a positive for Clinton was that she appeared presidential.
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Ngo Vinh Long, professor of Asian history, spoke with the Vietnamese newspaper VN Express International for a story about Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte’s two-day visit to that country. Duterte’s visit that started Sept. 28 comes at a time when the new Filipino president has been in the spotlight for his tough image that has made […]
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WVII (Channel 7) and the Bangor Daily News reported on a presidential debate watch party held in the Memorial Union of the University of Maine. About 200 students gathered to watch the debate between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton. “I think potentially when you view things in isolation, you can kind of interpret […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine’s historic observatory will be torn down, but its 111-year-old telescope will be saved. “We want to continue to be able to share this important piece with the community,” Shawn Laatsch, director of the Emera Astronomy Center and Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium at UMaine, said of the […]
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