WABI (Channel 5) reported on a Blaine House ceremony to present Maxwell McCormack Jr., a professor emeritus in the School of Forest Resources at the University of Maine, with the prestigious 2016 Austin H. Wilkins Forest Stewardship Award. The award recognizes excellence in furthering forestry, forests or forestland conservation in Maine. Started by the Maine […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was interviewed by The Boston Globe for the article, “Trump’s upper hand in Maine’s Down East.” Maine and Nebraska are the only states that award Electoral College votes not only to the statewide winner, but also for each congressional district won by a presidential […]
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Kate Garland, a horticulturist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, visited the studio of WABI (Channel 5) to talk about Fall Field Day at Rogers Farm Demonstration Garden in Old Town. UMaine Extension Master Gardener Volunteers will celebrate the growing season during the event from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10. The field day […]
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The Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5) and the Associated Press reported Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein will visit campuses in the University of Maine system Wednesday, Sept. 14 as part of a New England college campus tour. Stein will speak about student loans, college costs and her proposal to make […]
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Margo Lukens, an English professor at the University of Maine, co-wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “Wabanaki women deserve the protection and justice of tribal courts.” Lukens wrote the article with Kati Corlew, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Maine at Augusta. Barbara Blazej of Dixmont and Doug […]
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Morning Sentinel cited a 1996 study conducted by the University of Maine and the Department of Environmental Protection in the article, “Historic Vassalboro sawmill’s removal is a mixed blessing for town, historians.” The Alewife Restoration Initiative, an unofficial collaboration of seven organizations, tore down the sawmill for safety reasons and plans to remove the Masse […]
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David Yarborough, a blueberry specialist with the University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) for a report about the state’s blueberry season wrapping up. “The season is done,” he said. “Ninety-five percent of the wild blueberries in Maine are frozen and they’re stored in freezers, and they store for two to three […]
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The Bangor Daily News advanced the 2016–2017 season of the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. The season is slated to feature everything from Broadway musicals to chamber music to world-class dance, comedy and more, according to the article. The season kicks off with the CCA’s annual gala featuring “The Capitol […]
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The Maine Edge reported the University of Maine Museum of Art will kick off a new programming series aimed at bringing people to the museum to test their knowledge. “BrainyArt,” will begin 6–8 p.m. Sept. 8 at UMMA in downtown Bangor. The event is for adults 21 and older, and the suggested donation is $5. […]
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Marc Cryer, director of the Bureau of Labor Education at the University of Maine, was cited in the Bangor Daily News report, “How waning union membership in Maine may affect what’s in your paycheck.” The number of union workers around the nation has shrunk with the decades-long decline in manufacturing jobs, according to the article. […]
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