PoliZette spoke with Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, for an article about the importance of Maine votes in the 2016 presidential race. With polls tightening across the country, the race could be decided by a single congressional district in Maine, under several unlikely but still-plausible scenarios, according to the […]
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Richard Kersbergen, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor of sustainable dairy and forage systems, was quoted in the Kennebec Journal article, “Central Maine apple farmers not seeing much impact from the drought.” Three apple farmers in central Maine said their apple trees are old enough that their established deep roots get plenty moisture without […]
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UMaine archaeologist Daniel Sandweiss, professor of anthropology and climate change, was quoted in a Science News article describing the discovery of the oldest indigo-dyed fabric at the site of Huaca Prieta on Peru’s northern coast. The discovery of 6,000-year-old faded blue fabric places the first use of indigo dye in Peru nearly 1,600 years before […]
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Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5), WLBZ (Channel 2) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein’s visit to the University of Maine. Stein visited the UMaine campus in Orono, as well as the University of Southern Maine in Portland, as part of a New England college campus tour. About 50 […]
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The Lincoln County News reported Spectrum Generations Coastal Community Center in Damariscotta will host its weekly Lunch and Learn program at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21. Following the lunch, Heather Leslie, director of the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole, will discuss the effects that having a state-of-the-art marine research center on the […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a Portland Press Herald article about a new food studies program launching at the University of Southern Maine in Portland next spring. The program aims to provide a broad, liberal arts-style education in food and offer at least 30 paid internships a year to students who want to […]
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Mainebiz and WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine is one of 37 institutions nationwide to receive first-ever awards for the National Science Foundation’s INCLUDES program, a comprehensive initiative to enhance U.S. leadership in science and engineering by broadening participation in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). UMaine will receive $300,000 […]
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Boothbay Register, The Free Press and Lincoln County News reported Molly Jacobs, a visiting researcher from McDaniel College in Maryland, will present a brown bag seminar on decorator crabs at noon Thursday, Sept. 15 at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole. Jacobs’ talk is titled “Age-appropriate outfits? Decorating behavior in juvenile and […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the recent release of “Senior Yellow Pages: Local and State Services for Seniors in Greater Bangor,” a free 220-page resource for Bangor-area individuals and families, community groups and public facilities. The resource for finding support services for area Mainers aging at home was developed by Gateway Seniors Without Walls, […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported University of Maine Athletics will host a free screening of “Finding Dory” at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16 on Morse Field at Alfond Stadium. Members of the public are encouraged to bring blankets or chairs to watch the film on the high-definition video scoreboard. More information is available by calling 581.1760.
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