Media across the state, country and world reported on the death of University of Maine climate scientist Gordon Hamilton, who was killed in Antarctica on Saturday, when the snowmobile he was riding fell into a 100-foot crevasse. The New York Times, The Washington Post, Daily Mail, Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, New Scientist, Men’s […]
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The Associated Press covered a plan by the University of Maine’s Marine Sciences Club to launch a minisailboat, armed with a GPS system, on a voyage to Europe. The boat, which is about 5 feet long, is taking part in the 2016 Atlantic Miniboat Regatta. Schools, colleges and organizations in several other countries also are […]
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A recent piece in the Boston Globe by Michael Socolow, timed to last weekend’s Head of the Charles Regatta, looked at rowers’ search for that elusive condition known as swing. “Swing is ephemeral and almost indescribable,” wrote Socolow, an associate professor of communications and journalism at the University of Maine. “It’s the challenge that keeps […]
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Maine Public Radio spoke with University of Maine political science professor Mark Brewer for a recent story on the transportation bond before voters on the November ballot. In the story, Brewer says he’d be surprised if the bond failed to pass, even in such an unpredictable election year.
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The Portland Press Herald reported that Sodexo, a food service company, and the University of Maine will hold workshops for farms, fisheries and other businesses that want to expand their market reach. The Scaling Up expos are scheduled for Nov. 1 and 3.
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The Bangor Daily News profiled the University of Maine’s J.F. Witter Teaching and Research Center for its Homestead section. In the piece, the farm’s new superintendent talked about the ongoing challenge of finding ways to make infrastructure improvements at a time when funding is scarce. “Anything you do is expensive, when you’re at the level […]
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Maine Public Radio talked with Erin Roche, a crop insurance specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for a new federally subsidized insurance plan for hay and other forage crops that have been hurt by Maine’s drought. Farmers now can enroll in the new pilot program, which makes payouts based on whether the rainfall […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine’s swimming and diving teams will host a road race later this month in honor of late teammate Nicole Langlois. Langlois died from complications of breast cancer Sept. 15.
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The Portland Press Herald, Mainebiz, Bangor Daily News and WCSH (Channel 6 in Portland) covered the University of Maine System board meeting, where trustees voted unanimously to approve $15 million in first-stage funding to build a new graduate center for business, law and public policy in Portland. WCSH, BDN and the Press Herald previewed initial […]
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The Associated Press quoted University of Maine Political Science Professor Mark Brewer in a story on Seacoastonline about early voting in Maine. In the story, Brewer said numbers gathered by town clerks, showing Democrats outpacing Republicans in absentee ballots cast in both Maine congressional districts, suggests greater enthusiasm this year among Democratic voters.
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