UMaine in the News

Registration open for Penobscot Watershed Conference, Republican Journal reports

The Republican Journal reported residents of the Penobscot watershed are invited to meet with scientists, researchers, business leaders, nonprofit organizations, fishermen and government representatives to discuss the state of the region past, present and future at the Penobscot Watershed Conference, scheduled for April 8–9 at Point Lookout in Northport. UMaine professor and marine biologist Robert […]

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Sun Journal previews open house for Auburn community garden

The Sun Journal reported the Auburn Community Garden Initiative will hold an open house for its first community garden on Webster Street. The garden is a collaborative effort among the city, St. Mary’s Nutrition Center; the National Park Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance program; the University of Maine Cooperative Extension; and the Androscoggin Land […]

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BDN covers first Pulitzer Week talk in Bangor

The Bangor Daily News reported on a presentation by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Amy Ellis Nutt of The Washington Post. Nutt, a health and science reporter and author of “Becoming Nicole,” spoke at the Bangor Public Library as part of Pulitzer Week. To celebrate 100 years of the Pulitzer Prizes, the University of Maine’s Department of […]

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Coffin speaks about Livestock 101 Field Day on WABI

Donna Coffin, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and professor, visited the WABI (Channel 5) studio to talk about Livestock 101 Field Day set for Saturday, April 2 at the UMaine J. Franklin Witter Teaching & Research Center in Old Town. Basic practices appropriate for small-scale livestock producers and 4-H project leaders will be […]

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4-H STEM Ambassador program focus of Morning Sentinel report

The Morning Sentinel reported on a new collaboration between the University of Maine at Farmington, University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s 4-H Youth Development Program and participating Regional School Unit 9 classrooms. The STEM Ambassadors program aims to have UMF students majoring in education or a STEM-affiliated major go into RSU 9 classrooms to teach science, […]

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Rural Living Day advanced in BDN

The Bangor Daily News previewed the 22nd annual Rural Living Day slated from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 2 at Mount View High School in Thorndike. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Waldo County Extension Association are hosting the event that will include workshops on topics such as building small homes, […]

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Bustle quotes Blackstone in article on body confidence

Amy Blackstone, a sociology professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Bustle article, “Body positivity needs to talk about combating the harmful effects of fat discrimination.” The article cited a recent interview Blackstone gave to Broadly about why plus-size women are discriminated against in interviews and their careers. “For women, being thin […]

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Sorg cited in Current article on remains found at unmarked burial site

Marcella Sorg, a research professor at the University of Maine, was mentioned in the Current article, “Remains of three people found in unmarked, 1800s burial site in Scarborough.” Construction workers at a house lot found the unmarked graves of three people while digging the home’s new leach field last month, according to the article. With […]

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Johnson speaks with WAGM about new potato bacteria

Steve Johnson, a crops specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Presque Isle, spoke with WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) about Dickeya, a bacterial pathogen that’s threatening Maine seed potatoes and causing crop loss. Johnson said the bacteria is an increasing problem that needs to be dealt with immediately, according to the […]

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Waterville students learn from FoodCorps program, Morning Sentinel reports

The Morning Sentinel reported a FoodCorps service member is working with students at the Albert S. Hall School in Waterville to encourage healthful eating and living. About 70 fifth-grade students recently took part in a farm-to-school taste-testing event that included a discussion with Nell Finnigan of Misty Brook Farm in Albion, which supplied the vegetables; […]

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