The Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine was mentioned in an article in the Alaska Dispatch News about economic opportunities and Maine’s stake in Arctic policy in the face of ice-free shipping lanes in the Arctic. Dana Eidsness, director of the Maine North Atlantic Development Office, said the CCI has been undertaking glacial […]
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Dean Astumian, University of Maine physics professor, was quoted in a story in the Mohave Daily News about the three scientists who won a Nobel Prize in chemistry. Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Fraser Stoddart and Bernard Feringa won “for making devices the size of molecules, so tiny that a lineup of 1,000 would stretch about the width […]
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Sandy Butler, professor of social work at the University of Maine, wrote a column about older adults and food insecurity that was published in the Bangor Daily News. While food insecurity has decreased nationally, Butler said the U.S. Department of Agriculture indicated it has worsened in Maine. She said society’s general prejudice against people in […]
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WABI (channel 5) covered the Children’s Water Festival that drew more than 600 middle-school students to the University of Maine on Tuesday to learn about the value of clean water and healthy habitats. “So this festival is all about learning about water and water resources,” said Ruth Hallsworth, strategic program manager at the Senator George […]
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Farm and Dairy listed University of Maine Cooperative Extension tips for farmers on how to achieve balance between the family and the farm. The tips are: Talk and listen; find family time; keep the big picture in mind; and find peace at home.
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The Sun Journal published an article about a friendship that was formed through the University of Maine Center on Aging’s Senior Companion Program. Dee Farr, a 55-year-old Oxford resident who has mobility issues, was introduced to Katey Coffin, 65, of Norway, a senior companion with the program. The two ultimately formed a working relationship as […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported live from Pat’s Pizza in Orono during the latest presidential debate between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton. A handful of UMaine students who gathered at the restaurant to watch the debate shared their reactions with WABI. Most of the students expressed frustration and said they thought too much time […]
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Bangor’s Classic Rock Station I-95 (95.7 FM) advanced University of Maine Homecoming events slated for Oct. 14–16, including the annual UMaine Alumni Association Craft Fair, as well as men’s ice hockey and football games. More information about Homecoming is online.
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The Maine Sea Grant College Program at the University of Maine was mentioned in the Portland Press Herald article, “Fish with a dose of storytelling,” as part of the “Green Plate Special” column. As the principal of the One Fish Foundation, a Yarmouth-based nonprofit organization, sustainable seafood educator Colles Stowell typically works with middle and […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on Bob McPhee, one of the newest members of the University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame. The sportswriter and assistant coach for the Dirigo High School baseball team was a three-sport athlete at Rumford High School during the mid-1970s until a tragic football injury left him paralyzed. “No one knows […]
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