UMaine in the News

Free Press reports on computer model project to aid lobster industry

The Free Press reported on a project by the Maine Sea Grant College Program and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension that aims to help lobstermen. The three-year project, “Planning for a Changing Climate: A Participatory Approach to Fishing Community Adaptation,” has drawn on the observations of South Thomaston lobstermen to devise a computer model […]

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Cruz to hold rally at UMaine, media report

Multiple news organizations, including the Associated Press, Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News, WVII (Channel 7), WLBZ (Channel 2) and WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) reported presidential candidate Ted Cruz will hold a rally at the University of Maine on Friday, March 4. The “Cruzin’ to Caucus Rally” will begin at 10:30 a.m. in Hauck […]

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BDN publishes op-ed by Carter

The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece, “When jobs aren’t enough to overcome low wages, precarious conditions” by Valerie Carter, a research associate and instructor at the University of Maine’s Bureau of Labor Education. Carter is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the […]

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Comins speaks about gravitational waves on MPBN’s ‘Maine Calling’

Neil Comins, a University of Maine professor of physics and astronomy, was a recent guest on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show, titled “Gravitational waves and news from out of this world,” focused on a recent detection of gravitational waves by physicists 100 years after Albert Einstein predicted them, as […]

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BDN reports on Michelle Kwan’s visit to UMaine

The Bangor Daily News reported on a recent visit by two-time Olympic figure skating medalist Michelle Kwan to Hillary Clinton’s Bangor campaign office. Kwan is surrogate outreach coordinator for the Hillary for America campaign and served as Clinton’s senior adviser for public diplomacy and public affairs and the first public diplomacy envoy for the U.S. […]

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Maine Edge advances meeting about robotic technology for dairy farming

The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host an informational meeting about robotic dairy systems from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 9 at Governor’s Restaurant in Waterville. The meeting is designed for dairy farmers and industry leaders to learn more about available […]

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CCAR, UMaine grad’s tropical fish business featured in Bangor Metro

Bangor Metro magazine published an article on Sea & Reef Aquaculture, a company located at the University of Maine’s Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research in Franklin. The company, which was founded in 2003 by marine biologist Soren Hansen, breeds ornamental tropical fish that are shipped from Maine to pet stores and distributors worldwide to be […]

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Johnson warns Maine seed potato growers of new bacteria, BDN reports

The Bangor Daily News reported a little-understood bacteria is bringing back Blackleg, an older potato disease, and threatening the reputation of Maine seed potatoes. Blackleg is caused by a number of bacteria, but the disease has been kept under control in Maine seed farms for more than a decade, making its emergence in the mid-Atlantic […]

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Stack quoted in Press Herald ‘Maine Gardener’ column

Lois Berg Stack, an ornamental horticulture specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was mentioned in the latest column in the Portland Press Herald “Maine Gardener” series. In the article, “Landscape your garden as though it’s a native landscape,” the author recalls a landscape design class he took that was taught by Stack. She […]

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