The University of Maine was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News article about Mainers working to bring back the American chestnut tree. Glen Rea, a 73-year-old retired stockbroker from Bangor who studied forestry at UMaine before switching careers, is the northern breeding coordinator for the Maine Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation. The organization is […]
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A University of Maine Cooperative Extension bulletin was cited by the Portland Press Herald in the latest column in the Maine Gardener series. The article, “Even if you’re in a hurry, you may be better off planting a small tree,” mentioned research supporting smaller trees that was summarized in the UMaine Extension bulletin, “Debunking Old […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) spoke with members of the University of Maine Woodsmen’s Team ahead of their annual home meet of classic Maine logging games. From 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, the 30-member team will compete against groups from Paul Smith’s College, Unity College, University of New Hampshire, Colby College and University of Vermont. The […]
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The Ellsworth American, Saving Seafood and Boothbay Register reported the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) has hired a University of Maine Ph.D. student in marine biology as a new scientist to lead its lobster sampling program. Katherine Thompson will be responsible for the coordination, implementation and participation in the lobster sea sampling program in […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald and WABI (Channel 5) reported University of Maine men’s ice hockey coach Red Gendron has signed a two-year contract extension. “It is an honor to coach at this outstanding university and to work with so many dedicated faculty, administrators, staff and, of course, with dedicated alumni and fans […]
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A 2011 waste characterization study by the University of Maine School of Economics was cited in the Portland Press Herald article, “Maine lawmakers hear mixed testimony on composting, recycling bill.” Maine municipalities would have to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional fees to help fund new efforts to stimulate composting and recycling under […]
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The Associated Press, Reuters, Bangor Daily News, Maine Public Broadcasting Network and Portland Press Herald reported an endowed chaired professorship in literature named in honor of best-selling author and University of Maine alumnus Stephen King will be established at the University of Maine with the help of a $1 million award from the Harold Alfond […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) and WABI (Channel 5) previewed the University of Maine School of Performing Arts production of the award-winning Broadway hit “Urinetown, The Musical.” Performances are scheduled Feb. 19–28 in Hauck Auditorium. The satirical comedy by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis is the story of a bureaucracy run amok when a water shortage after […]
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An upcoming concert by The Wailers at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine was the focus of a Maine Edge article. Together with Bob Marley, The Wailers have sold more than 250 million albums and have played to an estimated 24 million people across the globe performing an average of […]
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Mary Ellen Camire, a University of Maine professor of food science and human nutrition and past president of the Institute of Food Technologists, was quoted in an answer to a Sun Journal reader’s question about scallops. The reader said he and his wife have noticed a difference in the flavor, odor and texture of scallops […]
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