David Handley, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension specialist of vegetables and small fruits, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article about the coming strawberry season. Handley wasn’t sure until recently what kind of strawberry season it would be, he said. “I’m relieved. It’s looking very good,” Handley said. “It could have been […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the op-ed, “Community gardens reap good for us all — and not just vegetables,” written by recent University of Maine graduate Sarah Mullis. Mullis graduated magna cum laude in May with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a minor in Earth sciences. She was a fellow in the Honors College’s […]
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Rick Wahle, a marine scientist at the University of Maine, spoke with Mount Desert Islander for the article, “Changing ecosystem, disease challenge lobster industry.” In the past decade, the Gulf of Maine has seen an increase in lobsters and a higher demand for the crustaceans in international markets. Recently, however, there have been concerns about […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for the article, “Moderate Sen. Collins forced into balancing act on Trump candidacy.” U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has built her political career on taking moderate approaches to most issues and by responding to various controversies with level-headed diplomacy, […]
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The results of a recent survey conducted by researchers in the University of Maine School of Economics were the focus of the Bangor Daily News blog post, “If you knew that fish was from Maine, would you pay more?” A survey of 1,000 people found that about 75 percent of respondents said they would pay […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) covered a recent comfort bag delivery to patients at Eastern Maine Medical Center’s Lafayette Family Cancer Center in Brewer. Recent University of Maine graduate Matt Dexter led the effort as part of the Christine B. Foundation (CBF) — an organization he created to raise awareness of and funds for cancer in honor […]
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The Associated Press, Portland Press Herald and Gloucester Times cited a white paper written by Robert Steneck, a marine biologist at the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences, in reports about the dispute over a Swedish proposal to ban imports of American lobsters by European Union countries. Scientists from the United States and Canada […]
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Recharge, SeeNews Renewables, Portland Press Herald, Power Technology, Mainebiz and the Associated Press reported French naval defense and ocean energy developer DCNS has joined the University of Maine-led New England Aqua Ventus I floating offshore wind pilot project. Last month, the project was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to participate in the Offshore Wind […]
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The Lord Hall Gallery at the University of Maine was mentioned in the Portland Press Herald article, “Heath Paley’s ‘weirdly interesting’ photos capture diversity of Maine downtowns.” The Portland-based fine-art photographer creates a single large-scale image — some as large as 8 feet wide and often mounted on aluminum — from a series of overlapping […]
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The Free Press and The Boston Globe reported on the winners of the 2016 Maine Literary Awards, who were announced in May by the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance. The Historical Atlas of Maine received the Excellence in Publishing Award. The folio also recently won the best Book/Atlas category and was named Best of Show […]
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