The Bangor Daily News spoke with Merrill “Pete” Elias, a University of Maine professor of psychology and cooperating professor in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, about a recent study that found chocolate intake is associated with better cognitive function. Elias was part of a team that included researchers from the University of […]
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LancasterOnline (based in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania) cited a 2008 University of Maine study in the article, “Anti-hazing policies already in place among Lancaster County public schools; New law makes it a misdemeanor.” The study, which was conducted by researchers Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden, found that nearly half of all college students experienced hazing before […]
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The Portland Press Herald included a video of Portland Head Light filmed with a drone in an online post about Fort Williams Park and the lighthouse. The video was created by University of Maine student Casey Nava, a marketing and management major from Waterboro, Maine. Nava is the CEO of Navadise Media, a cinematography company […]
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The Bangor Daily News published a University of Maine news release announcing the second annual Black Bear Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K. The University of Maine Alumni Association will present the race on Sunday, June 5. All three races will begin at 7:30 a.m. on the track at UMaine’s Harold Alfond Stadium. The 26.2-mile course […]
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Boothbay Register reported the University of Maine Darling Marine Center will host a presentation June 7 by Brian Beal, a professor and director of the University of Maine at Machias’ marine field station at the Downeast Institute. At 1 p.m. in the McAlice classroom, Beal will share his research related to clam conservation throughout the […]
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Research conducted at the University of Maine was mentioned in an East County Magazine article about the health benefits of berries — specifically strawberries, blueberries raspberries and blackberries. The article cited a UMaine study that suggests blueberries can protect against memory loss.
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The Associated Press, Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News, Mainebiz, WLBZ (Channel 2), North American Windpower and Windtech International reported a University of Maine-led offshore wind power pilot project has officially been selected to join a federal government demonstration program. U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the New England Aqua Ventus I […]
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Sandra Butler, a professor of social work at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Reuters Health article, “Injuries, too few work hours prompt home health aides to quit.” Based on a national survey of home health and hospice aides, having too few work hours or injuries were associated with a desire to leave […]
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Linda Trickey, an agricultural assistant with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “Why backyard chickens are a good step to food independence.” Keeping chickens for eggs is part of a surging interest in local farming and food, according to Trickey, who works with small-scale farmers and […]
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The Portland Press Herald published an article about Sara Rademaker, a graduate of Auburn University in Alabama with 12 years of farming and aquaculture experience. Rademaker has rented space from the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC) to develop an eel aquaculture system. Although she’s just starting her […]
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