Ruth Cyr, an educator with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Eat Well program, was mentioned in the Maine Public Broadcasting Network report, “Low-income Maine children more likely to be obese.” More than a third of children and adolescents in the U.S are overweight or obese, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Overweight […]
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University of Maine research on bird trade-offs during migratory flights was included in the HeraldNet article, “Five new findings about the bird world.” During migration, birds weigh the risk-reward of stopping to refuel versus threats of predators, according to the article. After two years of study, UMaine graduate student Jennifer McCabe and professor Brian Olsen […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) reported that due to the recent outbreak of a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza on a large turkey farm in Indiana, poultry producers in Maine are reminded to maintain vigilance against its transmission. As a result of the outbreak, about 245,000 turkeys and 156,000 chickens have been euthanized, according to the […]
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WCSH (Channel 6) and WABI (Channel 5) reported University of Maine students and faculty helped pack food boxes at an Old Town food pantry to help those in need. The event was inspired by the words and deeds of Martin Luther King Jr. According to the WCSH report, in 35 minutes, more than 100 volunteers […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the most recent University of Maine’s Military Appreciation Day. Military service members and their families were invited to attend for free Sunday’s UMaine vs. Stony Brook women’s basketball game. As part of the UMaine Military Appreciation Series presented by Dead River Company, military service members were given free tickets to […]
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MPBN’s Irwin Gratz interviewed Kathleen Mundell about the Maine Arts Commission’s efforts to nurture creative sides of aging Mainers. Mundell, director of the Creative Aging and Traditional Arts Programs at the commission, authored an article in the latest special edition of Maine Policy Review, a publication of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the […]
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Lois Berg Stack, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension specialist and ornamental horticulture professor, was cited in a Portland Press Herald column about combating invasive species without using chemicals. “You have to pick your battles,” Stack said. “You don’t take on a project that you know you are going to lose.” Goats are an ecologically […]
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University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension specialist David Yarborough was quoted in a Bangor Daily News story about the Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine asking the federal government to buy 30 million pounds of frozen blueberries to help stabilize falling prices. Last year, wild blueberry production was up in Maine and Canada, according to the article. […]
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The Sun Journal highlighted the University of Maine Fishing Club formed a year ago by students Cody Rubner and Brian Volkernick. The club’s website says its mission is to “share fishing knowledge, foster opportunities for fishing experiences for undergraduates, study the biology and ecology associated with fishing and promote conservation of local ecosystems — all […]
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Lifehacker, a daily weblog that recommends downloads, websites and shortcuts to help people work smarter and save time, cited a University of Maine Cooperative Extension video that explains to travelers how to check a hotel room and not inadvertently carry the creepy crawlers home with them. Yahoo Travel and Fox News also cited the video. […]
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