A University of Maine Cooperative Extension bulletin written by Jim Dill, a pest management specialist, and Clay Kirby, an insect diagnostician, was cited in a Kennebec Journal article about a reported bedbug infestation in Augusta boarding houses. According to the bulletin, bedbugs are making a comeback in the United States. The pests are brown, flat […]
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The Portland Press Herald and Associated Press and The Boston Globe reported the number of new students who have been confirmed for admission at the University of Maine in September is up by 22 percent over last year. UMaine figures show that 2,447 students had paid the deposit fee of $150 by the May 1 […]
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Bangor Metro magazine published a feature article on Len Kaye, director of the University of Maine Center on Aging and professor in the UMaine School of Social Work. Kaye created his career to focus on the lives of older adults and families, according to the article. “To judge someone by their physical appearance or the […]
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network, WABI (Channel 5), WLBZ (Channel 2) and WVII (Channel 7) reported U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin announced at the University of Maine that he is sponsoring a new bill that will aid college savings. Building on the success of Maine’s NextGen college savings program he once guided as state treasurer, the […]
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Fosters.com reported tickets will go on sale May 20 for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension “diggin’ it” Garden Tour. The self-guided tour will be held 10 a.m.–4 p.m. July 23. It will feature seven distinctive gardens and farms — all owned, managed or created with input by UMaine Master Gardener Volunteers in York County […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) and WABI (Channel 5) reported on a land drone competition among mechanical engineering students at the University of Maine. As part of their capstone, students were tasked with developing and building a fully autonomous land drone that can traverse unstable, muddy terrain to patrol the border between the U.S. and Canada. The […]
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WABI (Channel 5) advanced “FLOW: An evening of water themed light & projection,” to be held at the Thomas Hill Standpipe in Bangor on May 4. The multimedia event — a partnership between the Intermedia MFA program at UMaine, Coaction Lab and Bangor Water District — will take place during the annual spring tour of […]
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The Portland Press Herald, WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland), WGME (Channel 13 in Portland), IndyStar, WABI (Channel 5), WLBZ (Channel 2) and 92.9 FM The Ticket reported University of Maine senior defensive lineman Trevor Bates was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the seventh round of the NFL draft — 239th overall. Bates is a […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on President Barack Obama’s recent announcement of efforts to stop the country’s prescription opioid and heroin epidemics. The University of Maine’s School of Nursing is one of almost 200 institutions that have signed on to require education for prescribing opioids, according to the report. The required education involves registered nurses in […]
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The Portland Press Herald spoke with Marcella Sorg, a research professor of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine, for the article, “Suicide rate climbing among middle-aged Mainers.” The number of Mainers who killed themselves in the 45–64 age group increased from 47 in 1999 to 102 in 2013 before declining […]
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