In the article, “Climate change in the Gulf of Maine,” the Bangor Daily News cited a scientific model for estimating the abundance of lobster in the Gulf of Maine that was created by Yong Chen, a professor of fisheries population dynamics at the University of Maine. According to the article, scientists sounded warnings for years […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release on recent research by University of Maine paleoecologist Jacquelyn Gill. The assistant professor in the School of Biology and Ecology and the Climate Change Institute says fossils and other records from the deep past provide evidence of widespread short- and long-term changes in community composition, […]
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WABI (Channel 5) spoke with Michael Munson of Hudson for a report about his decision to finish college almost three decades after attending the University of Maine for classes the first time. In 1981, Munson’s university studies were interrupted due to family obligations, so he entered the workforce. He became employed as a mechanical trades […]
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The Maine Edge reported Eastern Maine Medical Center Clinical Engineering and the University of Maine recently began offering a hands-on internship to provide students with an opportunity to build experience alongside the hospital’s clinical engineering team. “We have had connections with engineering students for many years, and we’re excited about taking it to another level,” […]
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Kate Garland, a horticulturist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) for the report, “Labor of fall: Is raking leaves necessary?” Garland said it’s beneficial for homeowners to leave a small layer of leaves covering the yard. “It is helpful for your grass in order for it to have more […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing the UMaine Humanities Center and several area sponsors will present a performance and audience discussion on the effects of war Nov. 12. Outside the Wire, a social impact company, will perform “Theater of War” at the Bangor Opera House at 131 Main Street from […]
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Charles Armstrong, a cranberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for an article about Maine cranberries and using them as a pie filling. Armstrong, who tracks cranberry growth in the state, said the crop looks good for growers who brought the berries to fruition, but not for […]
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The Daily Bulldog reported Reuben Dendinger, a master’s of arts candidate at the University of Maine, and Bethany Wicks, a creative writing student at the University of Maine at Farmington, were chosen as the co-winners of the 2015 Henry Braun Memorial Poetry Prize. The $1,000 prize, to be split between Wicks and Dendinger, was established […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported Maine officials declared a two-day trade mission to Japan a success, saying gains were made to enhance business relationships in the tourism, seafood and composites industries. Led by Gov. Paul LePage and organized by Maine International Trade Center and the U.S. Commercial Service, the visit to Tokyo focused on developing […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine held a two-hour Zumbathon at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. Funds raised from the event will go to the Spruce Run-Womancare Alliance, a nonprofit organization that helps people affected by domestic violence, according to the report.
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