The past year has been a busy one for the University of Maine, and with the non-stop activity came numerous stories of student and faculty success, innovation, research with local and global impacts and exciting new services and facilities. As we look forward to 2024 and another year of accomplishments from and additions to the […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension dairy forage educator Jaime Garzon was recently honored with the prestigious Gerald O. Mott Award. The award recognizes Garzon’s outstanding academic achievements, contributions to research and education, and dedication to the agricultural community. The Gerald O. Mott Award is presented annually by the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) to […]
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The Maine Monitor cited a study titled “The Cost of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in Maine, 2010” co-authored by Marcella Sorg, a forensic anthropologist and a University of Maine research professor at the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center. The Portland Press Herald shared the article from The Maine Monitor.
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Morning Ag Clips, the Bangor Daily News and CentralMaine.com highlighted University of Maine Cooperative Extension dairy forage educator Jaime Garzon receiving the prestigious Gerald O. Mott Award. The award recognizes Garzon’s outstanding academic achievements, contributions to research and education, and dedication to the agricultural community.
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The Bethel Citizen, The Irregular, the Daily Bulldog, Bangor Daily News, Sun Journal and CentralMaine.com promoted University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s free nine-session virtual nutrition class for young adults aged 19–25 and adults with young children. The course, titled “Eating Smart, Being Active,” will begin on Jan. 3 and run through the end of February.
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Bonnie Newsom, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Maine, spoke with ProPublica for an article titled “Tribes in Maine Spent Decades Fighting to Rebury Ancestral Remains. Harvard Resisted Them at Nearly Every Turn.” The Maine Monitor, Maine Public and the Bangor Daily News shared the ProPublica report.
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on a campuswide nonperishable food drive to benefit the University of Maine Black Bear Exchange food pantry being held through Dec. 15. It’s sponsored by UMaine Auxiliary Enterprises, Facilities Management and UMaine Athletics. Learn more about the food drive on the UMaine News website.
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Sharon Barker, a long-time University of Maine employee and tireless advocate for Maine women and girls, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Nov. 20. Barker became the first director of the UMaine Women’s Resource Center, now called the Intersectional Feminist Resource Center, in 1991. In that role, which she held until her retirement in 2014, Barker […]
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Those who were physically injured and surviving family members of those killed in the Lewiston mass shooting last month will be able to attend the University of Maine and other University of Maine System institutions for free. Gov. Janet Mills, Chancellor Dannel Malloy and the Board of Trustees announced today a new Lewiston Strong Tuition […]
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The Machias Valley News Observer featured members of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Cobscook Currents 4-H Club helping a teacher and her husband with their fall harvest.
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