Roughly 15% of plastic waste cleaned up along Maine’s coastlines comes from foodware. Chemicals used in plastic production often leach into the environment and pose health risks once absorbed into the body. Chyanne Yoder, a Ph.D. student at the University of Maine, aims to squash this source of pollution by supporting coastal communities’ efforts to […]
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WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) covered the Wildcat Weekend Downeast, hosted by the University of Maine at Machias, a regional campus of the University of Maine. Eight high school volleyball teams competed in the annual camp.
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WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) joined the Maine Department of Marine Resources and interns and staff with the University of Maine-led Maine Sea Grant to look into how a team is helping preserve Atlantic salmon. An internship program funded through Maine Sea Grant and NOAA Fisheries helps the DMR preserve these fish.
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The Maine Monitor highlighted the collaboration between the University of Maine and Blue Hill Heritage Trust since 2017 to restore red spruce to Surry Forest. Jay Wason, a UMaine associate professor of forest ecosystem physiology, is spearheading the project, and a UMaine graduate student in the school of forest resources, Rose Gellman, published a forest […]
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The Bangor Daily News, News Center Maine and WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) reported on a partnership between a local social services organization, Penquis, and the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center. Penquis is considering a site in North Brewer to hold up to nine 3D-printed homes created by the ASCC, similar […]
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Whether it’s through fish stocking, habitat restoration or research, the University of Maine-led Maine Sea Grant is helping the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) conserve Atlantic salmon in the Gulf of Maine — the last wild populations of the species in the U.S. Through a program offered by Maine Sea Grant and NOAA Fisheries […]
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WABI (Channel 5) boosted a request from University of Maine researchers to anglers, asking them to donate their legal striped bass remains after filleting. Researchers, led by UMaine graduate student Abrielle Remick, are using bass remains to analyze and understand the fish’s feeding habits. Remick said findings may help researchers and wildlife management make more […]
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In the early 1990s as a student at Belfast Area High School, Rusty Brown (’98, ’01G) admits that he was “floundering” somewhat on his educational journey. At a particularly low moment, coming off a three day out-of-school suspension, a guidance counselor suggested that he might be a good candidate for Upward Bound (UB). Established by […]
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The County and Maine Public highlighted a recent alert from University of Maine Cooperative Extension warning of increased potential of late blight, a fungal disease that affects potatoes and tomatoes, due to high heat, humidity and wet conditions.
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The University of Maine equipped rising high school seniors with knowledge and skills to become future leaders through a weeklong program featuring talks from executives and government officials, and outdoor leadership and co-curricular programs. Since 2019, the UMaine Cohen Institute’s weeklong Summer Leadership Program has immersed more than 250 students from all of Maine’s sixteen […]
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