Kirsten Daley of the University of Maine’s Office of Multicultural Student Life was quoted in a Sun Journal article about the seventh annual Stand Against Racism event held at the Lewiston YWCA. This year’s theme was “overcoming adversity,” and a panel of three women told their stories about the challenges they have faced and how […]
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VillageSoup previewed an upcoming talk by Robert Steneck, a professor of marine sciences at the University of Maine. The talk, “The Penobscot Bay: An Ecosystem Colliding With the Anthropocene,” will take place at Waterfall Arts in Belfast at 7 p.m. June 14. Hosted by Waterfall Arts and the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition, the talk is […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers information and tips for potato growers. Resources aim to educate potato growers in Aroostook County on certain chemical elements, micronutrients and pH of soil, including testing tips and how to correct improper levels. Visit the UMaine Cooperative Extension Publications Catalog for bulletins including: Potato Farmers in Aroostook County, […]
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Nishad Jayasundara, an assistant professor of marine physiology at the University of Maine, was a panelist at the third International Conference on One Medicine One Science in Minneapolis April 29–May 2, Environmental Factor reported. Jayasundara, who studies chronic kidney diseases of unknown origin in Sri Lanka, presented at the conference, which aimed to explore solutions […]
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In May, a group largely comprised of University of Maine students was chosen to conduct a peer review of fishery stock assessments for seven countries in the European Union. Of the group, 17 students currently work in professor Yong Chen’s fishery population dynamics lab in the School of Marine Sciences. “Only two labs in the […]
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Fiddlehead Focus covered a farm animal petting zoo and plant swap at Bouchard’s Country Store in Fort Kent. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Fort Kent Garden Group sponsored the plant swap outside the store, according to the article. Lisa Fishman, UMaine Extension regional supervisor for the Eat Well Nutrition Education Program in Fort Kent, […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension was mentioned in a Mainebiz article about Abby Sadauckas, a farmer and agricultural service provider of Bowdoinham who has joined Land For Good, a New England-wide nonprofit whose mission is to ensure the future of farming in the region by putting more farmers more securely on more land. Sadauckas […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in The County article about three students from Presque Isle Middle School’s Gifted and Talented Program recently winning first place at the state level of a virtual science competition. The eighth graders entered the eCybermission Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics competition in fall 2017 and completed their study of […]
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The Sun Journal reported the Franklin County 4-H fair and benefit auction will be held June 16 at the Farmington Fairgrounds. The fair is an annual event that celebrates the 4-H philosophy of “learn by doing,” with hands-on workshops, demonstrations and panel discussions led by 4-H members and volunteers, according to the article. Maine 4-H […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported students from Maine Connections Academy recently gathered at the University of Maine for an academic summit. The academy is usually internet-based, serving seventh through 12th grade students from around the state, according to the report. They met and held classes in a more traditional fashion at UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites […]
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