The Republican Journal reported Spire, the Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability, is seeking submissions for the second issue of the online journal, slated for release in spring 2018. Spire’s editorial team of graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Maine is accepting submissions through Dec. 10. Submissions should concern the environment, conservation and/or […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is a recipient of one of 24 cooperative agreements recently awarded under USDA’s Risk Management Agency’s (RMA) Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States Program totaling approximately $5 million. The agency provides funding for organizations in the form of cooperative agreements to provide education and training nationwide. Under this agreement, UMaine […]
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University of Maine’s Alan Cobo-Lewis and Deborah Rooks-Ellis spoke with the Bangor Daily News for a report on how Maine is treating children with disabilities. A continual state of political flux for more than a decade has reduced the state’s Child Development Services’ (CDS) budget and caused children to go without services to which they’re […]
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Aaron Strong, an assistant professor of marine policy at the University of Maine, was interviewed by the Portland Press Herald for the article, “State largely ignores role as seas grow more acidic.” Despite a bipartisan recognition of a threat to Maine’s shellfish industry, leadership on ocean acidification has fallen to a volunteer group of scientists […]
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The Lincoln County News reported the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center recognized Annelissa “Lili” Pugh for her commitment to marine science education as she prepares to leave the position of the center’s K–12 education coordinator in late November. “We are very grateful to Lili Pugh for her dedication and many contributions to the center,” […]
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The University of Maine Office of Innovation and Economic Development was mentioned in the Bangor Daily News article, “10 lessons learned about starting your own Maine business.” At a recent “Dirigo Speaks: The Next Act” event at the Bangor Public Library, three Mainers shared their stories about starting a business after the age of 50, […]
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The Sun Journal published a University of Maine news release about a toolkit created by University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H and Maine EPSCoR to provide youth with a unique learning experience. The toolkits — called Exploring Marine Science and Aquaculture (Grades K–2) — are available statewide for K–2 classes, 4-H and Scout groups, as […]
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Members of the University of Maine community are welcome to attend public presentations by the three finalists for the position of director of the Maine Sea Grant College Program at UMaine. Each candidate will present his or her “Vision for Maine Sea Grant,” followed by audience questions and discussion. Finalists and presentation dates: Gayle Zydlewski, […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the prehistoric shell middens, or refuse heaps, along the Maine coast that are threatened by rising sea levels, beach erosion and development. The middens include clam shells, fish bones and other artifacts left behind by people who lived along the coast thousands of years ago. “The paleo information is […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on the Potato Disease Summit convened by the University of Maine. Plant pathologists, researchers and scientists from the Netherlands, Scotland and United States met at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor to share information on the bacteria Dickeya and Pectobacterium that cause potatoes to rot and threaten the industry worldwide. “The […]
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