WVII (Channel 7) talked with Robert Dana, University of Maine dean of students, and John Volin, UMaine executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, in reporting on move-in day on campus, and the conclusion of the week-long celebration of student research and creativity. Senior student Kenneth Hugel said masks are a necessary annoyance. First-year […]
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The Bangor Daily News cited two University of Maine studies in a story about the numbers of Atlantic salmon in the Penobscot River this year, which are expected to be the lowest in the last four years. One study revealed that salmon experience difficulty finding the fishway at the Milford dam, which reduces spawning success. […]
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The Bangor Daily News, The Ellsworth American, Centralmaine.com, The Irregular and the Sun Journal advanced an upcoming talk from the University of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions about how collaborative teams can draw lessons learned from kindergarten to tackle complex problems featuring Pips Veazy, director of the UMaine Portland Gateway. The talk will be held […]
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The Bangor Daily News talked with Greg Porter, a University of Maine professor of crop ecology and management, about using dogs to detect potato virus y and bacterial ring rot in potato fields, in harvested crops and in stored tubers. “I think it could be interesting to see how well this could work,” Porter said. […]
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John Volin, the executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of Maine, spoke with News Center Maine and WVII (Channel 7) about welcome back events planned for Aug. 23–27 at the Collins Center for the Arts. The daily events, which are intended to immerse students in a research environment, include student performances, undergraduate […]
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Phoebe Jekielek, director of research at Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership and a Ph.D. student at the University of Maine, and Dana Morse, a UMaine Cooperative Extension scallop specialist with Maine Sea Grant, spoke with the New York Times about scallop aquaculture in Maine. Jekielek is investigating the impact of scallop farming on […]
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The Sun Journal cited a study of firefighters in Hancock County conducted in 2019–20 by faculty at the University of Maine’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center in a story about persistent statewide shortages of fire personnel.
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Mainebiz, ScienceDaily and the Bangor Daily News advanced an effort from University of Maine scientists to develop more effective, safe, sustainable and affordable fish vaccines using nanocellulose.
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The Boothbay Register noted that the University of Maine Darling Marine Center and Downeast Institute, a marine science field station for the University of Maine at Machias, co-hosted the annual Science for Economic impact and Application (SEA) Fellows Summer Science Symposium virtually on Aug. 10. More than 70 people participated in the virtual event, which […]
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A Celebration of Student Research and Creative Activity at the University of Maine will be held daily, Aug. 23–27, from 1:30–2:30 p.m. in the Collins Center for the Arts. The free public events will include a live, student-led performance, an undergraduate student research highlight, and a TedX-style talk from a UMaine faculty member. They are […]
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