Janet Fairman, an associate research professor of education at the University of Maine, and Craig Mason, a professor with Maine Education Policy Research Institute and the Center for Research and Evaluation at UMaine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “Maine schools can do more to engage parents effectively to help students […]
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Boothbay Register published a University of Maine news release about University of Maine researcher Ivona Cetinić being one of four Maine scientists featured in The Oceanography Society’s “Women in Oceanography: The Next Decade,” a supplement to the December issue of “Oceanography” magazine. The report reviews progress in career advancement for female oceanographers over the last […]
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Mark Berry, president and CEO of the Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park, mentioned the organization’s partnership with the University of Maine during an interview with the Portland Press Herald. Berry said the institute, which is a nonprofit that works to inspire people to explore outside, has a partnership with UMaine that was developed through […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the Municipal Review Committee (MRC) voted unanimously to enter a development agreement with Maryland-based company Fiberight that wants to build a solid waste processing facility in Hampden that will turn trash into biofuel. The MRC hired a team of students from UMaine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) led by Hemant […]
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The Boothbay Register reported Damian Brady, an assistant research professor in the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences at the Darling Marine Center and assistant director for research at Maine Sea Grant, spoke at a January public meeting of the Damariscotta River Association (DRA). The meeting was held to discuss the Damariscotta Estuary, its […]
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The “Historical Atlas of Maine,” a geographical and historical interpretation of the state from the end of the last ice age to 2000, was recently reviewed on GeorgeSmithMaine.com. “It’s so big it’s hard to pick up, but it’s even harder to put down,” the review states of the book that culminates a 15-year scholarly project […]
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Ivona Cetinić plays with son Veles on a beach in Rhode Island after her four-week research cruise aboard R/V Endeavor (in background) in summer 2014. University of Maine researcher Ivona Cetinić is one of four Maine scientists featured in The Oceanography Society’s “Women in Oceanography: The Next Decade,” a supplement to the December issue of […]
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University of Maine marine scientist Pete Jumars was quoted in a ScienceInsider article about a report on the future of ocean research that was recently released by a National Research Council (NRC) panel. The report calls for cutting spending on major ocean infrastructure, such as new ships and fixed seafloor observatories, in order to increase […]
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University of Maine aquaculture facilities and research were quoted in articles by The Free Press titled “Farming the Blue Frontier.” One of the articles focused on the growth of Maine sea farms and mentioned the diverse products in the state. The article cited Sea & Reef Aquaculture, a company that is housed at UMaine’s Center […]
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New program allows Honors College students, faculty to work toward same goal of creating sustainable food systems.
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