News Center Maine reported that University of Maine researchers Greg Porter, a professor of plant, soil and environmental science, and Ek Han Tan, an assistant professor of plant genetics, are developing DNA-based tools that will speed introduction of new potato varieties. Fresh Plaza also reported on the research. Potato News Today shared the News Center […]
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Anne Lichtenwalner, director of the University of Maine Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about caring for newborn livestock rejected by their mother.
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The Maine Monitor talked with John Daigle, a professor of forest recreation management in the University of Maine School of Forest Resources, about state and federal initiatives to prevent emerald ash borer infestation in Maine.
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Food influences almost every facet of life. It nourishes people, helps define cultures and fuels the agriculture, aquaculture, fishing, hospitality and tourism industries, among others. How best to obtain, consume, preserve, distribute and regulate food drives various aspects of health care, science and politics. As food science innovation coordinator for the University of Maine’s School […]
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VillageSoup advanced a talk by Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, a University of Maine professor of clinical nutrition, on the health benefits of consuming wild blueberries at noon on March 30. This Zoom event is part of Merryspring’s Online Winter Talk Series. Request more information and a Zoom link by emailing info@merryspring.org.
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Rob Dumas, University of Maine food science innovation coordinator, talked with the Bangor Daily News about the contents of poultry giblet bags and how to prepare and cook the contents properly.
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot highlights video interviews with registered dietitian nutritionists who are University of Maine alumni and faculty conducted by the Maine Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (MAND) Public Policy Panel to celebrate National Registered Dietitian Nutritionists Day on March 10.
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To celebrate National Registered Dietitian Nutritionists Day on March 10, the Maine Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (MAND) Public Policy Panel has created a series of short videos with Maine registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) working in various settings to share their professional experiences and how their work has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many […]
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Four faculty-led innovation teams have been selected to participate in the fourth cohort of the University of Maine’s Maine Innovation Research and Technology Accelerator program (MIRTA). MIRTA assists UMaine researchers in advancing public and commercial application of their discoveries. The teams dedicate 20 hours a week for 16 weeks to market research, intellectual property analysis […]
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CNN and ClickOrlando.com cited University of Maine Lobster Institute statistics in reporting that a rare yellow lobster was caught off the coast of Maine. MSN and ABC 57 (in South Bend) shared the CNN story.
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