WVII (Channel 7) cited the University of Maine’s efforts to develop the forest industry workforce and train pulp and paper engineers in a story about Maine’s Forest Opportunity Roadmap (FOR/Maine). Mainebiz also reported on the workforce development efforts that are part of the FOR/Maine initiative.
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the April 9 Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit hosted by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine. The Mitchell Center is launching a statewide education campaign aimed at reducing food waste and encouraging food rescue, recycling and donation.
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The Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center at the University of Maine has announced the Spring 2021 faculty awards. The Center’s mission includes demonstrating the immediacy and applicability of humanities studies, and it supports programs and projects fostering intellectual curiosity, critical reflection and creative innovation. Susan Camp, adjunct associate professor of art, received funding for ”Duet,” a collaborative […]
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The Women’s Forest Congress noted that Jessica Leahy, Henry W. Saunders Distinguished Professor in Forestry at the University of Maine, has joined the ranks of its advisory council in a news release.
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News Center Maine interviewed University of Maine 2021 Valedictorian Bailey West and Salutatorian Drew Bennett. “So this summer, I’ll be at The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor for their summer student program, conducting research and then in the fall I’ll be attending the John Hopkins University School of Medicine for their Ph.D. program in pathobiology,” […]
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Maine Public interviewed Natalie Michelle, a research assistant with the University of Maine who also is establishing an intertribal climate change coalition, discussed the impacts of climate change on Indigenous people on a recent segment of “Maine Calling.”
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The Bangor Daily News and Centralmaine.com advanced a talk about how alternative seafood networks can support resilient fishing communities hosted by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine from 3–4 p.m. on Monday, April 19. Visit the event webpage to for more information and to register.
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Two Maine music therapists and a Maine-based theater producer and director will present the results of their pandemic-related workshops on April 16 and April 23 as part of the Jack Pine Project, a community arts project organized by the Maine Folklife Center, Maine Studies Program and Hutchinson Center at the University of Maine. Both of […]
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Research led by University of Maine glaciologist Kristin Schild to quantify and predict iceberg melting rates has received NASA New (Early Career) Investigator Program (NIP) in Earth Science funding. Schild received one of 38 NASA NIP awards and is the first Maine-based researcher to receive the triennial recognition since 2003. The assistant research professor with […]
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A Bangor Daily News column by U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree highlighted the April 9 Maine Forest Bioeconomy Summit, which will feature Jake Ward, University of Maine vice president for innovation and economic development, and Adam Daigneault, assistant professor of forest, conservation and recreation policy, as panelists in discussions of sustainable forestry and climate change and […]
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