Kaiser Health News and Undark interviewed University of Maine faculty fellow Dianne Kopec for articles about toxic per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, found in freshwater fish. Kopec said eating fish with high concentrations of PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” may be more harmful than mercury. “They’re both really nasty,” she said. The Scientific […]
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The Bangor Daily News and the Sun Journal promoted the University of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions hosting a talk, “Navigating Water Quality: Understanding the Impact and Perceptions of Boat-Generated Waves on an Alum Treated Lake in Maine” at 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 13. Visit the event webpage to register […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is inviting the public to the virtual 2023 Horticulture Keynote on the Wabanaki perspective on foodways from noon-1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16. Join Anthony Sutton, Passamaquoddy Tribe member from Sipayik and assistant professor of Native American studies and food systems at the University of Maine, for his presentation titled […]
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The Bangor Daily News promoted a talk, “Growing Maine’s Clean Energy Economy Through Workforce Development and Innovation” that the University of Maine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions will host at 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6, remotely via Zoom and in person at 107 Norman Smith Hall. Visit the event webpage to […]
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The Franklin Journal, the Bangor Daily News and Morning Ag Clips promoted the virtual 2023 Horticulture Keynote on the Wabanaki perspective on foodways, hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension from noon-1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16. Interested participants are invited to join Anthony Sutton, Passamaquoddy Tribe member from Sipayik and assistant professor of Native American […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk, “Growing Maine’s Clean Energy Economy Through Workforce Development and Innovation” at 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6. Supported by the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan, the Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) established the Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) to […]
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MMainebiz, WABI (Channel 5), Maine Public and WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) featured a forum about the University of Maine Energy Center (UMEC) project, an effort to upgrade the Central Steam Plant so it can have 100% renewable energy capacity. “The new facility will be super modern. It will be composed of three dual fuel […]
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University of Maine student Kate Flynn is worked with Sodexo Dining Services and other key partners to introduce a UMaine community fridge initiative that offers free, surplus cafeteria food to anyone in the campus community. The new Black Bear Community Fridge, located across from the University Bookstore on the first floor of the Memorial Union, […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Sun Journal and Morning Ag Clips shared that the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk, “Transforming Food Systems through Agroecology” at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 30. Registration is required, and can be done on the event webpage.
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk, “Transforming Food Systems through Agroecology” at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 30. In this talk, Ernesto Méndez, professor of agroecology at the University of Vermont, will define agroecology and discuss how it can bring together farmers, academics, […]
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