The Daily Bulldog shared an announcement from the Greater Franklin Food Council that it, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Natural Resource Conservation Service will host an online and teleconference meeting to help Franklin County farmers cope with new obstacles presented by the coronavirus pandemic. The conference will be held at 1 p.m. […]
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The Bangor Daily News included the University of Maine Museum of Art’s new virtual tours in a roundup of online activities to do at home on the weekend. The virtual tours of current exhibits will be offered each Friday, the BDN reported.
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Melissa Maginnis, associate professor of microbiology, talked with WVII (Channel 7) about origins of the COVID-19/coronavirus name. The World Health Organization named the disease COVID-19 — CO for corona, VI for virus, D for disease and 19 for 2019, the year it started. Maginnis, a virologist, said COVID-19 refers to the disease caused by the […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed University of Maine student teachers Kaylee Grindle and Olivia Murphy, both seniors, about employing innovative remote learning techniques to educate and stay virtually connected with youth. Grindle logs onto a Facebook group created for parents of her first-grade students at Dedham School to check in with children and film herself […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed University of Maine junior Bridget Fehrs for its story about remote learning. Fehrs was slated to visit Ireland with her rugby team over spring break, but the trip was postponed to August. Fehrs said she understands the need to practice social distancing, despite some challenges she believes online classes will […]
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The Ellsworth American noted efforts of Maine Sea Grant and University of Maine Cooperative Extension in a story about seafood harvesters directly marketing their catch. Maine Sea Grant recently sent a flyer to oyster growers with advice about directly marketing their shellfish online, at farm stands or farmers’ markets, or at their farms. UMaine Extension […]
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Daily Bulldog and The Piscataquis Observer posted the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s user-friendly webpage featuring links to recently completed resources related to COVID-19. UMaine Extension: Connecting with Maine Communities During COVID-19 lists diverse resources available to the public, including guidelines for farmers, educational resources for parents and children, and established services that have been […]
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The Piscataquis Observer shared that Trisha Smith, home horticulture aide with University of Maine Cooperative Extension Piscataquis County, will host a live Zoom conference version of the Fourth Friday Plant Clinic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, March 27. To access through PC, Mac or smartphone: https://maine.zoom.us/j/146882821. On a telephone, enter Meeting ID: 146 […]
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University of Maine alumnus Noah Oppenheim talked with the Los Angeles Times for a story about environmental groups urging Americans to eat more fish during the coronavirus pandemic. Oppenheim, who earned a dual master’s degree in marine biology and marine policy and was based at the Darling Marine Center, now is executive director of Pacific […]
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Teen Vogue interviewed University of Maine students Rachel Davidson and Gabriela Reyes Jusino for its story about college seniors finding creative ways to celebrate as courses were moved online in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak. Davidson and friends had planned to participate in what originally was planned as a small mock graduation ceremony in […]
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