Maine

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State partnership overcomes urgent shortage of key N95 mask testing materials

The University of Maine has manufactured more than 2,200 bottles of testing solutions required to perform aerosol fit tests of N95 masks in accordance with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration protocols for testing Personal Protective Equipment. Maine public sector enforcement guidance requires that state and local government health care employers perform an initial qualitative fit test for […]

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Food waste in a garbage can

Combating organic waste a goal for Maine Food Production Leadership Council

Helping Maine businesses find food waste solutions is the focus of the Maine Food Production Leadership Council, developed as part of a collaborative project led by a team of University of Maine students and faculty in connection with the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions. Susanne Lee, executive-in-residence at the Maine Business School […]

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Media share Extension’s announcement for community garden guidelines 

Morning Ag Clips, Boothbay Register, Turner Publishing and Centralmaine.com shared a news release about University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s guidelines for community gardens during the COVID-19 outbreak based on CDC recommendations. Community Garden Guidelines in the Time of Social Distancing includes recommendations for at-risk individuals, how to support social distancing, manage the numbers of gardeners, and […]

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Media highlight Extension’s online farm coaching resources

Morning Ag Clips, Penobscot Bay Pilot and Daily Bulldog shared a news release about the University of Maine Cooperative Extension offering free online farm coaching, help with stress management and communication, and problem-solving on the farm and within families. Farm Coaching: Supporting Relationships for Farm Success features resources for stress reduction, improved communication and family […]

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Times Record interviews Mech about browntail moth caterpillar

The Times Record interviewed Angela Mech, assistant professor of forest entomology at the University of Maine, about the concentration and dangers of the browntail moth caterpillar in the state. The dark brown caterpillars can be identified by their white stripes and red and orange dots. According to the article, they have toxic hairs that, when […]

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Maine AgrAbility webinar focuses on farmer stress, resilience

Maine AgrAbility will offer a free webinar for farmers examining increased stress due to the impacts of COVID-19, and available resources, from 1–2 p.m. May 20. Stress, Resilience, and Resources: Responding to the Impacts of COVID-19 on Farms webinar topics will include how people are managing multiple stressors, how communities are developing support systems, and […]

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Community Learning for Maine website launch event announced

The nonprofit Rural Aspirations Project will host a virtual launch for its new website, Community Learning for Maine (CL4ME) on Thursday, May 14 from 4–5 p.m. on Zoom. The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development helped develop the site, with associate professor of educational leadership Catharine Biddle serving in an advisory role […]

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Press Herald reports on UMaine’s upcoming virtual summer orientation

The Portland Press Herald reported on the University of Maine’s decision to develop and host a Virtual Student Orientation Experience in early June as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The orientation will help students become acquainted with UMaine and its many offerings. It will provide information about registering for classes, student services and campus […]

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Media highlight Extension’s ‘Victory Garden for ME’ video series

The Piscataquis Observer, Morning Ag Clips and Centralmaine.com shared a press release about the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s eight-part video series for first-time gardeners titled “A Victory Garden for ME.” The free series provides an overview of vegetable gardening, from how to get started and what to plant to tending and harvesting the home […]

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