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Television News Covers 4-H Fundraising Event

Presque Isle’s Channel 8 (WAGM) covered the culmination of the 4-H/Tractor Supply Company’s paper clover fundraising campaign to benefit the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H youth-development program. Del’s Farm Store presented a group of 4-H members a check for $833 to support local 4-H programs and activities.

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UMaine Economist Comments in State Credit Article

Jim McConnon, University of Maine Cooperative Extension business and economics specialist and professor of economics, provided perspective for a Bangor Daily News report on the recent downgrade of Maine’s credit rating by Fitch Ratings.

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Mayewski in MPBN Discussion on Antarctica

Paul Mayewski, director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, joined Maine Public Broadcasting Network “Maine Calling” host Keith Shortall for a Jan. 23, on-air discussion with Damariscotta writer Jason Anthony, author of Hoosh: Roast Penguin, Scurvy Day, and Other Stories of Antarctic Cuisine, and Jeff Inglis, managing editor of the Portland Phoenix and […]

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UMaine Visiting Artists Series Announced

The University of Maine Intermedia MFA program has announced the presenters for its Spring 2013 Visiting Artist Series, Jan. 17–April 30 in Lord Hall. They include artist, writer and teacher Iain Kerr; artist Ilana Boltvinik; photographer and videographer Miranda Clark; interdisciplinary artists Hasan Elahi and Erin Manning; co-authors Patsy Baudoin, John Bell and Nick Montfort; […]

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Waldron Comments in Report on System Funding

Janet Waldron, senior vice president for administration and finance at the University of Maine, was interviewed for a Bangor Daily News article about Gov. Paul LePage’s budget proposal for state support of the University of Maine System. The proposal would require a $1.2 million budget cut for UMaine, the flagship campus.

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Fried Comments on New Gubernatorial Poll

University of Maine Professor of Political Science Amy Fried was interviewed for a Channel 7 (WVII) report Jan. 22 about a new political poll in Maine that indicates Republican Gov. Paul LePage could win a three-way election challenge next year, but would not do as well in a two-way race.

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New UMaine Food Scraps Composting System Featured

The Bangor Daily News has reported on the new advanced composting facility at the University of Maine, which is expected to convert as much as a ton per day of dining hall food scraps to soil enhancers for university gardens and farms.

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Portland Newspaper Cites UMaine Concerts Study

A Portland Daily Sun article about the growth of Bangor Waterfront Concerts included a reference to a recent study by University of Maine Professor of Economics Todd Gabe, who found that the outdoor performances have generated more than $30 million in local spending, in addition to other economic benefits over the last three years.

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