University of Maine geologist and research professor Ed Grew was interviewed by Channel 7 (WVII) for a 10 p.m. news report about two newly discovered minerals, edgrewite and hydroxledgrewite, named for him by two Russian geologists.
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An article in the Bangor Daily News about the rising cost of milk production in Maine cited information from a University of Maine Cooperative Extension report that estimated the average cost to produce 100 pounds of milk is about $30, which is considered high according to Julie-Marie Bickford, executive director of the Maine Dairy Industry, […]
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The Bangor Daily News carried a feature article on the UMaine Greens Project, a student run, year-round greenhouse operation supervised by Eric Gallandt, associate professor of weed ecology and chair of the UMaine Department of Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences, which supplies the university dining commons with fresh salad greens. The project supplements the university’s […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the Maine Beginning Farmer Resource Network being introduced by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension this week at the Maine Agricultural Trade Show in Augusta to provide basic information and support services for beginning farmers in Maine.
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Beach Night Money Madness will be the theme at the Harold Alfond Sports Arena Tuesday, Jan. 22, when the UMaine men’s basketball team takes on Vermont at 7 p.m. A $500 prize will be awarded to the best-dressed beach-attired fan, in addition to other runners-up awards. The first 500 UMaine students will receive free Black […]
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Old Town science students part of UMaine research on mercury contamination.
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UMaine Extension launching online Beginning Farmer Resource Network.
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The Coastal and Marine Mercury Ecosystem Research Collaborative (C-MERC), led by the Toxic Metals Superfund Research Program at Dartmouth College with support from the Maine Sea Grant College Program at the University of Maine, has released a report, “Sources to Seafood: Mercury Pollution in the Marine Environment,” focusing on the pathways and consequences of mercury […]
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