Sarah Nelson, a researcher with the University of Maine Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research, was interviewed for an article in the upstate New York North Country Now newspaper about UMaine research in the use of dragonfly larvae as bio-sentinels for mercury in lakes and streams in the Northeast. The Adirondack Lakes Survey Corporation […]
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WATERVILLE – More than 120 undergraduate animal and dairy science majors from 14 colleges throughout the Northeast U.S. and Canada will put their dairy farm knowledge to the test at the 2012 Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge Nov.1–3 at the Best Western Plus Waterville Grand Hotel. The Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge, being held in Maine for […]
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ELLSWORTH – The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is helping fuel the entrepreneurial spirit in Downeast-area business communities Nov. 1–2 with the first Hancock County Business Conference and Trade Show. Maine Gov. Paul LePage is scheduled to give a keynote address on Nov. 2. More than 100 representatives from area public- and private-sector businesses and […]
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Football and hockey games, food drive and craft fair are among the activities on tap.
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The Ellsworth American newspaper’s website has posted a University of Maine Cooperative Extension news release about the first Hancock County Business Conference and Trade Show scheduled in Ellsworth Nov. 1–2. Maine Gov. Paul LePage is scheduled to give the keynote address. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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The Bangor Daily News carried an article announcing the ESTIA Conference on “Slow Food, a Model for Sustainable and Healthy Living,” which is being held Oct. 26–27 at UMaine’s Wells Conference Center. More than 20 speakers, including U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine and several UMaine faculty members, will address topics such as understanding the […]
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Chris White, the University of Maine director of bands, was interviewed for a Channel 5 (WABI) report on the “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band’s sold-out Oct. 16 performance at the University of Maine’s Collins Center for the Arts. The concert was part of the band’s 31-day tour. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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University of Maine professor emeritus of mechanical engineering Dick Hill was interviewed for a Channel 2 (WLBZ) report on the benefits and economic savings potential of heat pump technology. Hill said he expects to save money following his installation of a heat pump, but the pump does have a limited capacity, especially at very cold […]
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University of Maine political scientist Mark Brewer was interviewed for a Seacoastonline article on the potential for passage of the same-sex marriage referendum facing Maine voters in November. Brewer said based on the grassroots campaigning by supporters, he thinks Maine will become the first state in the nation to endorse same-sex marriage at the ballot […]
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University of Maine professor Owen Smith, director of the Intermedia MFA Program, will have his video presentation “8 Transitions: video event works” presented as part of a celebration of the 100th birthday of composer John Cage. The event will be held on Oct. 20 at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Seattle. The Late […]
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