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Channel 5 Brook Trout Report Cites UMaine Angler Research

In a report on brook trout fishing in Maine, Channel 5 (WABI) reported that, according to a University of Maine School of Economics book trout study from 1991, nearly 90 percent of people who fish in the state prefer to fish for brook trout above any other type of fish. The report was based on […]

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Coyote Art Article Cites Wildlife Ecologist’s Research

An article in the Bangor Daily News about a planned Belfast art exhibit featuring coyote sculptures and paintings refers to coyote research done by University of Maine wildlife ecology professor Dan Harrison and Walter Jakubas of the state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. One of the artists, Geri Vistein of Washington, Maine, a conservation […]

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National 4-H Notes Maine Project Success

The National 4-H Council has posted a report on its “Join the Revolution of Responsibility” website about a $4,000 grant from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Engaging Youth, Serving Communities program that helped a fundraising effort by students at Sebasticook Valley Middle and Nokomis Regional High schools in Newport to raise $6,000 to […]

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Press Herald Interviews Lichtenwalner about West Nile Virus

In an article about two reported cases of West Nile Virus in Maine, the Portland Press Herald interviewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension veterinarian Anne Lichtenwalner, director of UMaine’s Animal Health Lab, who said UMaine can test dead birds for the virus. Birds are among the common carriers of the disease, which is spread by […]

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BDN Advances Aquaculture Open House Days

The Bangor Daily News carried an article advancing this week’s open houses and public tours of the University of Maine’s Aquaculture Research Institute facilities in Walpole, Franklin and Orono. Visitors can expect a showcase of research activities and tours of the facilities at each site starting at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 23 and Friday, […]

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UMaine Brook Trout Study Cited in Invasives Article

A 1991 University of Maine School of Economics study on the popularity of brook trout fishing in Maine’s fresh waters was cited in a Portland Press Herald article on threats to the species from the illegal practice of stocking invasive non-native invasive fish into ponds and lakes. The UMaine research showed that nearly 90 percent […]

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Report on UMaine Economist’s Honor

University of Maine assistant professor of economics Sharon Wagner was one of a dozen AmeriCorps alumni to be recognized for their service to their communities and to leadership during a “Champion of Change” ceremony at the White House last week, according to an article in the Bangor Daily News. Wagner served as an AmeriCorps National […]

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Sculpture Symposium Tour Set for Thursday

The University of Maine Division of Lifelong Learning is offering a bus tour Thursday in conjunction with the ongoing Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium (SISS) to sites where sculptures from previous symposia have been installed. The narrated, daylong tour begins at 9 a.m. at UMaine, where the current symposium is being held in partnership with the […]

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Wood Science Faculty, Students to be Honored

University of Maine professor of forest resources Doug Gardner will officially become a fellow of the Society of Wood Science and Technology (SWST) and other UMaine faculty members and students will be honored for their work this week at the SWST meeting in Beijing, China. SWST recognizes fellows for their significant contributions to the wood […]

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