Jon Ippolito, professor of new media and director of digital curation at the University of Maine, spoke with WFVX (FOXX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) about AI classroom disruptions and how AI could be integrated in professional and classroom settings.
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Maine Public interviewed Adam Daigneault, director of the University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources, about a new state law requiring woodland owners to report contracts they’ve entered with forest carbon offset programs “If anything, that’ll help move the conversation forward about what is the role of forest carbon credits and carbon offsets in how […]
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Sophia Cameron, a city of Bangor intern who recently earned her master’s degree from the University of Maine, spoke with News Center Maine, about efforts to protect the city’s ash trees from emerald ash borer. “If we were to do nothing, all of those trees would likely die over the next 10 years,” she said. […]
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In a segment titled “Stories of childlessness, by choice or by chance,” the Vermont Public radioshow “Vermont Edition” featured Amy Blackstone, University of Maine sociology professor who researches why some people opt out of parenting.
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David Handley, a vegetable and small fruit specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with News Center Maine about Extension’s soil testing service, which can help gardeners evaluate the quality of their soil.
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For nearly a decade, Amanda Gavin has studied and conserved lakes, including many in Maine, that provide drinking water and support agriculture. Today, she’s investigating what the future may hold for tens of thousands of crystalline blue lakes within an Arctic country experiencing rapid ecological change: Greenland. More frequent heat waves, drought, heavy rain and […]
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NBC News, People Magazine, FOX, the New York Post, India Today, New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV), WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor), WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland), The Bump and other news outlets nationwide highlighted Joan Alexander, who earned her Bachelor of Science in Education from UMaine more than six decades after she started working toward […]
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HuffPost interviewed Mary Ellen Camire, professor of food science and human nutrition, about the health benefits of fiber and how it can help reduce the risk of colon cancer. Fiber is often prebiotic, meaning it’s food for probiotic bacteria, Camire said. Probiotics help rebuild and balance people’s microbiome. “When the bacteria get a nice fiber […]
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PEOPLE magazine featured Jules Hathaway of Veazie, Maine, who is 73 years old and recently graduated with a master’s degree in student development in higher education from the University of Maine.
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Mainebiz reported on a new program led by the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development state’s rural educators thrive by supporting them at key points in their careers. Rural Thrive: The Rural Educator Resilience Project launched this school year with a $3.3 million Congressionally Directed Spending award secured in Fiscal Year 2024 […]
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