In a compilation of quotes from expert sources for a story on land conservation and wildlife, Newsweek included commentary from Noah Charney, assistant professor of conservation biology at the University of Maine. “When companies come in and fence off land, drive heavy machinery, build roads and divert water, these cause major changes to the local […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Karyn Sporer, chair and associate professor of sociology at the University of Maine, on a digitally-altered picture of evidence that was posted to the Westbrook Police Department’s social media. “Mainers have always been entering these situations with their eyes wide open and with a healthy skepticism of the police,” Sporer […]
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BBC interviewed Brian McGill, professor of ecological modeling at the University of Maine, on the Biosphere 2 experiment. Conducted in the 1990s, a small team tried to survive in a hermetically sealed space containing replicas of Earth’s ecosystems. McGill suggested the biosphere’s pollinators may have died off because the glass enclosure blocked ultraviolet light, which […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Manjot Sidhu, University of Maine Cooperative Extension assistant Extension professor of horticulture and ornamental horticulture specialist, on the springtime conditions for growing crops this year. In an ideal world for crops, temperatures would gradually increase from the 40s to the 70s between April and June, Sidhu said.
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The New York Times cited two data visualizations from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer to show how a heat wave passed through Europe.
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Between high school and his graduation from the University of Maine in May, Dustin Hill has changed directions a few times — and led a few different lives by some measures. He has two degrees, two children, a wife and veteran status. “If you could go back and talk to 16/17 year old Dustin, you […]
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In the early 1990s as a student at Belfast Area High School, Rusty Brown (’98, ’01G) admits that he was “floundering” somewhat on his educational journey. At a particularly low moment, coming off a three day out-of-school suspension, a guidance counselor suggested that he might be a good candidate for Upward Bound (UB). Established by […]
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The University of Maine recognized 3,293 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2025 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 2,284 are from Maine, 960 are from 43 other states and 49 are from 18 countries other than the U.S. To be eligible for the full-time Dean’s List, a student […]
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Jason Entsminger, a University of Maine faculty member, has been recognized by peers in the National Association for Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP) for individual excellence in community development programming. The award was announced on June 11 during NACDEP’s conference in Charleston, West Virginia, and is the highest annual honor given by the professional organization. […]
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Forbes highlighted a resource from the University of Maine created to help graduate students learn how to use AI effectively and ethically.
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