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BDN highlights UMaine research in 2024 overview of PFAS mitigation efforts

The Bangor Daily News highlighted research from the University of Maine in 2024 that aided statewide efforts to research, inform and protect communities from a group of chemicals known as PFAS. UMaine efforts include research to develop coatings free of PFAS for food wrappers and other paper products by using seaweed and tree pulp; and […]

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Kennebec Journal interviews Birkel on extreme weather in Maine

The Kennebec Journal interviewed Maine state climatologist Sean Birkel on how extreme weather patterns, such as the December 2023 flooding along the Kennebec River, will affect Maine in the future. Birkel said events like the flooding last December will get more severe with climate change. “We’re much more uncertain about the frequency part,” Birkel said. […]

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Press Herald cites overdose statistics from state, UMaine partnership

The Portland Press Herald cited a data visualization on drug overdose deaths compiled with data from the Monthly Overdose Report from the Maine Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and the University of Maine. The visualization showed a year-to-year decrease in overdose deaths starting in 2023 and the potential for the state to have the […]

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CBS 5 highlights research from UMaine on virtual volunteer work

WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor) highlighted a report on virtual volunteering that was co-authored by researchers at the University of Maine Center on Aging. The report found that volunteer work performed entirely and partly online is increasing. Virtual and hybrid volunteers contributed more than 1.2 billion service hours in 2023, representing $41.5 billion in economic […]

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Inside Climate News interviews Klein on Eastport renewable energy project

Inside Climate News interviewed Sharon Klein, associate professor of economics at the University of Maine, on Eastport’s efforts to become energy resilient and serve as a model of energy independence for remote communities. Klein said the success of the Eastport project still relies on a few unknowns, such as the balancing capabilities of the grid […]

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Media highlight hazing education efforts led by Allan

Following President Joe Biden’s signing of a new anti-hazing bill, Forbes, The Spokesman-Review and the Seattle Times highlighted efforts from Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education leadership at the University of Maine, to educate on campus hazing and advocate for anti-hazing laws. Allan’s research from 2008 found that 55% of college students are involved in organizations […]

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Maine Athletics, New Balance announce new seven-year agreement

The University of Maine has entered a new seven-year agreement with New Balance Athletics, the official footwear and apparel provider for the Black Bears. The agreement continues the commitment by New Balance to provide uniforms, apparel, accessories and footwear to Maine’s 17 varsity programs. New Balance also recently announced its continued commitment to the Black […]

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ABC 8, Press Herald cite research from budworm task force

WMTW (ABC 8 in Portland) and the Portland Press Herald highlighted research on budworm outbreaks from a state task force in which the University of Maine Cooperative Forestry Research Unit is a partner. The research states that every 30 to 60 years, there is an outbreak and severe defoliation. Maine is expected to have outbreak […]

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