WFVX (Fox 22/ABC 7) interviewed Kate Garland, a horticulture professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for a story about the popularity of picking fiddleheads. Garland said fiddleheads grow in Canada, New England and as far away as Tennessee, and that their growth this time of year is “staggering.”
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Maine native and University of Maine alumna Christina Cash has been named executive director at the UMaine Lobster Institute, effective May 17. Cash has been with the Lobster Institute since 2021, serving as the assistant director of communication and outreach, and more recently as interim director. Before joining the institute, Cash served as an advancement […]
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The National Science Foundation awarded $1.2 million to a University of Maine-led team of researchers to create a comprehensive semiconductor curriculum for high school students. Spearheaded by principal investigator Prabuddha Chakraborty and co-principal investigator Rosemary Smith from UMaine’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the team will devise lessons and coursework about developing semiconductors that […]
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Tucked away in a quiet, climate-controlled building on the University of Maine campus is a collection of old film. Donated to Fogler Library’s Special Collections by the James W. Sewall Company (Sewall) in 2019, the collection includes over 3,000 large canisters, each with a bright yellow “Kodak” sticker on the front and 250 photos contained […]
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Nicholas Giudice, professor of spatial computing at the University of Maine, co-authored an award winning paper about developing robot guide dogs to assist people with visual impairments. In an effort led by researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Giudice helped outline the first user-driven guidelines on the needs and design specifications for robot guide […]
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The Portland Press Herald highlighted a tour of the Williamsburg Forest that was part of the University of Maine Forest Climate Change Initiative, titled “Women’s Approach to Forest Climate Adaptation.” The forest is a remote, community owned woodland revitalized and operated by women.
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A University of Maine professor of communication and journalism, Nathan Stormer, was interviewed by PolitiFact on the usage and history of the term “ban” in relation to abortions. Stormer, who teaches classes in rhetoric and is an expert in abortion rhetoric, said the term is most prevalent when people are referring to making abortion illegal […]
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University of Maine assistant professor of special education Melissa Cuba and Adai Tefera, an associate professor of special education at the University of Arizona, have been awarded $50,000 from the William T. Grant Foundation for a collaborative study with Portland Public Schools. Their work aims to reduce administrative burdens and reimagine engagement with families of […]
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Jason Entsminger, assistant professor of entrepreneurship and innovation at the University of Maine Business School and a University of Maine Cooperative Extension small business specialist, was recognized as part of a multistate team that received a 2024 Partnership Award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The award, which […]
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More than 3,600 different species of bees are native to the U.S. Over the past century, their presence has significantly declined due to habitat loss, pesticide use and climate change. Up to 40% of pollinator species are at risk of extinction. Bees, moths, butterflies and other pollinators provide a key role in every ecosystem by […]
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