The Portland Press Herald, Mainebiz, Maine Public, Earth.com, News Center Maine, Penobscot Bay Pilot, WGME (CBS 13 in Portland) and Seacoastonline highlighted a new study by researchers at the University of Maine that revealed lobsters in the Gulf of Maine are abandoning their traditional rocky habitats for open areas. This significant behavioral shift, potentially driven […]
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The Bangor Daily News featured University of Maine alumnus Milo Rossi, who rekindled his passion for archaeology while studying anthropology at UMaine and has become a leading social media content creator in the field. Rossi is dedicated to debunking archaeological pseudoscience and promoting accurate scientific knowledge in an engaging way. He gave a free talk […]
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Mainebiz, WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor), the Bangor Daily News and WFVX (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) reported on a $16 million donation from the estate of University of Maine alumnus Pierre Labat and his wife, Catherine, which marks the largest individual gift to UMaine Athletics. The donation will create the Pierre D. Labat and […]
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WFVX (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) and WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor) reported on the 11th annual march against domestic violence at the University of Maine, where students raise awareness and honor victims of domestic violence. The event included speeches from Senator Susan Collins and Title IX representatives who spoke toward support systems and how […]
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MarthaStewart.com featured Lynne Holland, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension horticulture and social media professional, as an expert on how to protect flowers from frost to survive cold fronts. Light frost can destroy entire flower beds without the protection of barriers, such as old linens or frost blankets. Preemptive watering can also help protect plants. […]
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News Center Maine highlighted the effort of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension tick lab to track ticks migrating into new areas of Maine and determine in what conditions they thrive. UMaine undergraduate students Sarah Manning, Madison Gordon and Alyssa Marini have compiled data on ticks from 20 residential properties since the summer.
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WFVX (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) covered the 2024 University of Maine Homecoming weekend. A record number of UMaine alumni returned to campus for football, tailgating, hockey games and campus tours.
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Nearing the end of the Magic: The Gathering Regional Championship in Denver, Aiden Lamson said the convention room was no longer crowded and loud. The last day of the weekend-long competition, where he had played about 20 hours of the card game over two days, was a solemn sanctuary of the best, or perhaps luckiest, […]
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University of Maine at Machias Dean and Campus Director Megan Walsh has been elected to membership in the American Antiquarian Society (AAS), a 212-year-old national research library and community of learners dedicated to discovering and sharing a deeper understanding of the American past. Walsh joins more than 1,100 members from 48 states, the District of […]
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A Black Hawk Helicopter from the Maine Army National Guard will be landing in Lengyel Field at the University of Maine at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 23. This is part of a recruiting event hosted by the National Guard and UMaine` ROTC. The helicopter will be on display for several hours and will conduct several […]
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