News Center Maine and Spectrum News featured the ground station used to monitor and communicate with Maine’s first small research satellite. MESAT1 was designed, built and tested by University of Maine students and faculty in collaboration with the University of Southern Maine, a trio of K-12 schools, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation and the Wells […]
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News Center Maine and FOX22/ABC7 in Bangor reported the Northern Light sightings from the state of Maine. Shawn Laatsch, director of the Versant Power Astronomy Center, explained the reasoning behind the increased sightings. “Aurora are exceptionally beautiful but sort of illusive, if you will, these northern lights that light up our sky. And they’re coming […]
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The Portland Press Herald discusses how climate change is affecting the timing of Maine’s fall foliage. Daniel Hayes, associate professor of geospatial analysis and remote sensing with the University of Maine School of Forest Resources, highlighted the factors that make predicting the foliage changes challenging and may impact tourism.
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FOX22/ABC7 in Bangor featured Daniel Puhlman, assistant professor of family studies at the University, to discuss how parents can effectively engage with teachers on matters involving their kids.
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The Portland Press Herald highlighted Elizabeth Allan, an University of Maine professor and founder of StopHazing, and her research and outreach efforts to address hazing. Allan emphasizes the importance of addressing the hazing in schools and increased measures for preventing such incidents.
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension assistant professor and Maine sustainable agriculture and livestock educator Rachel White on informal livestock swaps, which offer farmers a way to exchange unwanted animals but pose disease transmission risks. White highlights the benefit of online sales to allow for better inquiries into animals’ health and […]
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Maine Morning Star interviewed Susanne Lee, University of Maine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, about a food waste study from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and aided by her and other UMaine researchers, Resource Recycling Systems in Michigan and the Center for EcoTechnology in Massachusetts. “We have been saying for so […]
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Versant Astronomy Center provides the community a chance to explore the night sky every Friday at 8 p.m. guided by volunteer astronomers. Director Shawn Laatsch emphasizes the connection between astronomy and the university’s engineering projects, enhancing the educational experience for visitors reported by News Center Maine.
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The University of Maine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will present the 2024 Maine Heritage Lecture at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17 in the Bodwell Area at the Collins Center for the Arts, with a reception to follow at the Hudson Museum. This year’s lecturer is Laura Artesani, professor of music in the […]
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Kristy Hamilton’s path to her undergraduate degree took a few twists and turns. After working in various fields for over two decades, the mom of two finally got her opportunity when she started working at the University of Maine Foundation. By taking classes through her employee tuition waiver, Hamilton is on the precipice of completing […]
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