Maine public school teachers in their first three years in the classroom are invited to the Rural Thrive Foundations fall 2025 retreat at the University of Maine at Presque Isle on Friday, Nov. 7. The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development launched Rural Thrive: The Rural Educator Resilience Project last school year […]
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Shawn Laatsch, director of the Versant Power Astronomy Center at the University of Maine, spoke with the New Hampshire PBS program “Windows of the Wild” about the Appalachian Mountain Club’s See The Dark festival and the importance of preserving Maine’s access to a starry sky.
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Maine Public featured Richard Corey, director and co-founder of the University of Maine VEMI lab, on its show “Maine Calling” in a segment titled “A.I. in Everyday Life.”
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News Center Maine, the Bangor Daily News, the Portland Press Herald, WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) and WFFX (Channel 7 in Bangor) reported on the unveiling of the New Balance Track & Field and Soccer Complex and the renovated Shawn Walsh Hockey Center and Alfond Arena on Sept. 27. “When something new and well done […]
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Maine Public, News Center Maine and WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) reported on the first Land and Sea Farmer Wellness Forum hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Among the topics of discussion was a survey in which nearly half of farmers and fishermen in the state say they struggle to access health care due […]
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Campus Safety magazine reported on a University of Maine study which shows that having strong campus relationships greatly improves the likelihood of reporting a hazing incident. Devin Franklin, the study’s lead author and a Ph.D. student in higher education, explained that hazing prevention operates on three levels: primary prevention to shift attitudes before incidents occur, […]
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Maine residents are worried about the possibility of the brown recluse spider migrating further north and into Maine woods, but experts say this isn’t a concern. University of Maine Cooperative Extension Entomoglist Charles Armstrong spoke with WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) about possible recluse sightings in the state.
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Mosquito-borne Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) has been reported in a Maine resident for the first time this year. EEE has been found in state animals, despite the lower mosquito population. University of Maine biology and ecology professor Allison Gardner spoke with Spectrum News about the disease.
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University of Maine Professor Elizabeth Allan authored multiple op-eds on hazing incidents and how to prevent them in the Saint Louis Post Dispatch, The San Diego Tribune, and The Virginia-Pilot on ‘Danny’s Law.’
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Three undergraduate students studying mechanical engineering at the University of Maine are working with recyclable plastic and wood material to create a sustainable resource for the U.S. Army. In collaboration with 3D printing company re:3D Inc. in Austin, Texas, the UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center is identifying viable mixtures of wood, paper or cardboard […]
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