WFVX (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor), WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor) and Maine Public covered the unveiling event at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center for the world’s largest 3D printer. The U.S. Sun, Tech Times, Interesting Engineering and the Associated Press also covered the unveiling. AP posted both a video and […]
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The New York Times interviewed Joshua Stoll, a University of Maine associate professor of marine policy, for a story on the challenge of keeping freshly caught seafood in local markets. Stoll discussed how the U.S. exports much of its seafood, a business worth approximately $5 billion in 2023. Supply chains for local markets have been […]
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WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor) and WFVX (Fox 22 in Bangor) highlighted the Maine Meal Packout event, held on Tuesday at the University of Maine Memorial Gym. Organized by the Honors College, hundreds of students and others volunteered to pack more than 56,800 meals that will be donated to food banks and pantries around the […]
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William Livingston, associate professor in the University of Maine School of Forest Resources, provided CentralMaine.com with insight into why places in Maine have a lot of fallen pine cones on the ground. Livingston discussed several contributing factors that have led to an unusually large amount of pine cones this year in Maine, such as the […]
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University of Maine student Aedan Bryant showed off his Rubik’s Cube solving skills on WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor) ahead of a Rubik’s Cube tournament in Skowhegan. Bryant participates in competitions around the U.S., ranks first in Maine for solving the puzzle in the fewest number of moves and has rankings in 10 other state […]
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Bangor Daily News featured Tori Jackson, a program administrator for University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in an article that overviewed tips for mapping land to best know how to utilize it. Jackson recommended estimating the cost of materials by using spreadsheets like graph paper to sketch individual projects to scale.
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Axios cited a data visualization from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute Climate Reanalyzer that illustrates the fluctuation of daily averages of North Atlantic sea surface temperatures from 1982-2024. The article gave pointers and other information on what to expect for the 2024 hurricane season.
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Tim Waring, University of Maine associate professor of social-ecological systems modeling, was featured as a panelist by Maine Public for an Earth Day-themed segment of the show “Maine Calling” about the future of climate change. The show explored how the health of the plant is approached by both hope and fear, and which approach is […]
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WFVX (Fox 22 in Bangor) interviewed University of Maine Process Development Center Director Colleen Walker for a recurring segment that features University of Maine leaders and experts every other week on Friday evenings. Walker discussed innovation, sustainability and how the development center is facilitating both. An ongoing focus of the center, she said, is creating […]
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Maine Public featured Rob Glover, University of Maine associate professor of political science and associate professor of honors, as a panelist on the Friday, April 19, segment of “Maine Calling.” The show traced the philosophical roots of “social contracts” and examined how people today view their obligation toward other human beings.
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