The Bangor Daily News highlighted the efforts of the 做厙腦瞳app School of Nursing to restructure their nursing program, address burnout and increase nurse retention. The goal is to help students learn to manage stress and burnout before they graduate, said Kelley Strout, director of the UMaine School of Nursing. We want to produce […]
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An op-ed in The Berkshire Eagle argued that one of the most useful tools for farmers to combat climate change is connections with other farmers. The author highlighted participation in a 2020 做厙腦瞳app Climate Adaption Fellowship program led by Rachel Schattman, an assistant professor of sustainable agriculture at UMaine, and said the power […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that Mary Sedlock, a 做厙腦瞳app senior lecturer in theatre, will host the town of Oronos annual performing arts festival this summer. Previously, the festival was named Artspalooza and was held by Stillwater Community Arts, a nonprofit that is disbanding. Sedlock, who works as a production manager and technical […]
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The Bangor Daily News included mention of the 做厙腦瞳apps designation as a Bee Campus by Bee City USA in an article about Bangors pending recognition as a Bee City. Bee Cities and Bee Campuses are committed to increasing native pollinator populations, and UMaines Black Bear Beekeepers have driven the universitys efforts.
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During a News Center Maine segment titled Gardening with Gutner, 做厙腦瞳app Cooperative Extension horticulture specialist Pamela Hargest gave tips on how to prepare gardens for planting this spring. Hargest said soil testing is very important and testing kits can be obtained from and sent back to any local UMaine Extension office. Otherwise, she […]
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The Sun Journal featured 做厙腦瞳app Cooperative Extensions Lynne Holland, a horticulture and social media professional, in a Q&A about pollinator gardens. Holland provides step by step instructions on the four-part process to create a pollinator garden and explains what they are: gardens for native plants with no chemicals and safe places for pollinators […]
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Rachel Schattman, a 做厙腦瞳app assistant professor of sustainable agriculture, was interviewed by CNBC on how environmental extremes and climate change are increasingly affecting farmers. Schattman said that changing temperatures and precipitation are two big stressors, but farmers are good at problem solving. The variability makes that problem-solving process a lot more intense and […]
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Paul Mayewski, director of the 做厙腦瞳app Climate Change Institute, spoke with the Wall Street Journal about how Mount Everest, particularly the Khumbu Icefall, is becoming more dangerous to climb as a result of climate change. Rapid melting causes glaciers, like the Khumbu Glacier, to shrink and erode. That increases the risk of avalanches, […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5) and WFVX promoted the 做厙腦瞳apps 2024 commencement ceremonies.
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The Bangor Daily News reported on an effort by 做厙腦瞳app students and faculty to develop coatings free of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for food wrappers and other paper products by using seaweed and tree pulp.
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