Travis Blackmer, a research associate with the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions and lecturer in the School of Economics at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on how institutions, businesses and households can maximize the use of organic waste and […]
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A collaboration of groups and individuals will kick off the first Maine Composts Week on Sunday, May 7. The statewide event will promote reducing the amount of unused food, sharing unserved food with people who are food insecure and diverting unused food to composting and anaerobic digestion facilities to minimize the amount of food being […]
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An economic impact study conducted by the University of Maine was mentioned in a Mount Desert Islander report about the start of Bar Harbor’s cruise ship season. The first of the town’s 171 cruise ship visits is set for Sunday, April 23, according to the article. The UMaine study found that in 2016, passengers visiting […]
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The University of Maine Alumni Association and University Credit Union presented the Dirigo Award financial economics student Abby Bennet this April. Choosing the University of Maine came naturally for Oxford, ME, native Abby Bennett. “Of all the colleges I visited and toured, UMaine felt the most optimistic and homey,” Bennett said. “I loved that there […]
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A study released by the Maine Brewers’ Guild and conducted by the University of Maine School of Economics was cited in the Mainebiz report, “Next act: New challenges arise as craft brewing industry matures.” Craft breweries are no longer just competing in the beer industry, but in the bigger alcohol and beverage industry, according to […]
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The University of Maine’s College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture has named its Outstanding Graduating Undergraduate Students for 2017. They include: Afton Hupper, The Frank B. and Charles S. Bickford Memorial Prize Afton Hupper of St. George, Maine is an Honors student majoring in ecology and environmental sciences, with a concentration in sustainability, environmental […]
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One of the University of Maine’s top employee awards will be presented to administrative specialist Karen Moffett on April 25. Moffett, who works in the School of Economics, will receive the 2017 Outstanding Classified Employee Award. The award is sponsored by the Classified Employees Advisory Council and will be presented on April 25 at the […]
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Allyson Eslin of Bangor has been named the valedictorian and Joshua Patnaude of Sanford the salutatorian at the University of Maine for 2017. Between them, the two top students will receive a total of five degrees at UMaine’s 215th Commencement in Harold Alfond Sports Arena May 13. Eslin, who is also an honors student, will […]
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An economic impact study conducted by the University of Maine was mentioned in a WLBZ (Channel 2) report about the town of Bar Harbor’s proposal to turn one of its ferry terminals into a cruise ship hub. Town officials want to buy the ferry terminal off Eden Street from the state and create a maritime […]
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A 2011 waste characterization study by the University of Maine School of Economics was cited in a Portland Press Herald article about the launch of the state’s first municipal food waste collection programs. The two pilot programs will offer free, weekly curbside pickup of food scraps in select South Portland and Scarborough neighborhoods. Based on […]
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