The university system is getting 23 percent of its food from local growers and producers, and is on track to spend $1.5 million on goods from 134 Maine food producers this fiscal year.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine researchers explore link between climate change and Lyme disease
Academic and health care investigators are learning more about the complex web of factors driving the expansion of tick habitat, including global warming.
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Posted inMeet, Source
How and why Hillary Morin Peterson happened upon a whole new species of wasp in Harpswell
She was doing battle with invasive moths (using science).
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
UMaine’s Old Town mill project will ensnare taxpayers, companies warn
Two that lost a bid to create renewable energy at a vacant paper mill file appeals, saying ConEdison Solutions hasn’t outlined the cost of a venture likely to exceed $100 million.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Local & State
In death, Maine writer Elizabeth Ilgenfritz leaves a legacy
Scholarships in her honor will help midcoast writers follow their passion.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Drawing out-of-state students one way to boost growth
Rising enrollment from outside Maine will help attract the next generation of workers.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Surge in out-of-state enrollment boosts UMaine System’s finances
The main campus in Orono and the University of Southern Maine both see jumps in revenue from non-state students, who pay much higher tuition.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education, Science
UMaine student discovers new species of wasp in Harpswell – and it doesn’t sting
Hillary Morin Peterson of Brunswick, now a grad student in Pennsylvania, named the insect in honor of her home state.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Out-of-state enrollment in UMaine System soars
The increase is good news for the system’s financial bottom line.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
UMA’s Rebecca Wyke to seek new hires, strategic plan
At the helm since June, the president looks to fill key vacancies and invite the public to help craft the school’s mission.