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UMaine center to host talk on storytelling Nov. 22

November 15, 2021November 10, 2021

ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine is scheduled to host a talk, from 3 to 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 22, about how storytelling can inform collaboration and vice versa. Storytelling has been around for as long as human history. While scientists traditionally use storytelling […]

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University to host student talks about sustainability research

November 8, 2021November 5, 2021

ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine is scheduled to host Sustainability Lightning Talks, five-minute presentations by Maine students about their sustainability research, from 3 to 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15. Eight Maine students will present research about various topics, including promoting health in an Indigenous […]

Maine college enrollments drop as pandemic, job market pull students from classrooms

by Rachel Ohm November 7, 2021November 6, 2021

The decline in higher education enrollment has been particularly felt by community colleges, which are seeing a 5.9 percent drop in student numbers this fall.

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UMaine center to host talk on rematriation, Land Back movement

November 1, 2021October 27, 2021

ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine plans to host a roundtable discussion on rematriation and Indigenous land concepts in the Land Back movement from 3 to 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8, offered both remotely via Zoom and in person at 107 Norman Smith Hall on […]

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As COVID-19 surge continues, Maine college campuses remain virtually immune

by Rachel Ohm October 1, 2021October 1, 2021

Schools say a combination of vaccine mandates, indoor masking in public spaces and regular testing have kept case numbers low.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Commentary: Owning up to our part in the plight of the North Atlantic right whale

by Richard A. Wahle and Robert S. Steneck Special to the Press Herald September 30, 2021March 24, 2022

While the debate continues over how many right whale deaths are caused by lobster gear, the scientific evidence for the toll taken by climate-related ocean change is mounting.

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UMaine museum to open 5 new galleries with fall exhibitions

September 9, 2021September 10, 2021

ORONO — The Linda G. and Donald N. Zillman Art Museum at the University of Maine is scheduled to open five new galleries to the public on Saturday, Sept. 11. Located on the second floor of 40 Harlow St., the galleries increase the museum’s exhibition spaces by 42% and make possible the opening of nine […]