She was doing battle with invasive moths (using science).
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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.
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In death, Maine writer Elizabeth Ilgenfritz leaves a legacy
Scholarships in her honor will help midcoast writers follow their passion.
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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.
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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.
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Out-of-state enrollment in UMaine System soars
The increase is good news for the system’s financial bottom line.
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Maine author Elaine Ford dies of brain tumor at 78
She was a Guggenheim winner, a Radcliffe graduate, UMaine professor, a mother of five and a practitioner of ‘democratic literature.’
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Dishing with food scientist Mary Ellen Camire
At UMaine she works with blueberries, potatoes, seaweed and other local foods.
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Big news about graduate center at USM expected today
The announcement by the university system likely will deal with funding for the proposed center.
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Maine’s agricultural museums provide a glimpse of farming from long ago
Today’s farmers may have it better than those from a couple centuries ago.