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Lobster
Lines |
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For more than a
quarter-century, anthropologist James Acheson has studied the
age-old self-management strategies of Maine's lobster industry. From
the unmarked yet well-defined lobstering territories to the unspoken
yet ever-present culture of resource conservation, the traditional
model has the potential to inform other fisheries now in crisis. |
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On
the Trail of Maine's Ice Age |
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As the Ice Age ended
almost 14,000 years ago, glaciers moved through Down East Maine,
leaving scars on the landscape that are still visible to the trained
eye. Now a UMaine geologist wants to share with the public the
scientifically and historically significant evidence of the
deglaciation trail. |
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Commitment
to the Rural Way of Life |
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In areas where
healthcare providers are traditionally in short supply, students in
UMaine's Rural Family Nurse Practitioner Program are addressing the
needs of the underserved by increasing access to primary care for
people of all ages. In so doing, they are helping to preserve the
quality of Maine's rural way of life. |
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Painterly
Realism |
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Artist James Linehan combines abstraction with representation to
paint Maine landscapes that are always on the edge. His works push
the edges of American realism. His subjects are meditative and
familiar, yet always showing nature at the edge of human activity.
For Linehan, this past decade of landscapes illustrates the edge on
which he balances in order to find a stability and stasis in his
art. |
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Equestrian
Emphasis |
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What started as a
student initiative to incorporate horses into the university
experience has grown into UMaine's multi-faceted Equine Program,
highlighted by an academic focus on the science of horse management,
leading research in equine reproduction and support from Maine's
harness racing community. |
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Seagrass
Health |
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UMaine electrical and
computer engineers may not know much about seagrass, but couple
their expertise in neural network technology with biologists'
observations of the declining underwater plants and you've got the
potential to monitor the health of the natural resource worldwide. |
