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Pay Dirt |
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The Maine Compost School's lessons in how to efficiently manage
organic waste have increasing economic and environmental ripple
effects for businesses and communities in the state and beyond. |
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Lake Effect |
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In lake-rich states such as Maine, sustainable management of those
"Great Ponds" is essential. A research team led by resource
economist Kathleen Bell assesses the diverse array of services
provided by Maine lakes in an effort to better understand their
roles now and in the future. |
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Education
Delivered |
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UMaine's distance education classes grow in popularity and variety
as students on campus and off access electronic coursework to fit
their lives, needs and interests. |
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Turbulent
Lives |
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Marine scientists at the University of Maine are exploring the role
of cell shape in phytoplankton ecology, hoping to better understand
how the diversity affects function. |
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Agents of
Change |
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On the arid coast of southern Peru, anthropologist Gregory Zaro
studies the desertification of what was once farmland, hoping to
better understand the role of humans and climate change in the
landscape's evolution. |
