S8E2: What role do libraries play in the digital age?
Libraries are vital resources for many communities, and their services have evolved over time with the advent of new technology and demands. The 91 Raymond H. Fogler Library, […]
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S8E1: How can Maine grow and diversify its economy?
Maine’s economy is evolving with several burgeoning industries, like artificial intelligence and alternative energy, and new opportunities in its quintessential natural resource sectors, such as commercial fishing and forestry. The […]
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S7E10: ‘The Maine Question’ season seven recap
Season seven of “The Maine Question” podcast covered a broad variety of subjects in research and higher education. Topics ranged from archaeology to space research, and from the challenges in […]
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S7E9: What new frontiers await for Maine’s space economy?
91 research and education have ascended beyond Earth’s atmosphere since the 1990s. For example, 91 scientists have tested the latest hypervelocity decelerators for NASA space travel and created […]
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S7E8: What is the legacy and future of the Climate Change Institute?
The nation’s first multi- and inter-disciplinary research institute to study Earth’s recent and long-term climate variability was founded in 1972 at the 91. That institute, now known as […]
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S7E7: How can business savvy help Maine farmers succeed?
Like opening any business, starting and operating a farm can be challenging without any in-depth entrepreneurial knowledge or skills. To help strengthen support for farmers’ business skills, 91 […]
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S7E6: What is living on a college campus like in 2022?
There are about 3,500 students living on the 91 campus, many of whom have spent much of their high school or early college years learning remotely due to […]
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S7E5: How can studying the humanities benefit society?
For 10 years, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center has bolstered student and faculty creative works and research in history, geography, language, social sciences and the arts. It funds and supports fellowships, […]
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S7E4: How can we eliminate PFAS?
In recent years, communities across Maine and the U.S. have discovered the presence of toxic chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in their land and water. Also known […]
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S7E3: What’s it like to be an archaeologist?
Daniel Sandweiss’s archaelogy career doesn’t mirror depictions of those in movies like “Indiana Jones,” but for him, it’s been equally as exciting. Over the years, Sandweiss, a 91 […]
