Contact: Barry Goodell, 581-2888 ORONO — Barry Goodell, UMaine professor of wood science and technology, was elected vice president of the Forest Products Society at the 62nd International Convention held in St. Louis, Mo., June 22-24. With 3,000 members and subscribers around the world, the Wisconsin-based Forest Products Society is a global leader in technical […]
Read more
Contact: Howard Patterson, 581-1178, George Manlove, 581-03756 ORONO — Bangor High School senior Anne Marie Lausier has been immersed in some pretty sophisticated, college-level research this summer at the University of Maine, thanks to a national research internship for high schoolers. She says she’s loving every minute of it. Lausier won a seven-week MERITS (Maine […]
Read more
Contact: Beth Calder, 207-581-2791 ORONO, ME–University of Maine Cooperative Extension is advising Mainers to get up-to-date information before canning their garden harvest. Botulism can occur when safe canning methods are not used, because botulism-producing bacteria thrive under the low-oxygen conditions found in canned foods, and at food pH levels above 4.6. UMaine Extension county offices […]
Read more
Contact: Prof. Bob Bayer, Lobster Institute, University of Maine (207) 581-2785, bob.bayer@umit.maine.edu ORONO — The University of Maine’s Lobster Institute will initiate a project aimed at enhancing lobster health and preserving that commercial fishery, which has an estimated annual national economic impact of $700 million- $1.2 billion. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will […]
Read more
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — As the University of Maine begins the second half of its six-year, $150 million private fund-raising campaign, the vice president who has led the effort to this point has decided to step down from that job. Barbara Beers, who has served as UMaine’s vice president for development, […]
Read more
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — University of Maine President Robert Kennedy has selected Stuart Marrs, a UMaine music professor and music division chair in the university’s School of Performing Arts, to become associate provost and dean for undergraduate education. The appointment is subject to approval by the University of Maine System Board […]
Read more
Contact: Peter Sexton, 207-764-3361 ORONO, ME–University of Maine Cooperative Extension has published a new bulletin for potato growers on increasing potato yield through properly managed irrigation. Although Maine normally receives ample annual precipitation, summers can be dry, and dry weather can cause drought stress and reduce potato crop yield. “Irrigating Potatoes in Maine” can be […]
Read more
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO –In biomedical research, the zebrafish is used as a model organism because it has many biological traits that mimic those of humans. However, a greater understanding of the differences in their immunity systems could one day lead to therapies to better fight human disease. With a five-year, $1.4 […]
Read more
Contact: Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — For the fifth consecutive year, the Princeton Review lists the University of Maine as one of the nation’s best choices for undergraduate education. The New York-based publisher announced the listings from its annual book, “The Best 368 Colleges,” on Monday. Princeton Review rankings are based on […]
Read more
Contact: Renae Moran, 207-933-2100 ORONO, ME–A new publication from University of Maine Cooperative Extension provides in-depth information specifically for home orchardists. Growing Fruit Trees in Maine can help property owners successfully grow apple, pear, peach, cherry, plum, and apricot trees under Maine conditions. The guide details varieties adapted to Maine, rootstocks, planting, early care, fertilization, […]
Read more