Charlie Armstrong of the UMaine Cooperative Extension faculty was interviewed Wednesday on Deb Neuman’s WVOM (103.9) radio segment about small businesses issues. A cranberry expert, Armstrong shared his perspectives on the cranberry industry in Maine and related small businesses. In addition, they discussed the support that Cooperative Extension provides to the cranberry and other agricultural […]
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Hundreds of World War I and II posters are now online thanks to a collaboration between UMaine’s Fogler Library and the Bangor Public Library.
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A new collaboration between the Library of Congress’s American Folklife Center and the University of Maine will preserve a unique archival collection that documents the history and traditions of Maine, other New England states and Canada’s Maritime Provinces. That collection, the entire holdings of the Northeast Archives of Folklore and History, is part of UMaine’s […]
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UMaine researchers Rick Wahle and Paul Rawson was included in a Working Waterfront story about the upcoming re-opening of several scallop fishing grounds in Maine. Rawson’s work is in connectivity among different scallop grounds, while Wahle has been conducting a study of whether scallop density on the sea floor affects spawning effectiveness. The article was […]
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The “Answer Man” column in the Belleville News Democrat of Missouri included a mention of two books written by UMaine physics professor Neil Comins. The subject of the column, which seeks to answer readers’ questions, was the potential effects of an asteroid hitting the moon. The columnist suggested readers pick up Comins’ books “What If […]
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Jonathan Farley of the UMaine Computing and Information Science faculty was quoted in PE Magazine story,“Screen Play: Can engineering score by landing a bigger role in movies and on TV?” PE Magazine is produced by the National Society of Professional Engineers. The story looks at ways “an expanded pop culture presence for engineering can be […]
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The UMaine Museum of Art will host a family event called “Art Factory” on Saturday Dec. 3 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the museum in downtown Bangor. This free event will provide hands-on holiday art-making opportunities for families who wish to drop in at any time between 11 and 3. Participants will have opportunities to […]
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Sandra Caron, professor of family relations and human sexuality at UMaine, was interviewed for perspectives in a New York Daily News story Monday about older women dating younger men, 42-year-old Jennifer Lopez and a 24-year-old member of her dance troupe, in this case. Caron said the definition of “older” is changing and couples look for […]
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UMaine engineer Clay Wheeler’s biofuel research was mentioned in the comments section of a Huffington Post’s Green blog post about the BP oil spill. Wheeler has been transforming forest residues and other waste materials into hydrocarbon fuel oil. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Comments from UMaine Professor Elizabeth Allan, a national expert on hazing in college and university environments, were included in a Washington Post story about hazing at a high school in suburban Maryland. Allan said hazing is, on the surface, about being included, but even seemingly harmless antics can set the stage for other forms of […]
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