Bakers at the University of Maine Dining Services serve up an average of 20,000 whoopie pies, with some four different flavors, each year on campus. Not that anyone’s counting. On Wednesday, Sept. 28, the popular sandwich-size cake with a sweet frosting inside becomes the official state treat. At Hilltop Dining, chefs, cooks, bakers, staff and […]
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Prof. Howard Segal of the UMaine history faculty will be a live guest on Tuesday morning’s talk show, hosted by Pat LeMarche and Don Cookson, on WZON radio (101.3FM and AM620). The interview is scheduled for 8:05 a.m. Segal, LeMarche and Cookson will discuss the Warren Report, which examined the assassination of President Kennedy, on […]
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Contact: Georgina Crichton, whige003@mymail.unisa.edu.au; Pete Elias, mfeliasumaine@aol.com; Margaret Nagle, (207) 581-3745 Adults who consume dairy products at least once daily have higher cognitive function than those who rarely or never drink milk or eat dairy foods, according to a new study by researchers from the University of South Australia and University of Maine. Those who consumed […]
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The website Food Safety News has a story about a new UMaine-U.S. Food and Drug Administration study in the Journal of Food Protection. The study, which included contributions by UMaine economists Mario Teisl and Caroline Noblet, found a possible correlation in the past 20 years between media coverage of food safety issues and safe food […]
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Sunday’s Cub Tracks Youth Triathlon, which was held at UMaine’s track and field complex, was featured in a Bangor Daily News article. Lisa Trimper, a health educator with Eastern Maine Medical Center and the wife of UMaine coach Steve Trimper, said the main goal of the event is to increase youth awareness of physical activity, […]
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Comments from UMaine developmental psychologist Peter LaFreniere were included in a USA Today story about childhood playtime. LaFreniere told the newspaper that rough-and-tumble play for boys in particular helps teach emotional regulation, a skill that helps boy grow into men who keep aggression and anger in check. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Stephanie Welcomer, interim associate dean of UMaine’s business school, wrote a Saturday Bangor Daily News column about growth opportunities — and the associated challenges — in Maine’s agricultural economy. Welcomer was one of four UMaine professors who participated in an extensive survey of Maine farmers about “threats, opportunities and their needs for the future.” The […]
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Saturday’s Bangor Daily News included a column, ‘The humanities are vital for Maine today,” by UMaine professors Liam Riordan (history) and Michael Socolow (journalism). In the column, Riordan and Socolow provide perspectives on the value of the humanities, in the context of Digital Humanities Week at UMaine, which begins on Monday Sept. 26.
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A Saturday Bangor Daily News story featured former players Peter Metcalf and Jack Capuanao, along with former assistant coach Grant Standbrook, sharing their perspectives on former Black Bear hockey coach Shawn Walsh, who died ten years ago Saturday. Walsh coached the Black Bears from 1984 until his death from cancer.
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Justin Martin, UMaine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences-Honors College Preceptor of Journalism, wrote an opinion column, “Will Maine chart a new path for gay marriage?” for Saturday’s Portland Press Herald. Martin, who looks at the issue in terms of evolving public opinion and generational perspectives, notes that Mainers are likely to see a same-sex […]
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