Monday’s Bangor Daily News previews UMaine’s participation in “Schooled,” a New England Sports Network competition series featuring three-student teams from eight New England colleges and universities. The series premieres on Tuesday Sept. 6 with a contest between UMaine and Northeastern. UMaine sophomore Whitneigh Kinne, joined on the team by senior Christina Swan and 2011 graduate […]
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Stephen Marks, UMaine professor emeritus of sociology, is one of the experts quoted in a Portland Press Herald story reporting that only six states have more same-sex couples than Maine, according to 2010 U.S. Census Data. The story notes that there are a number of reasons, and Marks points out that “word circulates about which […]
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Prof. Tom Hess of the UMaine physics faculty was interviewed for a Maine Today Media (Portland Press Herald, Kennebec Journal, Central Maine Morning Sentinel) story about research into the link between arsenic in water and the intellectual development of children. Columbia University researchers are leading the study, looking at locations in southern and central Maine.
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UMaine will host the premiere of the first episode of Schooled, a New England Sports Network television competition program featuring three-student teams from eight New England colleges and universities. The first contest features the UMaine team against Northeastern University’s. Representatives from NESN and the program’s commercial sponsors will be at UMaine’s Memorial Union on Tuesday, […]
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The website North American Wind Power has a story about the grant awarded to UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center for its work developing components for deepwater offshore wind turbines. The story noted the $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce will help equip the Offshore Wind Energy Laboratory, which opens this […]
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Boston public radio station WBUR included Bob Steneck, UMaine professor of oceanography, marine biology and marine policy, on a show about a new book focusing on the history of lobster and the industry. Steneck commented that he fears fishermen are overly reliant on a single species and the entire industry would suffer if disease or […]
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University of Maine nutritionists are available to offer advice for parents and guardians looking to pack healthy — and appealing — lunchboxes for children and adolescents, and to identify the benefits of school-prepared meals and snacks. Mary Ellen Camire, a fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists and professor of food science and human nutrition, […]
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Contact: Kristen Andresen, 207-581-3742 At the beginning of the fall semester, first-year students in the School of Biology and Ecology get a one-of-a-kind introduction to life at UMaine: the Schoodic Experience. This year, on Aug. 24-26, students explored plants, insects, birds and aquatic ecology in this incredible outdoor classroom while getting to know their classmates […]
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A video produced by UMaine Cooperative Extension about what to do with harvested tomatoes is being featured on the Bangor Daily News website. The video features Extension Educator Kathy Savoie discussing freezing and canning tomatoes. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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UMaine Cooperative Extension horticulturist Lois Berg Stack was quoted in a Village Soup report on the dangers of touching the giant hogweed plant, which has been reported in more than 30 sites in Maine. Touching the plant can cause severe skin and eye irritation, blisters and permanent scarring. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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