Prof. Bob Steneck from the UMaine School of Marine Sciences is the lead resource for a Monday New York Times story about the condition of the Maine lobster fishery. In an article in Conservation Biology, Steneck and his research colleagues have raised warnings about an over-dependence on lobsters to support Maine’s fishing industry. “The researchers […]
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University of Maine and state entomologists are using a novel method — using insects to track insects — in the statewide surveillance for the destructive emerald ash borer, which has devastated ash forests in 15 northeastern states, parts of Canada and now threatens Maine. They’re using a little black ground-nesting wasp — Cerceris fumipennis — […]
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Tuesday’s Bangor Daily News includes a photo from Monday’s Summer Tour 2011 open house for prospective students and their families. More than 2,000 people registered for the event, making it the largest open house UMaine has ever hosted. WLBZ/WCSH interviewed President Ferguson for a story about the event. Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean […]
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Tuesday’s Hartford Courant reports on Monday’s announcement that UMaine President Emeritus Robert Kennedy will be interim president of Connecticut’s new Board of Regents for Higher Education. Connecticut Gov. Dannell Malloy made that announcement in Hartford. The story includes comments from Prof. Howard Segal, Alumni Association President Todd Saucier and Jake Ward, UMaine’s assistant vice president […]
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UMaine President Emeritus Bob Kennedy has been appointed Interim President of the Board of Regents of Higher Education, a new post that involves oversight of Connecticut’s four state universities, its community colleges and Charter Oak State College. Gov. Dannell P. Malloy made the announcement Monday afternoon in Hartford. Kennedy came to UMaine in 2000 as […]
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The following information from the Division of Student Affairs relates to parking and traffic on campus leading up to Friday August 26 and the Maine Hello. As the University of Maine prepares for the arrival of the Class of 2015 on Friday, August 26 it is important to be aware of parking lot closures necessary […]
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Mark Brewer of the UMaine political science faculty was quoted in a Sunday Central Maine Morning Sentinel story previewing Waterville’s upcoming mayoral election. Republican Governor Paul LePage served as Waterville’s most recent mayor, resigning just before his January gubernatorial inauguration.
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Alice Kelley of the UMaine Dept. of Earth Sciences faculty was quoted in a Wednesday Bangor Daily News story about the geological origins of Mt. Katahdin, Maine’s tallest mountain.
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UMaine facilities crews are in Estabrooke Hall Friday morning, dealing with issues caused by water in the basement. Power has been cut off there to facilitate repairs, but also causing the loss of network service on the south side of campus. Service should resume at approximately 9 a.m. A failed gasket in a water heater […]
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Friday’s Bangor Daily News provided coverage of Thursday’s visit to UMaine by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. Accompanied by Sen. Susan Collins and Ken Fletcher, director of Maine’s Office of Energy Security, Salazar visited the Advanced Structures and Composites Center to learn more about UMaine-led work toward developing technology for deepwater offshore wind power. […]
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