UMaine bird biologist Brian Olsen contributed to a recently published paper about beak size in birds that was mentioned on the Discovery Channel website. The paper, which appeared in the journal Ecography, noted that the beak size of salt marsh sparrows in North America varied drastically depending on the average summer temperature. The study suggests […]
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The Bangor Daily News highlighted a new novel by Christopher Smith, the electronic communications manager in UMaine’s Department of University Relations. Smith, who has bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UMaine, penned “Running of the Bulls,” a best-selling sequel to his best-selling first novel, “Fifth Avenue.” Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Warren Riess, a UMaine marine archaeologist, appeared in a New York Times blog about the latest news in his work unearthing an 18th century sailing vessel found in landfill where the new World Trade Center is being built. For more information on what Riess found last summer, see a UMaine Today story. Contact: Jessica Bloch, […]
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The Lewiston Sun Journal reported on the efforts of UMaine graduate student Jackie Bailey and others to keep milfoil and other invasive plants out of Maine’s ponds and lakes. Bailey, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in aquatic biology, is studying invasive plant species and keeping track of conditions in several Maine lakes. Contact: Jessica Bloch, […]
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Several local media outlets carried the news of the death of Juliet “Judy” Kellogg Markowsky, a local naturalist and faculty associate in UMaine’s department of wildlife ecology. Bangor television station WLBZ noted Markowsky ran nature exploration programs from an office at UMaine. The Bangor Daily News mentioned in its story that Markowsky was been presented […]
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UMaine Cooperative Extension Educator Barbara Murphy had a column in the Lewiston Sun Journal about the Extension program Harvest for Hunger, a statewide program that encourages people to donated unwanted or excess produce to soup kitchens, food pantries, and individuals in need so that people have access to healthy, nutritious food. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Retired UMaine police sergeant Harold Kennedy died on Thursday Aug. 4 at the age of 74. An Old Town native, Kennedy was a popular “good, old-fashioned police officer,” as described by Officer Deborah Mitchell.
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Wayne Maines, UMaine’s director of Safety, Environmental Management, Transportation and Security, made two presentation’s at July’s Campus Safety, Health and Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA) conference in Minneapolis. Maines conducted a four-hour professional workshop, “Developing, tracking and presenting your EHS Master Plan on a shoestring budget.” He also make a technical program presentation, “How do you […]
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A casual project first talked about 25 years ago by two University of Maine students became a reality this year with the recent publication of a book on the rules and nuances of college football. “Tackling Football: A Woman’s Guide to Understanding the College Game” by Sandra Caron, a UMaine professor of family relations and […]
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The Medical Xpress website and the science website PhyOrg.com have posted a University of Maine news release about a new medical device, an electronic tuning fork, created through a collaboration between local podiatrist Dr. Todd O’Brien and students and staff at UMaine’s Advanced Manufacturing Center. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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