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Year: 2012

UMaine Extension Starting Agritourism Initiative

Farm-based tourism, known as agritourism, can provide farmers with significant supplemental income, especially for smaller operations. University of Cooperative Extension, which recognizes the economic impact agritourism can have on individual farmers, is devoting a new program area focusing on educating, promoting and supporting agritourism opportunities throughout Maine’s farming community. UMaine Extension’s Marc Edwards, a tourism […]

News Reports Advance UMaine’s First Veterans Luncheon Event

Channel 5 (WABI) and Channel 2 (WLBZ) carried an Associated Press report about the University of Maine’s First Annual Veterans Recognition Luncheon held Friday, Nov. 9 at the Memorial Union. Maine first lady Ann LePage was the guest speaker. The event was part of a weeklong celebration of veterans organized by the UMaine Office of […]

Political Scientist Brewer in Post-Election Interview

University of Maine political scientist Mark Brewer discussed election results in a Channel 5 (WABI) TV report, saying that following the re-election of Democratic President Barack Obama, Republicans will need to decide what the future of their party is going to look like. Brewer also said the election demonstrated that non-white and young voters shouldn’t […]

Press Herald Notes ‘Tremendous’ UMaine Election Turnout

The Portland Press Herald posted a blog entry about the successful University of Maine student turnout for Tuesday’s elections. Dean of Students Robert Dana was quoted as saying the turnout of almost half of the more the 3,000 students living on campus was tremendous and a result of a hearty get-out-the-vote effort on campus. Contact: […]

Dill Comments in Report on Tick Myths

University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and pest management specialist Jim Dill discussed with the Bangor Daily News some of the myths about winter ticks, which are beginning to hatch now that the weather is getting colder. Moose ticks, also called winter ticks and feed on both moose and deer, are plentiful this year, according […]

Brazil-US Relations Expert to Speak Nov. 12

Brazil-U.S. relations expert Richard Downes, who is a Bangor native, will give a free and public presentation at 4 p.m., Monday, Nov. 12, in the D.P. Corbett Business Building on the University of Maine campus. His talk, “What Brazil’s Emergence as a Global Player Means for the United States,” is presented under the auspices of […]

Symposium to Focus on International Student Recruitment

A symposium scheduled Friday, Nov. 9 at the Buchanan Alumni House is being organized by the UMaine College of Education and Human Development and the Office of the Vice President for Enrollment Management to bring together Maine teachers and school administrators to discuss and share ideas about recruiting international students. Nearly 60 participants in addition […]

Public Radio Features UMaine Extension Meat Initiative

The new University of Maine Cooperative Extension More Maine Meat initiative was featured in a Maine Public Broadcasting Network radio report. Rick Kersbergen, who is heading the initiative for UMaine Extension, said in an interview there are ways in Maine to utilize unused grassy acreage to boost beef production. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207.581.3777

Newspaper Article Notes UMaine Facility Expansion

The Lewiston Sun Journal published a Bangor Daily News report that noted the University of Maine System Board of Trustees approved an expansion at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center to create a facility for testing wind and wave effects on wind turbines. Contact: George Manlove, 207.581.3756

BDN Report on Car-Pedestrian Accident

The Bangor Daily News reported that a UMaine student was hit by a vehicle, driven by another UMaine student, on campus Nov. 6. UMaine police charged the driver of the vehicle with driving with a suspended license, according to the newspaper. Contact: George Manlove, 207.581.3756

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