Wind power energy experts in transmission, air quality and economics will share their views and answer commonly asked questions at a free public forum on the subject being held Wednesday, Oct. 26 from 6-8 p.m. at the University of Maine’s Wells Conference Center.
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UMaine food science and human nutrition professor Mary Ellen Camire was interviewed for a USA Today story about potatoes and school lunches. Camire, who is also the spokesperson for the Institute of Food Technologists, said potatoes may help lower blood pressure because they are rich in potassium, which can balance out sodium in a diet. […]
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The Boston Globe has an Associated Press report on a $3.3 million federal grant given to researchers in five eastern states, including researchers at UMaine, to study the decline in native bee populations. The grant will be used to examine how the bees’ diversity is affected by factors such as landscapes, farm size and pesticide […]
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Prof. Bob Bayer, executive director of the Lobster Institute at UMaine was quoted in a Fishermen’s Voice news story challenging the assertions published in a recent Boston Globe report on the business of processing Maine lobster. The Fishermen’s Voice report provides perspectives from Bayer and others in the lobstering industry describing the business relationships between […]
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Comments from Bill Livingston, UMaine associate professor of forest resources, were included in a WCSH TV news report about this year’s foliage. Livingston said the foliage is about a week late this year, and there is no way to predict the intensity of the coming winter from the intensity of color changes in the fall. […]
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The Free Press, a weekly newspaper that covers midcoast Maine, noted the upcoming free public forum about Maine’s evolving wind energy resource, sponsored by the Environmental and Energy Technology Council of Maine (E2Tech). The forum will be held Wednesday, Oct. 26, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at UMaine’s Wells Conference Center. UMaine Professor of […]
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In a report on a push to locate a racino in Washington County, the Bangor Daily News mentioned a 2007 study by UMaine economist Todd Gabe who found a racino in the county could generate $12-$13 million a year in slot revenue alone, mostly from out-of-state or Canadian visitors. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Portland musician and composer Eliott Cherry will bring his moving dramatic reading of “A Finished Heart” UMaine’s Black Box Theater in the Class of 1944 Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 19, from 5:30-7 p.m. The reading is 75 minutes, followed by facilitated discussion with the author. The event is free and open to the public.
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Bill Livingston, UMaine associate professor of forestry resources, was interviewed for a Portland Press Herald story about this fall’s late foliage season. Livingston said fall colors are brightest when there has been a string of cold nights, with temperatures in the low 40s or 30s, followed by sunny days. So far, this October has been […]
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The Bangor Daily News ran a feature about the 30th anniversary of UMaine Cooperative Extension’s Senior Companion Program. Ann Swain, the statewide director of the program, was quoted about the volunteers who are connected with homebound senior citizens. Debra Eckart, the program administrator for Cooperative Extension, said in an interview the first site east of […]
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