Two UMaine researchers were mentioned in a Working Waterfront column about the state’s oyster industry and an outbreak of the pathogen Haplosporidium nelson, known as MSX. The column, which was co-authored by Catherine Schmitt of the UMaine-based Maine Sea Grant, mentioned the work that Dana Morse of the Sea Grant Extension program, and Debbie Bouchard, […]
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Contact: Kate Yerxa, (207) 299-8336; Mary Ellen Camire, (207) 581-1627; Alan Majka, (207) 622-7546 Several University of Maine dieticians and nutritionists are available today to discuss the new U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ new 2010 dietary guidelines released this morning and how they might affect the nation’s growing […]
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A Saturday Bangor Daily News story provided detail on a Friday afternoon visit to UMaine by nearly 100 members of the Maine Legislature. UMaine was one stop on a regional tour, managed by the Maine Development Foundation, to give lawmakers first-hand information about factors that influence Maine’s economy. The UMaine visit included tours of several […]
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Tracey Nelson, a UMaine Cooperative Extension publications distribution manager and graphic designer, commented in a Bangor Daily News story about the increasing interest in Cooperative Extension’s on-line informational pamphlets.
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Kate Yerxa from UMaine Cooperative Extension was the featured expert in a Monday WABI story about affordable ways to keep children physically active during the winter months. Yerxa is Extension’s statewide educator for nutrition and physical activity.
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The Jan. 2 Maine Sunday Telegram included a story describing UMaine Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardener volunteer program. Classes begin at various locations around Maine in January, February and March. The story includes comments from Extension’s Tori Jackson, who teaches the classes in Androscoggin and Sagadahoc counties.
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Kate Yerxa of UMaine’s Cooperative Extension wrote about the importance of activity for kids during the winter months. Yerxa writes despite the challenges of encouraging kids to play on cold winter days when daylight is short, exercise helps keep kids’ minds sharp and ready to learn, reduces stress, and builds healthy lifestyle habits for the future.
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The Morning Sentinel has a story about the UMaine Cooperative Extension’s Somerset County Master Gardener program, which begins next month. The focus this year will be on ornamental horticulture.
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Contact: David Marcinkowski, 207-581-2740 or instate toll-free 1-800-287-7170; davidmar@maine.edu The University of Maine department of animal and veterinary science is hosting the New England Dairy Travel Course, a week-long tour of Maine dairy farms and related businesses set to begin Monday, January 3. The travel course, which will be based in Waterville, includes bus trips […]
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Contact: Kate Yerxa, (207) 581-3109 ORONO — As the new year arrives, many parents resolve to encourage their children be more active indoors and out, in spite of the colder, shorter days of winter. Even though it’s often a major challenge to keep children engaged in physical activity, exercise keeps kids’ minds sharp and ready […]
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