The Bangor Daily News cited two University of Maine-led studies that indicate warming waters off Maine have changed the dynamics of the lobster population in its story about Jeremy Tyler. The Blue Hill lobsterman is developing a “Plan B” for his economic livelihood that includes opening a coffee and sandwich shop to sell baked goods […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered the Maine Animal Club’s Witter Wonderland event this past weekend at the University of Maine Witter Farm. Visitors interacted with cows, pigs and sheep at the annual barnwide holiday event.
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Judith Rosenbaum, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, and Liz Theriault, a UMaine student and opinion editor of the UMaine student newspaper The Maine Campus, were recent guests on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show’s topic was “cancel culture,” political correctness and social media.
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The Sun Journal reported University of Maine graduate students Peter Strand and Laura Mattas gave a presentation about their experiences on the National Geographic and Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Extreme Expedition to Mount Everest at Bruce M. Whittier Middle School in Poland, Maine. Strand, a Ph.D. candidate at the Climate Change Institute, and Mattas, a master’s […]
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Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on WBUR’s “Endless Thread” podcast, which features stories “found in the vast ecosystem of online communities called Reddit.” This episode of the podcast focused on the childfree movement.
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WVII (Channel 7) interviewed Andrei Kurbatov, an associate professor in the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, about research on 2 million-year-old ice cores from Antarctica. The research, led by Princeton University, involved expeditions of students and other researchers to Allan Hills in Antarctica to drill for the ice cores. On campus, students […]
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Bangor radio station Z107.3 previewed the second annual Witter Wonderland at the University of Maine. Witter Farm will host the holiday-themed event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 8, featuring a decorated barn, family-friendly activities and crafts, Z107.3 reported. There will be a chance to meet the UMares, cows, Icelandic sheep and pigs. Proceeds […]
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Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, was interviewed on German public broadcasting radio station Deutschlandfunk. The report was about journalism on Tik Tok, a video-sharing app.
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The Conversation published a piece by Sue Ishaq, an assistant professor of animal and veterinary sciences at the University of Maine, titled “Inequity takes a toll on your gut microbes too.” The Telegraph in Alton, Illinois also published the piece.
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Shane O’Neill, forest industry business development manager in the University of Maine School of Forest Resources, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show’s topic was the future of Maine’s forests and how the state plans to develop its vital forest industry.
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