Forbes highlights AI usage resource for UMaine graduate students
Forbes highlighted a resource from the University of Maine created to help graduate students learn how to use AI effectively and ethically.
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The County, Maine Public highlight UMaine Extension potato blight alert
The County and Maine Public highlighted a recent alert from University of Maine Cooperative Extension warning of increased potential of late blight, a fungal disease that affects potatoes and tomatoes, due to high heat, humidity and wet conditions.
Read moreTV 7 interviews Brewer on how a new federal bill impacts Mainers
WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7) interviewed Mark Brewer, chair and professor of political science at the University of Maine, on the implications for Mainers of a new federal bill in regards to specific federal assistance programs. “It’s going to add to the deficit. I think independent, objective analysis has made that clear. How much, there’s a […]
Read moreGlover pens op-ed in Sun Journal on managing overdose crisis
The Sun Journal published an op-ed by Rob Glover, associate professor of political science and honors at the University of Maine, on policy decision-making as it relates to reducing overdose deaths in Maine and beyond.
Read moreBoise State Public Radio interviews Ph.D. candidate on Indigenous land reclamation
Boise State Public Radio interviewed University of Maine Ph.D. candidate Jason Brough on Indigenous nation’s reclamation and rejuvenation of their land amid changing climate. “The key point to understand is that Indigenous peoples are not the cause of our current climate crisis,” Brough said. “We’re trying our best to do our part for this, but […]
Read moreChannel 5 highlights Maine Wood Turtle Project
WABI (Channel 5) highlighted the Maine Wood Turtle Project, which is co-led by Matthew Chatfield, assistant professor of evolution and eco-health at the University of Maine. “Mostly what we focus on is ecology and management of wood turtles to help improve their conservation status in this state and elsewhere,” Chatfield said. Since wood turtles can […]
Read moreTime publishes article from UMaine faculty, alumna highlighting Cohen’s leadership
Time magazine published an article co-authored by Ryan LaRochelle, senior lecturer with the University of Maine’s Cohen Institute, and Kate Flynn (’24) that highlights former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen, for whom the institute is named after, and his ability to simultaneously navigate complex military and political issues.
Read moreWashington Post cites data visualization from Climate Reanalyzer
The Washington Post cited a data visualization from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer on the length of time average hot temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere peaked between 1979 and 2000.
Read moreNews Center, TV 7 highlight UMaine’s research innovation in wild blueberries
News Center Maine highlighted wild blueberry research from the University of Maine in two separate stories focused on how new technology and tools can make growing and harvesting wild blueberries more efficient and sustainable. WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7) highlighted an event hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension at Blueberry Hill Farm in Jonesboro, during […]
Read morePress Herald features UMaine Tick Lab, Dill in story on dangers of midcoast region ticks
The Portland Press Herald featured data from University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab, which revealed that Hancock, Knox, Lincoln and Waldo counties are most likely to carry the three most common tick-borne illnesses in Maine, including Lyme disease. “We don’t have a great answer as to why the Midcoast has become Maine’s tick hotspot,” […]
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