The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release about the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Science Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 21 that will explore the chemistry of color. In the extended session, middle and high school students will synthesize pigments and use them in chemistry and art experiments. […]
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The Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News, Maine Public Broadcasting Network, Mainebiz and Associated Press reported an experimental offshore wind turbine being developed by a University of Maine-led consortium has won a $3.7 million federal award. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King learned last week that the Department of Energy is committing the additional money […]
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The Portland Press Herald published a feature article on the popular how-to videos created by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and shared on YouTube. The goal of Cooperative Extension has always been to provide a teaching environment for vocational sciences such as engineering and agriculture, according to the article. UMaine Extension was an early adapter […]
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network spoke with Charles Armstrong, a cranberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the report, “Good weather boosts Maine’s cranberry harvest.” Armstrong said last summer’s wet July interfered with pollination, but conditions this year were more ideal, and have resulted in high-quality fruit, according to the report. “Growers […]
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Members of the University of Maine’s French community spoke with WABI (Channel 5) about the terror attacks in Paris. Mitchel Roberge, president of the UMaine French Club and Franco-American Resources and Operations Group, said the show of support from Americans since the attacks has been moving. Jane Smith, a UMaine French professor and chair of […]
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Malcolm Hunter, a professor of wildlife ecology at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Portland Press Herald article, “Trips to the woodlot can improve pork’s disposition.” Letting heritage breed pigs out of their pens, where they do not thrive, to roam in rotating fenced-in areas of forest gives them the opportunity to feast […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Bangor Daily News article, “Why Lewiston is an important test for the Maine People’s Alliance.” The progressive group is on the ground in Lewiston trying to replace mayor Robert Macdonald with one of its employees, Ben Chin, according to the […]
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WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) spoke with Amy Witt, a horticulture professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for a report on whether raking leaves is necessary. The National Wildlife Federation says leaves provide a natural habitat for some wildlife, according to the report. “Leaving the leaves on the ground does help put some […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News follow-up article on an adult female bald eagle that fell ill in downtown Bangor more than a year ago. The eagle some call “Bangor Mom” has had a productive year since her rehabilitation and release into the wild, finding a new mate and raising […]
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Mark Wells, an oceanography professor in the School of Marine Sciences at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Associated Press piece “Boats Sit Idle as Algae Threatens Dungeness Crab Season” about a massive bloom of microscopic algae in the Pacific Ocean. The bloom has produced a toxin — domoic acid — that’s harmful […]
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