Jacquelyn Gill, a palaeoecologist at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Nature article on how social media has enabled an increasingly public discussion about the persistent problem of sexism in science. Gill spoke about her own experience dealing with online threats after expressing an opinion about sexism. “I’ve run up against the real-world […]
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The Maine Edge published a review of the University of Maine School of Performing Arts’ production of Anton Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard.” The play, which mixes comedy and tragedy, portrays an aristocratic Russian family that loses its estate because it can’t pay the mortgage. The actors “exhibit a thoughtful understanding of the story being told […]
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Will Brinton, the CEO of Woods End Laboratories in Mount Vernon and a soil scientist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “Healthier soil for the sake of larger spud crop.” Several researchers and farmers attended a recent soil health field day in Presque Isle, organized […]
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The Mount Desert Islander reported more than 400 volunteers participated in the 25th year of Take Pride in Acadia Day. Volunteers raked miles of carriage roads in 19 locations, clearing fallen leaves from road surfaces and drainage to reduce erosion and washouts during the freeze-and-thaw cycles of a coastal Maine winter, according to the article. […]
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Lenard Kaye, director of the University of Maine Center on Aging and professor in the UMaine School of Social Work, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “Now is the time for Maine communities to step up, become age-friendly.” Kaye is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy […]
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In the article, “Scientists explore better ways to tell the global warming story,” Medill Reports Chicago mentioned a book co-written by George Denton, a University of Maine professor in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences and Climate Change Institute. “The Fate of Greenland: Lessons from Abrupt Climate Change” was written by Denton; Philip Conkling, […]
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The Morning Sentinel reported students from three high schools have been invited to participate in a symposium that celebrates Wabanaki culture Thursday, Nov. 12 at the Margaret Chase Smith Library in Skowhegan. The goal of the symposium, organized by Kennebec River Voices, is to educate students about the history and culture of the Wabanaki, which […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on an unveiling and dedication of a new display in the Memorial Room of the Memorial Union to honor University of Maine students who died in the line of duty. “Every armed conflict, Maine students may have served in those conflicts, and a lot of those names may have been lost […]
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The Daily Observer in St. John’s, Antigua reported on coral reef research being conducted by Ruleo Camacho, who is a pursuing a dual master’s degree in marine biology and marine policy at the University of Maine. The Antiguan and Barbudan has been conducting research geared toward protecting local reefs, and his demonstration project aims to […]
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The Free Press reported the Dowling Walsh Gallery in Rockland will open an exhibit of selections from the Bruce Brown Photography Collection organized by the Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA). The show is half of a two-part exhibition celebrating the collection of Bruce Brown, CMCA’s curator emeritus, who began collecting works by Maine photographers […]
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