The Maine Edge reported the University of Maine is involved in several research initiatives to strengthen and enhance some of the state’s specialty crops. Agriculture Commissioner Walter Whitcomb announced Maine is partnering with USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program to invest $562,583.50 to support Maine Specialty Crop Producers and help farmers and producers meet new […]
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FIS – Worldnews, the website of Fish Information & Services, mentioned the University of Maine Lobster Institute in the article, “Lobster season proves successful in Maine.” Maine’s 2015 lobster season is experiencing a boom, which biologists say stems from factors such as careful fishery management, dropping populations of predators, and warming temperatures in the Gulf […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing the 12th annual ESTIA Conference on Friday, Oct. 23 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. Perspectives on human-nature interrelationships will be explored at the event. Darren Ranco, Sherri Mitchell and Maria Girouard are keynote speakers for the conference titled “Deep Ecology: […]
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network, WABI (Channel 5) and the Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine Black Bear license plate program has reached a $1 million benchmark. Since 2003, Mainers have been able to register their cars for a UMaine Black Bear license plate for an extra fee, which goes toward student scholarships, […]
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The Boston Globe spoke with Steve Evans, an English professor at the University of Maine, for an article about a current exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA) that focuses on the influence of Black Mountain College. “Leap Before You Look: Black Mountain College 1933–1957,” is a comprehensive survey of the North Carolina liberal […]
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Rick Wahle, a University of Maine research professor at the Darling Marine Center, was interviewed by Ozy for the article, “How Maine has managed an amazing lobster comeback.” The article states that three years after lobster prices in Maine collapsed during a glut, they are now at the highest in half a decade, and harvests […]
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Jeffrey Hecker, the University of Maine’s executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for the article, “Maine trade delegation sets sights on China’s vast middle class.” China’s middle class — and its increasing ranks of wealthy investors — are drawing interest from Maine businesses and government officials, several […]
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VillageSoup of Knox County reported the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor has opened three new exhibitions. “Natural History” by Traer Scott, “Celebrating Photography in Maine,” selections from the Bruce Brown Collection, and light sculptures by Paul Myoda will be on display at the museum until Dec. 31.
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Jim Dill, a pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for the article, “Taking stock of a fruitful summer in the garden,” the latest column in the Maine Gardener series. After having no problems with Japanese beetles in this summer’s garden, the author reached out to […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on a current art exhibit by Susan Smith, who teaches in the Master of Fine Art program in intermedia at the University of Maine and is the coordinator of the Lord Hall Gallery on campus. Smith’s show, “The Botany of Sacrifice,” is on display at the Waterfall Arts in Belfast […]
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