The Bangor Daily News spoke with Jennifer Crittenden, assistant director of the University of Maine Center on Aging, for the article, “Harnessing baby boom energy in Maine: Volunteers key to positive change.” Crittenden spoke about the Encore Leadership Corps, a program she manages through the center. The program provides training and support to Mainers 50 […]
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The Day reported University of Maine historian Richard Judd was the keynote speaker of the “Farm to Table through Time: Environmental History and Local Food Production in New England” conference at the University of Connecticut. Judd spoke about the historical context for the recent resurgence of interest in locally grown products in New England, according […]
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The Associated Press spoke with University of Maine political science professor Mark Brewer for an article about Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin continuing to raise campaign funds. Poliquin has raised $450,000 in the past three months, bringing his total for this campaign cycle to more than $1.5 million, according to the article. In Maine’s northern district, […]
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Bob Bayer, executive director of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, spoke with Seacoastonline for an article about shell disease becoming an increasing problem for lobstermen in Kittery. Lobster shell disease has been prevalent in southern New England for more than 20 years, according to the article. Although less than 1 percent of […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension was mentioned in “Harvest Happenings” segments on WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle). Steve Johnson, a crops specialist with UMaine Extension, was interviewed for “Harvest Happenings Part 10: Late Blight.” Johnson said late blight has been responsible for Aroostook County losing 5 to 10 percent of the potato crop […]
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Jonathan Rubin, a professor of resource economics and policy at the University of Maine, was quoted in the MIT News article, “Vehicle fuel economy standards as global climate policy.” MIT researchers — led by Valerie Karplus, assistant professor of global economics and management — have compared the worldwide economic, environmental and energy effects of currently […]
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Jennifer Crittenden, assistant director of the University of Maine Center on Aging, wrote an article for the Bangor Daily News titled, “Getting older doesn’t mean losing your teeth, and other myths about your chompers.” Crittenden wrote about three common myths related to aging and dental care, and the steps that can be taken to better […]
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Steve Eddy, a biologist with the Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research at the University of Maine, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for the article, “Farmed salmon from Maine now comes with more sustainability.” Modern Maine salmon farmers practice something similar to crop rotation, according to the article. Eddy said all permitted farm sites are […]
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The Daily Bulldog and Sun Journal carried a University of Maine news release about participants of Maine 4-H, an educational youth program of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, competing at the Eastern States Exposition in Springfield, Massachusetts. Nineteen students and their project animals competed — and placed — against more than 150 youth from […]
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WABI (Channel 5) spoke with Allan Arch, a 1965 University of Maine alumnus, who visited the campus from his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for his 50th reunion. Arch was a student during the university’s 100th anniversary and is experiencing another UMaine milestone as the institution celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. While Arch majored […]
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