The Bangor Daily News reported former University of Maine quarterback Marcus Wasilewski has joined the school’s sports performance staff as a coach. The sports performance coaches assist athletes with speed, strength and conditioning, according to the article. Wasilewski has served the past three months in an interim role as assistant strength coach and nutrition adviser […]
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Foster’s reported University of Maine historian Richard Judd will speak as part of a series in Alfred sponsored by The Friends of Alfred Shaker Museum and the Sanford-Springvale Historical Society. On Oct. 4, Judd will discuss the newly published “Historical Atlas of Maine.” The atlas is a geographical and historical interpretation of the state, from […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension was mentioned in the Wiscasset Newspaper article, “Wild blueberries are ripe for the picking.” Maine’s wild blueberries ripen in midsummer and the picking is usually best following a wet spring, according to the article. UMaine Extension estimates there are more than 40,000 acres of wild blueberries statewide, the article […]
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PRI’s “The World” mentioned two University of Maine researchers in the article, “Here’s what climate change looks like from the edge of the Greenland icecap.” According to the article, Greenland is melting fast, which is bad news for sea level rise and other effects of climate change. Glaciologist Gordon Hamilton, an associate professor in the […]
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The Sun Journal published an article on James Barker, a University of Maine senior studying business finance, and his pellet business. Barker of Turner is director of operations and sales for his family’s business, Barker Enterprises Inc.’s Wood Pellet Warehouse on Route 17 in North Jay, according to the article. The business also has a […]
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The Kennebec Journal carried a University of Maine release on archaeological research conducted by Marissa Bovie, a double major in anthropology and Earth science at UMaine. The Vassalboro native traveled to Croatia in 2014 as part of a team to help build a collaborative network of colleagues from different fields in relation to an archaeological […]
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The Maine Edge advanced an Aug. 19 gallery talk at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. Artist Niho Kozuru will give an informal talk at noon on Inter/Dimension, an array of sculptures and new two-dimensional works currently on exhibit through Sept. 19. During UMMA’s Art@Noon event, Kozuru will discuss her background, […]
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The Maine Edge reported on scheduled public star shows in August at the University of Maine’s Emera Astronomy Center. The Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium shows are held 7 p.m. Fridays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Additional shows at 11 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays will run throughout the summer. Friday nights in August feature “Origins of Life” […]
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Business Insider, Science, Climate Central, The Verge, The Conversation and Coastal Review Online reported on a new study of the United States coastline that found the confluence of storm surges and heavy precipitation can bring dangerous flooding to low-lying coastal regions, including major metropolitan areas. The research team was led by Thomas Wahl, a postdoctoral […]
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Marcella Sorg, a research professor with the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Washington Post article about a Falmouth, Maine family’s painful experience with heroin addiction. The article focused on a 29-year-old man who died of an overdose at his parent’s home after briefly getting clean. The […]
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