Renae Moran, a tree fruit specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Kennebec Journal for the article, “Whitefield, Manchester, Farmington apple growers see ‘bumper crop.’” Orchards throughout central Maine have been open for picking for a couple weeks as their early varieties have come into season, according to the article. “We’re […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported the University of Maine Museum of Art will host a screen printing workshop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 at the museum in downtown Bangor. Screen printing has been used by a variety of artists including Andy Warhol, according to the report. Kat Johnson, the museum’s education coordinator, […]
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The Maine Edge carried a University of Maine news release announcing the UMaine History Department’s fall 2015 Symposium Series. The public lecture series kicked off Sept. 21 when UMaine history professor Anne Kelly Knowles delivered the talk, “Telling the Spatial Story of the Holocaust: Finding Humanity in Social Science.” On Friday, Oct. 16, Edward Baptist, […]
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Phys.org carried a University of Maine news release about how UMaine scientists have deployed an ocean-observing buoy at the mouth of the Damariscotta River to help scientists understand how different types and scales of aquaculture can fit into Maine’s multi-use working waterfront. The buoy is part of a National Science Foundation’s Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network […]
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The Associated Press reported Maine’s taxpayers are responsible for less of the state’s bills than they were five years ago, according to a report issued by Chicago-based Truth In Accounting. The nonpartisan think tank calculated “taxpayer burden” by subtracting each state’s bills from its assets and dividing that figure by its number of taxpayers. Maine’s […]
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Amy Blackstone, a sociology professor at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on WERU Community Radio’s “Maine Currents” program. The show focused on the decision not to have children. Blackstone researches childfree-by-choice adults and the stigma that surrounds them. She also maintains a blog with her husband titled, “we’re {not} having a baby! […]
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Seacoastonline reported seven students from Traip Academy in Kittery attended the weeklong Stormwater Research Institute at the University of Maine over the summer. The students learned about the importance of stormwater drainage and how it can affect other bodies of water, according to the article. “I live close to the water, and it’s interesting to […]
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John Jemison, a soil and water quality specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) for a report about the late start to Maine’s fall foliage season. The warmer-than-usual weather has the state’s roughly $600 million annual leaf-peeping tourism industry on hold, according to the report. “It has certainly been […]
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Seacoastonline and New Hampshire Union Leader cited statistics from the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine for an article about a one-in-two-million blue lobster that was found at Ray’s Seafood in Rye, New Hampshire. A blue lobster is one type of several coloring variations of lobsters, all due to genetic mutations, according to the […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing the Black Bear Triathlon on Sept. 27. The race, sponsored by UMaine Campus Recreation and sanctioned by USA Triathlon, will be held on campus beginning at 8:30 a.m. The event begins with a 525-yard swim in UMaine’s Wallace Pool, followed by a 12.5-mile bike […]
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