The Maine Edge reported the connection between fire, people, soil and extinct foxes is part of a University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Science Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 24 at Sawyer Environmental Research Center. Youth in grades six through eight will learn to use a coring device to collect soil sediments […]
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Elizabeth Nieman, an assistant professor of English and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at the University of Maine, and Elisa Sanse, a UMaine Ph.D. student in history, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “The Bangor school dress code controversy proves girls are still judged by their appearance.” Sanse is taking a […]
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Nicole Hogan of Bradley spoke with WABI (Channel 5) about losing her father to suicide when she was 20 years old. In honor of her father who loved to ride motorcycles, and to raise awareness for suicide, Hogan’s husband created a tribute motorcycle, painted purple with a suicide ribbon. This Sunday, Hogan will participate in […]
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Renae Moran, a tree fruit specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for articles about Maine’s bountiful apple harvest and small Asian pear crop. In an article about this year’s bumper apple crop, Moran said some people may still have apples in July. “People like to see a […]
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The Maine Edge reported the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor will host an after-school arts program for students in grades three through six from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Oct. 6 through Nov. 19. Workshop participants will be able to play interactive gallery games while exploring the current exhibits […]
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University of Maine geologist Gordon Bromley spoke with WABI (Channel 5) about his upcoming research expedition to Antarctica. Bromley will study how Earth’s largest ice sheet — the East Antarctic Ice Sheet — has responded during past times of global warming to learn about how it may respond in the future to human-caused climate change. […]
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The Bangor Daily News and The Maine Edge reported on a three-year, $2 million research project being led by University of Maine researchers that will use a popular video game to immerse rural Maine students in computer science and math concepts. Bruce Segee, the Henry R. and Grace V. Butler Professor of Electrical and Computer […]
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Jim Dill, a pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Maine Public Broadcasting Network for a report about how some standard head lice treatments aren’t killing the pests. A recent study found lice in 25 states, including Maine, have developed resistance to the chemicals commonly found in over-the-counter lice […]
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The Maine Edge carried a University of Maine news release about the seventh annual Out of the Darkness Community Walk to be held Sunday, Oct. 4. The UMaine Counseling Center and St. Joseph Healthcare will host the noncompetitive 5K walk through campus and surrounding areas. Funds raised from the event will benefit research initiatives of […]
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The Sun Journal reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Crop Insurance and Risk Management program announced a new webinar, “Crop Insurance 101 for Beginning Farmers who are Military Veterans.” The webinar introduces crop insurance as a risk-management tool, and how to navigate options and new incentives for beginning farmers. The program aims to educate […]
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