The Bangor Daily News advanced an audio-visual art installation at the University of Maine to commemorate the anniversary of the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. UMaine new media artists N.B. Aldrich and John Carney worked with Maine poet and musician Duane Ingalls and Japanese sound artist Adachi Tomomi on the project that was led […]
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The Associated Press spoke with Frank Drummond, an entomology specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and a UMaine professor of insect ecology, for an article about a Maine bumblebee counting project. The Maine Bumble Bee Atlas project enlists citizen scientists to help determine bee range and abundance. Maine’s bumblebees appear to be affected […]
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David Handley, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension specialist of vegetables and small fruits, spoke with WLBZ (Channel 2) for a report about both positive and negative effects of climate change occurring in Maine. Handley said a benefit of climate change is that Maine’s growing season is now 10 to 14 days longer than it […]
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A study by former University of Maine environmental economist and researcher Mary Davis was mentioned in a Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting article on the state’s challenges of preventing lead poisoning in children. Davis’ study on the economic effects of lead poisoning on children born in 2008 concluded that as a group, they would […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported that due to predicted thunderstorms, the University of Maine’s free screening of “The Lego Movie” originally slated for Aug. 5 on Morse Field at Alfond Stadium has been rescheduled for 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6. Members of the public are encouraged to bring blankets or chairs to watch the film on […]
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Wiscasset Newspaper published a news release from the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center announcing an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8. The event marks the 50th anniversary of the Walpole center. Research laboratories will be open, oceanographic equipment and scuba gear will be on exhibit, and scientists will be […]
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NOAA Fisheries reported on new Atlantic salmon smolts research led by Dan Stich, a NOAA Fisheries biologist who conducted the study as a Ph.D. student at the University of Maine. The study, which recently appeared in the journal Marine and Coastal Fisheries, showed that even if young smolts survive the initial hazard of passing through […]
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A 2003 University of Maine study led by psychology professor Douglas Nangle was cited in a Psychology Today blog post titled “What I’ve learned about friendships in my 20s (so far).” The researchers found support that emphasizes the importance of having mutual friendships that extend beyond one best friend, according to the article. They found […]
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The Concord Monitor published an article on University of Maine student Austyn Shea’s summer construction job. Shea of Concord just completed his freshman year at UMaine where he is studying construction management. Shea, who said he wanted to use his summer to gain valuable real-world experience in the construction industry, secured a summer internship with […]
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Acadia Harvest Inc., a startup business housed at the University of Maine’s Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research (CCAR) in Franklin, was included in the Huffington Post blog article, “As Maine’s waters warm, a seafood investor fosters climate resiliency.” Coastal Enterprises Inc. (CEI), a nonprofit community development lender based in Wiscasset, has provided capital for a […]
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