WABI (Channel 5) reported brothers of the University of Maine fraternity Beta Theta Pi held their 22nd annual sleep out to raise awareness and funds for sexual assault services. Members of the fraternity stayed outside from 6 p.m. Saturday until 6 a.m. Sunday. All proceeds from the event go toward Rape Response Services in Bangor, […]
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WVII (Channel 7) and The Maine Edge previewed Dan Estabrook’s exhibit “King & Clown” at the University of Maine Museum of Art (UMMA) in downtown Bangor through March 21. The museum is offering Art @ Noon on March 4. The event is a free, informal gallery talk led by George Kinghorn, director and curator of […]
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Robert Seymour, the Curtis Hutchins Professor of Forest Resources at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Free Press article, “Maine’s top forestry expert debunks the claim that it’s good forestry to overcut for 20 years.” Seymour stated his opposition to the ramped up cutting by Bureau of Parks and Lands that aims to […]
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Sean Birkel, the new Maine State Climatologist and a research assistant professor with the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “Old-timers still remember when Penobscot Bay froze.” Birkel said the upper Penobscot Bay used to freeze once or twice a decade during the 1800s and until […]
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Jesse Moriarity, coordinator of the University of Maine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation, and Jennifer Hooper, entrepreneur and mentor coordinator at the Foster Center, were interviewed for a Bangor Daily News article about the Top Gun program they help manage. The Top Gun program is offered by Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development (MCED) and UMaine’s […]
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Lani Carlson, Maine AgrAbility Project coordinator with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Maine Public Broadcasting Network for a report about the program that assists farmers, loggers and fishermen with disabilities and chronic illnesses so they may remain active in production agriculture. Maine is one of 23 states that takes part in […]
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Anne Lichtenwalner, a professor and Extension veterinarian at the University of Maine and director of UMaine’s Animal Health Laboratory, was quoted in the Bangor Daily News article, “Maine Wildlife Park staff say humans’ relationship with wild animals requires delicate balance.” Staff at the park in Gray, which is run by the Maine Department of Inland […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension was mentioned in a Sun Journal article advancing the Portland Flower Show that runs March 5–9. It is one of the last remaining judged flower shows of its kind in northern New England, according to a show organizer. The show’s 13 exhibitors will interpret the theme “Storybook Gardens” in […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Maine native and musical theater actor Scott Moreau ahead of his performance at the Cross Insurance Center on Feb. 22, as part of the Broadway’s Best in Bangor series. Moreau plays the role of Johnny Cash in the touring production of “Million Dollar Quartet.” Moreau, who is a Litchfield native […]
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The Republican Journal reported a photography exhibition, “Fish, Wind and Tide: Art and Technology of Maine’s Resources,” is on display through March 21, at the Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The free public exhibit showcases photos depicting unique and varied uses of wind energy from […]
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