WABI (Channel 5) and The Maine Edge reported on a recent announcement by the Maine Potato Board introducing two varieties of potatoes developed by the board in partnership with the University of Maine. The new varieties — the Easton and the Sebec — were developed over the past several growing seasons and are targeted for […]
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The Maine Edge spoke with Kelly Koss, a University of Maine student pursuing a master’s degree in food science and human nutrition, about her study that will test whether children are more apt to eat vegetables that are novel, bright colors. Koss said she has always been interested in childhood nutrition and the results of […]
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Foster’s Daily Democrat and The Maine Edge reported the University of Maine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation is accepting applications from college students and Maine companies for the Blackstone Accelerates Growth (BxG) Innovate for Maine Fellows program. The program connects Maine college students with growing companies as a way to create jobs in Maine through […]
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The VillageSoup reported Liz Stanley, Home Horticulture Program coordinator with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will lead a workshop for beginning vegetable gardeners in Camden on Feb. 22. The hands-on, interactive workshop will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at the Merryspring Nature Center.
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The Bangor Daily News published a review of the play “One Blue Tarp,” which is currently being presented by the Penobscot Theatre Company in Bangor. The play was written by Travis Baker, who teaches English at the University of Maine, and stars UMaine theatre instructors Tom Mikotowicz and Julie Lisnet.
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HispanicBusiness.com reported on Kepware Technologies’ recent donation of $30,000 worth of software to the University of Maine’s Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) Program. Kepware, a Portland-based software development company focused on communications for automation, will outfit each of the 12 computers in the programmable logic controller lab with licenses for its professional-grade suite.
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Bob Bayer, executive director of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, and Joe Galetti, a UMaine graduate student, were featured in an episode of the PBS show “America’s Heartland.” Bayer spoke about research being conducted into how lobster shells can be used in food products and Galetti spoke about his research into how […]
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Kirk Michaud, a junior wildlife biology major at the University of Maine, spoke with Bill Green for a segment on WLBZ (Channel 2) about what causes deer and moose to lose their antlers. Michaud, who recently wrote a paper on the topic for his vertebrate biology class, said shorter days and colder weather triggers the […]
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Capital Press covered a talk given at the Washington Oregon Potato Conference by Andrei Alyokhin, an associate professor of applied entomology at the University of Maine. Alyokhin recommended farmers alternate crop rotations and insecticides to avoid building up insect populations that are resistant to the chemicals.
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Anna Saar, who coordinates the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Senior Companion Program for Oxford, Androscoggin and Franklin counties, spoke with the Sun Journal about the program and her upcoming talk in Otisfield. Saar is scheduled to speak Feb. 6 at a presentation hosted by the Otisfield Social Outreach Committee for residents interested in helping […]
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