The Free Press reported University of Maine researchers are working to develop a food additive paste for fish made from invasive green crabs that have found their way into the Gulf of Maine and are threatening the state’s soft shell clam industry.
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The Bangor Daily News reported on a Bowdoin college student’s research on American eels in the Merrymeeting Bay estuary under a fellowship with his professor and Maine’s Sustainability Solutions Initiative. SSI is a partnership between the University of Maine, University of Southern Maine and other higher education institutions that aims to help Maine increase economic […]
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An opinion piece written by University of Maine professors Howard Segal and Deborah Rogers was recently published in the Bangor Daily News. The op-ed cites the relevance and importance of Henry Rosovsky’s “The University: An Owner’s Manual,” published in 1990. The article originally appeared in London’s The Times Higher Education in July.
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Bob Bayer, executive director of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, spoke with Financial Times and the Maine Public Broadcasting Network about the oversupply of lobsters and the negative effects on the industry. Bayer said he doesn’t think anyone really understands how the price of lobster is set, and called the crustacean a […]
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The Sun Journal reported on an outdoor cooking demonstration on how to steam green beans with dressing, which was hosted by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Oxford County and River Valley Health Communities Coalition. Barbara Murphy, Maine Harvest for Hunger coordinator and extension educator in home horticulture and agriculture, said the demonstration was […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot previewed an upcoming talk by Warren Riess, marine archaeologist at the University of Maine. Riess, the author of “Angel Gabriel: The Elusive English Galleon” will speak about his research as a national expert in marine archaeology of the New England and mid-Atlantic regions on Thursday, Aug. 8 at the Penobscot Marine Museum […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on a $5 paddleboarding course offered by the University of Maine’s Maine Bound on the Stillwater River in Orono. Lisa Carter, Maine Bound coordinator, spoke with WABI about the class, which meets at 4:30 p.m. every Tuesday from now until September.
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Ray Fort, a chemistry professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Associated Press about hazardous materials that are common on Maine railroads. Fort said some materials labeled as hazardous are relatively harmless, such as paraffin wax and potassium chloride. He added if materials such as chlorine or ammonia were spilled, it would be […]
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Environmental Leader reported the company Tom’s of Maine is working with researchers at the University of Maine and the Sustainable BioPlastics Council of Maine to develop a polylactic acid packaging that could be made using waste potatoes that are produced in Maine.
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The Bangor Daily News article “Gov. LePage touts potential for ‘microbusiness’ growth in Maine” cited research compiled by James McConnon, an economics professor at the University of Maine. The information states of the 133,000 microbusinesses in Maine, four out of five operate with no employees other than the business owner.
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