Dumont Demonstrates How to Make, Preserve Salsa on WABI
Felicia Dumont, food preservation program aide with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, demonstrated how to make and preserve salsa on WABI (Channel 5).
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Op-Ed on Maine Shared Collections Strategy Published in BDN
The Bangor Daily News published an opinion piece about the Maine Shared Collections Strategy, a collaborative effort by nine Maine libraries, including the University of Maine’s Fogler Library, to work together to share and preserve resources. The column first appeared in Maine Policy Review, published by UMaine’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center.
Read moreWVII Covers Clean Sweep Furniture Sale
WVII (Channel 7) reported on the Clean Sweep Furniture Sale held at the University of Maine. Funds from the sale will support the Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism’s Welcome Weekend Day of Service at the end of August.
Read moreWABI Previews Clean Sweep Furniture Sale
WABI (Channel 5) reported on the Clean Sweep Furniture Sale being held at the University of Maine on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 9-10. Lisa Morin, coordinator of the Bodwell Center for Service Volunteerism, spoke about the sale and how the funds will support the center’s Welcome Weekend Day of Service at the end of the […]
Read moreFree Press Reports on UMaine’s Green Crab Paste Research
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.
Read moreStudent’s Eel Research Under SSI Fellowship Featured in BDN
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 […]
Read moreSegal, Rogers Op-Ed Published in BDN
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.
Read moreBayer Talks to Financial Times, MPBN About Oversupply of Lobsters
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 […]
Read moreSun Journal Covers UMaine Cooperative Extension Cooking Demo
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 […]
Read morePenobscot Bay Pilot Previews Riess Talk in Searsport
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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