The Associated Press and Foster’s Daily Democrat reported on a $6 million grant from the National Science Foundation for the University of Maine and University of New Hampshire to conduct a three-year study to research how beaches and shellfish beds are closed due to bacteria. The project, known as the New England Sustainability Consortium, is […]
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John Thompson, physics professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about how sound travels for an article on noise complaints associated with the Waterfront Concerts in Bangor. Thompson said low-frequency waves are able to pass over and around buildings, trees and other objects, while higher frequency sounds are more likely […]
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The Bangor Daily News and WABI (Channel 5) included articles on the presence of 4-H members at local fairs. Members of 4-H, the youth development branch of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, celebrated the group’s 100th birthday at the Bangor State Fair and displayed results of hard work at the Northern Maine Fair in Presque […]
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Karen Hatch Gagne, University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) at the fourth annual Positive Youth Development Institute in Bangor. The professional development conference gives Maine educators a chance to hear from students about ways to strengthen their relationships. Gagne said changes in education are really about youth voice, choice and […]
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Ellen Mallory, sustainable agriculture extension specialist at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine director of the Northern New England Local Bread Wheat Project, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article “How Skowhegan became Maine’s new bread basket” after the annual Kneading Conference was held in Skowhegan. Mallory spoke about the need […]
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A Bangor Daily News editorial titled “Turn up the volume on compromise” cites a study by Todd Gabe, University of Maine economics professor. Gabe’s study found Bangor’s Waterfront Concerts have generated more than $30 million in local spending in the first three years.
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The Kennebec Journal, WABI (Channel 5) and Portland Press Herald published articles on the passing of Ashley Drew, a University of Maine graduate and musician who inspired many including the UMaine football team. Drew underwent a double lung transplant last year and battled with cystic fibrosis her whole life. She earned a bachelor’s degree in […]
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Kate Garland, horticulturist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) for the latest installment of its “Backyard Gardener” series. Garland spoke about the community garden in Bangor.
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Jack Burt, trumpet professor and leader of the University of Maine Jazz Ensemble, Brass Ensemble and Trumpet Ensemble; and Christopher White, director of the UMaine Symphonic Band, Pride of Maine Black Bear Marching Band and Screamin’ Black Bear Pep Band, remembered former student Ashley Drew in a Bangor Daily News article. Drew, who underwent a […]
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Canada-based Progressive Dairyman published an article on harvesting forage safely by University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Steven Johnson, crops specialist, and Dawna Cyr, farm safety project assistant. The article originally appeared in Progressive Forage Grower magazine.
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