Channel 5 (WABI) reported on the 2nd annual Bangor Paint Day, a free event being held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday at the University of Maine Museum of Art in Bangor, in cooperation with the Bangor Art Society. The event gives people of any age an opportunity to paint any scene in […]
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The Bangor Daily News published an article about the work of FoodCorps representative Genna Cherichello, who has overseen the growth of community gardens in the Rockland area. FoodCorps is a national program, administered in Maine by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, to introduce young people to healthful foods and gardening. Cherichello also is organizing […]
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An article in the Coastal Journal about a particularly successful community garden in Brunswick to benefit the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program noted that the inspiration for the 2.5-acre plot came in part from a Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust conversation with University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator Richard Brzozowski in the Cumberland County office. Contact: George […]
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UMaine professor of applied entomology Andrei Alyokhin was interviewed for an article in the Kennebec Journal and by Channel 7 (WVII) about UMaine’s comprehensive collection of 107,000 insects dating back to the 1800s, which has been donated to the Maine State Museum for better public accessibility. Alyokhin said collections such as UMaine’s have extreme practical […]
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A review by UMaine English professor Deborah Rogers of writer Susan Gubar’s new book “Memoir of a Debulked Woman: Enduring Ovarian Cancer” appeared in the August issue of The Times Higher Education in the United Kingdom. Rogers called the book a “raw and moving illness memoir” and “powerful.” Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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The UMaine Advanced Manufacturing Center’s work helping Falcon Performance Footwear in Auburn create molds and a composite material for new protective caps in the toes of boots to replace steel caps was noted in a Mainebiz article about innovators in Maine finding success with uniquely Maine products. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer was interviewed for a Kennebec Journal article about how the Catholic Church is responding to the same-sex marriage effort in Maine. Brewer said Catholicism is the single biggest religious tradition in Maine, but its members do not necessarily vote as a bloc. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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Judy Hakola of the University of Maine English Department faculty joined host Keith Shortall and writer Jaed Coffin of the University of Southern Maine English Department faculty for a Maine Public Broadcasting Network “Maine Calling” discussion about what it means to be a true “Mainer.” Hakola said many people from outside the state have flawed […]
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University of Maine professor of food science and human nutrition Mary Ellen Camire was interviewed for an article in the Portland Press Herald about a study on organic fruits and vegetables. The study found little nutritional difference between organic and nonorganic produce, but Camire, along with others interviewed for the story, said most consumers who […]
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Several news organizations, including the Boston Globe’s Boston.com carried an Associated Press article about the planned relocation of the University of Maine’s collection of 107,000 insects to a climate-controlled room at the Maine State Museum in Augusta. Channel 5 (WABI) and the Portland Press Herald also carried the AP report. The collection dates back to […]
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