An article in the Portland Press Herald about the beginning of the cruise line season in Maine noted that a University of Maine School of Economics and UMaine Cooperative Extension study of the economic benefits of cruise line visits to Maine ports is substantial. The 2008 study found that 47,000 passengers from 31 ships added […]
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University of Maine astronomer and professor of physics Neil Comins was interviewed for a Channel 2 (WLBZ) news report Thursday on the privatization of space travel as a trend of the future. Thursday’s successful splashdown of the privately owned commercial spacecraft, Dragon, after resupplying the International Space Station, was the inaugural sign of what’s to […]
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The science website Phys.Org has posted a University of Maine news release about the results of a study overseen by University of Maine School of Economics Director George Criner on the contents of garbage in a sampling of more than 15 Maine communities. Researchers found that 60 percent of what’s typically thrown in the trash […]
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University of Maine political scientist Mark Brewer was interviewed by the Portland Press Herald for the MaineToday Media group report about the U.S. Senate candidacy of former Secretary of State Matt Dunlap of Old Town. Brewer said Dunlap’s personal history and performance as a member of the Maine House of Representatives brings genuine legitimacy to […]
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A column in the Portland Press Herald describes a “sensory science” experience her children had at a recent University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H workshop led by Extension food science specialist and professor Beth Calder. Calder introduced a group of youngsters to sensory and taste testing of different types of Oreo cookies, and encouraged the […]
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News organizations throughout Maine continued their coverage of the death May 28 of 2008 University of Maine graduate and Army Capt. John “Jay” Brainard III of Newport, who died in Afghanistan when the helicopter he was piloting crashed. University of Maine political science professor James Warhola was interviewed by Channel 7 (WVII) and former UMaine […]
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An article in the Bangor Daily News about Lyme disease on the rise in Maine cited research using University of Maine Climate Change Institute models that indicates warming temperatures by 2050 could mean an end to the seasonal cold-weather killing of ticks in northern Maine, which would mean increasing tick populations statewide. Contact: George Manlove, […]
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An editorial in the Bangor Daily News endorsing proposed bond issues being considered by the Legislature cited the benefits and job creation resulting from research at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures & Composites Center as being worth the investment. A research and development bond proposal in particular, the paper said, will improve Maine’s long-term […]
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In a story about employee-managed corporate gardens, the Portland Press Herald featured University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Harvest for Hunger program and UMaine Extension educator Barbara Murphy, who helps run the program. Murphy said hunger in Maine is usually represented by poor nutrition resulting from people not having the money to buy fresh fruits and […]
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Comments from UMaine political science professor emeritus Kenneth Palmer were included in a Kennebec Journal article about former Gov. Angus King’s participation in the U.S. Senate race in Maine. Palmer said considering the amount of money that will likely be spent on the election, particularly by the GOP, King will not have an easy time […]
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