UMaine aquatic physicist Emmanuel Boss was quoted in a story on the website Miller-McCune about the use of robotic devices that are helping a researcher in California keep track of how tiny organisms and object travel in sub-surface ocean currents. Boss said if the devices work at a reasonable price, they could revolutionize oceanography. Contact: […]
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The website Western Farm Press has a story about the finding by UMaine Cooperative Extension experts of a destructive non-native fruit fly in Maine that could decimate the state’s berry crop. Jim Dill, Extension educator and pest management specialist, and Frank Drummond, an Extension blueberry researcher, were both quoted in the story. Contact: Jessica Bloch, […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension specialists Anne Lichtenwalner and Lois Berg Stack appeared in a Channel 2 (WLBZ) news report Tuesday on some of the effects of the lack of snow this winter. Stack, an ornamental horticulturist, said the lack of snow exposes plant roots to freezing without a protective blanket of snow on the […]
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Biofuel research being done by UMaine engineers and researchers was noted in a story in the Bangor Daily News about the Old Town Fuel & Fiber mill in Old Town. The story, which focused on pollution issues at the facility, said UMaine, which is in the forefront of research on how to distill fuels from […]
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The website PR Web has a news release about UMaine’s use of palm vein scanner biometric software for student check-in at on-campus dining halls. According to the news release, the technology is expected to save thousands of dollars per by year by eliminating shared cards, a practice that has students share their meal plans at […]
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UMaine Cooperative Extension professor and water and soil quality specialist John Jemison was interviewed for a WCHS-TV report from the 71st Maine Agricultural Show about the future of farming. Jemison, who presented findings of a study done to determine where Maine farmers see their industry headed, said high energy costs and a lack of infrastructure […]
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A Kennebec Journal report on additions to the state’s list of genetically engineered seeds grown in Maine included comments from UMaine Cooperative Extension water and soil specialist John Jemison, Jr. Jemison, who serves on the Maine Board of Pesticide Control, headed up the board’s technical advisory committee that looked into two Bt-corn products that have […]
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Jim Dill, a UMaine Cooperative Extension pest management specialist, was quoted in a Maine Public Broadcasting Network radio story about an Asian fruit fly which has been found in five monitoring locations in Maine. Dill said the pest could decimate Maine’s $190 million blueberry harvest. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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A Bangor Daily News report on a study about childless adults on MaineCare included a mention of Sandra Butler, a UMaine social work professor who interviewed seven participants for the study, which found more than 40 percent of childless adults covered through MaineCare are older than 45 and many have serious medical conditions. The study […]
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An opinion column in a recent edition of the Bangor Daily News by UMaine political science professor Amy Fried discusses the personal and economic consequences of reducing the state budget by reducing health care insurance coverage for Maine residents. Untreated illnesses sap strength and limit lives, Fried writes, and doesn’t save money in the long […]
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