Comments from UMaine Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Student Robert Dana were included in a Kennebec Journal article about a report that the Maine Republican Party has discovered cases of voter fraud among college students in Maine. Dana told the newspaper that UMaine’s nonpartisan get-out-the-vote program, UVote, has boosted voter participation on […]
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A Portland Press Herald report about Maine Day at Fenway Park noted the appearance of UMaine mascot Bananas the Bear. Maine Day was held Sunday during a Red Sox game at the stadium. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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UMaine education researcher Maja Wilson was mentioned in a report on the Inside Higher Ed website about the connections between technology and teaching. In an exchange taken from a listserv, the Inside Higher Ed author said Wilson summed up an argument about how best to use technology in the teaching of writing. Contact: Jessica Bloch, […]
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Comments from Jim Dill, a pest management specialist on the UMaine Cooperative Extension faculty, were included in a Maine Sunday Telegram story about steps homeowners can take to blunt the impact of backyard pests. Dill advises that homeowners take care to limit opportunities for ticks, mosquitoes and other insects to infest their yards.
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Prof. Mark Brewer of the UMaine political science faculty was interviewed for a Capitol News Service story published in the Bangor Daily News. The story details U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe’s plans to stand for re-election in 2012.
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UMaine Libra Foundation Professor of Engineering Michael “Mick” Peterson was mentioned in a report on the Daily Racing Form website about the reopening of the Santa Anita horse racing track in California. The track’s surface underwent a renovation and Peterson administered the testings of soil samples from the track in an on-site lab. Contact: Jessica […]
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David Yarborough, a blueberry specialist with UMaine Cooperative Extension, was interviewed on Bangor’s WLBZ television about the forecast for the blueberry crop. Yarborough told the interviewer the crop could suffer if the region does not get more rain in the coming weeks. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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UMaine student Nick Lorenzen was quoted in a story on the Nashoba Publishing website about a young-adult summer theater series in Massachusetts. Lorenzen, a sophomore, is directing a comedy at this year’s camp, and commented that theater brings people together and provides an outlet for people. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Steven Johnson and David Fuller of UMaine Cooperative Extension commented in a Lewiston Sun Journal story about the impact in Maine of destructive diseases that can decimate a garlic crop. Johnson, a crops specialist, said one disease has been confirmed on one farm, and another disease has been noted in three farms. Fuller warned that […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported from UMaine research facility Blueberry Hill Farm in Jonesboro that the 2011 blueberry crop could be well below average if the region continues to remain dry. UMaine blueberry specialist and horticulture professor David Yarborough said moisture levels — too much or the lack of it — is the biggest factor […]
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