Contact Natalie Springuel, (207) 288.2944 x5834, nspringuel@coa.edu PORTLAND, Me. – At the conclusion of a national symposium here last week, representatives from federal, state and local governments and organizations announced the formation of a National Working Waterways & Waterfronts Coalition. Sea Grant programs from around the country, including Maine Sea Grant and Virginia Sea Grant, […]
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Contact: Kate Yerxa, (207) 581-3109 or kate.yerxa@maine.edu ORONO — For many adults and children, the idea of Halloween without candy is a frightening one. But Kate Yerxa of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension says there are several ways to both limit the amount of post-Halloween candy sitting around the house and also cut down […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 Note: This event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. Please call (207) 581-3244 to reserve tickets. ORONO — Acclaimed scholar Elinor Ostrom will visit the University of Maine on Thursday Oct. 21 to present the university’s annual Sen. George J. Mitchell Lecture on Sustainability. […]
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Comments from UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer are featured in an Associated Press story about the race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat. Republican Jason Levesque is challenging incumbent Democrat Michael Michaud for that seat. Brewer also commented in a Saturday Portland Press Herald story based on Levesque’s criticism of Michaud following Friday’s release of […]
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Thomas Urquhart’s Maine Sunday Telegram review of “Natural Landscapes of Maine: A Guide to Natural Communities and Ecosystems,” included quotes from UMaine Prof. Malcolm Hunter’s foreword. Urquhart, a former Maine Audubon director, gave the book a favorable review. It was written by Andrew Cutko and Susan Gawler.
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An Oct. 10 Kennebec Journal story on a new statewide election poll included comments from Mark Brewer of the UMaine political science faculty. The poll was commissioned by Pine Tree Politics, a Maine political news website.
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Renae Moran of the UMaine Cooperative Extension faculty was quoted in a Kennebec Journal report based on a new RSU 11 (Gardiner area) adult education course featuring content for people interested in fruit tree agriculture. Moran, who helps teach the course, is based at UMaine’s Highmoor Farm in Monmouth.
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Comments from Rob Lilieholm of the UMaine School of Forest Resources faculty are included in an extensive Boston Globe Magazine story about the history and future of New England’s forests. The story is based on “Wildcards and Woodlands: A Vision for the New England Landscape,” a 36=page report Lilieholm and a group of other scientists […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — A five-year, $3.3 million National Science Foundation ADVANCE grant will fund a new University of Maine initiative to affect institutional change by improving the status of female faculty in the sciences, technology, engineering, mathematics and the social-behavioral sciences. The grant will establish the Rising Tide Center, which […]
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An in-depth interview with Paul Mayewski, director of UMaine’s Climate Change Institute, and international expert on glaciology and climate change, was posted Oct. 8 on the Edible Geography website, a Los Angeles-based news-blog website. Mayewski discussed his ice core research in Greenland, the Himalayas and Tibetan plateau, Iceland, New Zealand and Antarctica, explaining the process […]
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