The Bangor Daily News noted that the Maine Business School’s undergraduate and graduate programs have been ranked among the best online programs in the country by U.S. News & World Report. The University of Maine Graduate School of Business has been ranked among the 2023 Best Online MBA programs at No. 51 and ranked No. […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot and Lincoln County News shared that University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center is recruiting student researchers to contribute to a diversity of marine and environmental research projects this summer. This season, more than 15 paid internships are available for students, thanks to support from friends and donors to the Darling Marine […]
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In an article about the difference between spiny and Maine lobster meat, Tasting Table cited information from the Maine Sea Grant website about Maine lobster, noting that though they are available year round, their numbers spike in late summer and into fall.
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The Bangor Daily News, Courier-Gazette, Phys.org and Hydro Review featured a recent study from the University of Maine that found salmon depleted fat stores while stopped at dams. The scientists found that the tagged fish were delayed on average between 16 and 23 days at the dams and lost between 11% and 22% of their fat reserves, […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot, Sun Journal and CentralMaine.com shared that the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk entitled “A Career in Conservation: Frequent retooling required!” on Feb. 13 at 3 p.m. Registration is required to attend remotely; to register and receive connection information, see the […]
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Morning Ag Clips noted that University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host an online discussion on federal agricultural-related employment laws on Feb. 21 at 3 p.m. The session will focus on H-2A program requirements and includes recent Final Rule changes that went into effect in November 2022. This program is free; register online to receive […]
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News Center Maine featured research from the University of Maine that tracks down sea run rainbow smelt using environmental DNA, or eDNA. “It runs right up against forensics, it’s just, we move outside of crime scenes and into the wild. The nice things about environmental DNA is it only requires somebody to collect a water […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Colt Knight, an associate professor and the state livestock specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about rising egg prices. Knight told the PPH that he has been getting more calls from people interested in raising their own chickens in order to avoid buying eggs at the grocery store. “Before, […]
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Griffin Dill, director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab, spoke to the Portland Press Herald about whether this weekend’s subzero temperatures will impact Maine’s tick population. “I don’t think this cold weather coming up is going to have much of an impact on tick populations at all. We don’t have a lot […]
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The Daily Bulldog shared that Nick Rowley, sustainable agriculture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will host a workshop on garden tomato production at Franklin County Adult Ed on Tuesday, Feb. 7 from 6–8 p.m.
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