The Sun Journal and CentralMaine.com noted that Colt Knight, UMaine Extension State Livestock Specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will host a workshop on raising swine on March 27, from 11 a.m.–1 p.m., at the UMaine Extension office, 9 Olson Road, South Paris. Register online.
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot, Bangor Daily News and Republican Journal shared that University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Waldo County Extension Association are hosting the 29th annual Rural Living Day, on April 1, from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., at Mount View High School, 577 Mount View Road, Thorndike. Visit the event webpage to register and for […]
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Jason Lilley, assistant professor and maple industry educator for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke to the Portland Press Herald about the 40th anniversary of Maine Maple Sunday. Lilley said that the number of people attending Maine Maple Sunday and participating sugarhouses have increased, the distance attendees travel has expanded, and technology has evolved […]
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The Bangor Daily News and News Center Maine reported that the University of Maine’s Intensive English Institute has partnered with the Town of Orono to offer a program called Community English. The new class runs Feb. 15 to May 3 and alternates locations between Orono Public Library and the UMaine Memorial Union. Orlina Boteva, director […]
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In an article about the Future Logging Careers Act, which would allow family logging companies to safely train 16- and 17-year-olds, MaineBiz cited a study conducted by the University of Maine found that the total number of jobs in the logging industry in Maine declined 6% more than the national average between 2014 and 2021.
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New Scientist featured the research of Victor Ortega Jiménez, assistant professor of integrative avian biology and biomechanics, about how jumping parasitic worms use static electricity to hit their targets.
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The Bangor Daily News, Mount Desert Islander and National Fisherman featured a first-ever national assessment of seafood marketing practices in the United States led by the University of Maine with funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and NOAA Fisheries. The American Seafood Harvesters Marketing Practices Survey aims to bring attention to the role that […]
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The Mount Desert Islander shared that Patrick Callaway, lecturer at the University of Maine Department of History, will appear on Chebacco Chats at 4:30 p.m. March 23, to talk about his latest research on 18th-century colonial interests related to Mount Desert Island. For more information, visit the Mount Desert Island Historical Society website.
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The Fiddlehead Focus shared that University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a series of agriculture classes on Thursday evenings starting March 16. The spring workshops are free and will be held from 6–7 p.m. at the University of Maine at Fort Kent Armory in Room 119 on March 16, 23, 30, and April 6.
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The New York Times featured University of Maine research into cross-laminated timber. Liam O’Brien, a UMaine graduate student, spoke with the Times about an effort by him and his colleagues to develop a cross-laminated timber panel insulated with wood fiber. “It is a material that should take off in the U.S. as long as we […]
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