The Bangor Daily News featured the University of Maine’s Phage Genomics class. Since its founding, the course has not only led to over 46 published genomes and five published scientific papers that students have co-authored, but also an enduring community of students and peer mentorship network that is only getting stronger with the class’ recent […]
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Morning Ag Clips and Bangor Daily News reported that University of Maine researchers will study how wild blueberry growers can use biochar, charcoal-like material derived from the pyrolysis of wood, to increase soil moisture and aid in the crop’s ability to be resilient to drought. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Services […]
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The Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News, WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) and WQCB-FM (Brewer, Maine) reported that Betsy Webb, professor of educational leadership at the University of Maine, died Thanksgiving morning at the age of 61. Webb previously served as the Bangor School Department superintendent, and was named the 2013 Maine Superintendent of the […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that 40 members of the University of Maine Kappa Sigma fraternity recently joined volunteers associated with Welcome to Housing to load furniture donated and removed from the University Inn Academic Suites in Orono.
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Maine Public and WGME (Channel 13 in Portland, Maine) noted that the University of Maine recently received a grant for $62,500 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to encourage more communities to create wood banks. The Bangor Daily News, WLUK-TV (Green Bay, Wisconsin), WZTV-TV (Nashville, Tennessee), WHP-TV (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania), WTTE-TV (Columbus, Ohio), KRNV-TV (Reno, Nevada), […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that the Wabanaki Winter Market, an annual celebration of art created by Wabanaki artists, will return with one-of-a-kind artwork for sale from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. on Dec. 10 at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts. The schedule of events is online.
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In an article about cranberries, the Express (Lockhaven, Pennsylvania) cited information from University of Maine Cooperative Extension noting that bumblebees and honeybees are important pollinators for cranberries because the pollen grains produced by cranberries are too heavy to be carried by the wind.
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot, Courier-Gazette and Republican Journal noted that “Plan B,” a new multimedia art exhibit curated by Larraine Brown of Artivism in Maine, is at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. The show, on display through Jan. 9, is free and open to the […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor Kate Yerxa is a member of a multistate team honored with the 2022 National Excellence in Extension award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, and Cooperative Extension. The Expanded Food […]
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Jason Bolton, food safety specialist with the Maine Food and Agriculture Center and University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was featured on News Center Maine discussing best practices to prevent bacteria from growing and spreading when it comes to preparing, serving and storing Thanksgiving dinner.
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