Mosquito-borne Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) has been reported in a Maine resident for the first time this year. EEE has been found in state animals, despite the lower mosquito population. University of Maine biology and ecology professor Allison Gardner spoke with Spectrum News about the disease.
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University of Maine Professor Elizabeth Allan authored multiple op-eds on hazing incidents and how to prevent them in the Saint Louis Post Dispatch, The San Diego Tribune, and The Virginia-Pilot on ‘Danny’s Law.’
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Peace lilies (Spathiphyllum) are gorgeous houseplants, but are notoriously finicky. Ankit Singh, assistant professor and ornamental horticulture educator at the University of Maine Extension, spoke with Martha Stewart magazine on proper soil and potting conditions for these lilies.
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Maine’s struggle to keep nurses within the state continues, especially in highly affected regions like Washington and Hancock counties. The Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine Machias, in collaboration with the University of Maine at Augusta, has added a new program this year for students to partner with the local hospital and get […]
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University of Maine communications and journalism professor, Michael Socolow, spoke with the New York Times about the American tech company Oracle and their growing enterprise. Co-founded by Larry Ellison, Oracle now owns shares in TikTok, and has executed a recent $8 billion deal to secure CBS News and CNN. “Everything is consolidating,” said Socolow. “What […]
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Newsweek reported on the melting of The Alsek Glacier in Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park, which has created a new island in Alsek Lake. The new land formation brings to light pre-existing concerns about global warming and rising sea levels. Karl Kreutz, University of Maine School of Earth and Climate Sciences director and Climate Change […]
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With only 370 endangered right whales remaining in the world, University of Maine researchers have joined together with the New England Aquarium in Boston to create honing models on where the whales will appear next. Lead researcher Camille Ross, an associate research scientist at the New England Aquarium and former UMaine graduate student, told the […]
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“Research has reinforced that outdoor learning benefits students’ academic performance and their physical and social-emotional wellbeing,” Ryder Scott, executive director of University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s 4-H Centers, told Mainebiz in a story about the Outdoor School for All initiative administered by UMaine Extension. The program aims to provide outdoor leadership and scientific learning to […]
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College counselors in Maine credit community involvement and emotional support as the two keys to success. Angela Fileccia LCSW, director of the University of Maine Counseling Center, stressed the importance of normalcy and involvement to the Bangor Daily News. “There’s something for everyone,” Fileccia said. “We even have a bee-keeping and a lumber jack club.”
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Newsweek, Nautilus, and Earth.com reported that human evolution may no longer be driven primarily by genetics, according to a new theory by researchers at the University of Maine which claims that cultural systems are now shaping the way humans survive, adapt and reproduce.
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