Spectrum News interviewed Jim Dill, University of Maine Cooperative Extension associate program administrator in pest management, on the presence and potential threat of West Nile Virus, a mosquito-borne illness, found in a wild bird in York County. “There are years when we say ‘Oh, it’s a dry year, a concentration of birds near the water […]
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The Harpswell Anchor and News Center Maine covered the annual Casco Bay Bluefin Bonanza at Port Harbor Marine in South Portland, where students from the University of Maine Pelagic Fisheries Lab took samples and recorded data from tuna caught during the competition to understand more about the highly migratory species. Money raised during the tournament, […]
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News Center Maine referenced a social media post from University of Maine Cooperative Extension warning that larvae of the spotted wing drosophila have been confirmed in several types of berries and now is the time to take preventative action.
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Noah Charney, assistant professor of conservation biology at the University of Maine, led New England Public Media on a tour through a section of forest described in his book, “These Trees Tell a Story: The Art of Reading Landscapes.” Charney said the university’s Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology focuses on getting students outside […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Paul Mayewski, director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, on the future of extreme weather events in Maine. “Climate change will continue. These extremes are going to continue,” Mayewski said. “And changes aren’t necessarily going to be gradual.” The city of Portland is currently updating its emergency preparedness […]
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WMTW (ABC 8 in Portland) interviewed Amy Blackstone, professor of sociology at the University of Maine, on potential reasons Maine’s birthrate is ranked the 7th lowest in the country. “We’ve done a really excellent job in Maine of lowering our teen pregnancy rates, which, in turn, has lowered our overall fertility rates. I think when […]
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The Portland Press Herald highlighted a study from University of Maine researchers that found centerline rumble strips reduce head-on and opposite sideswipe collisions by anywhere from 28% to 48%. A new national study found that traffic deaths in Maine have risen more significantly than in other parts of the country.
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WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) covered the Wildcat Weekend Downeast, hosted by the University of Maine at Machias, a regional campus of the University of Maine. Eight high school volleyball teams competed in the annual camp.
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Griffin Dill, integrated pest management specialist at University of Maine Cooperative Extension, on trends happening in tick populations and the diseases they carry this summer in Maine. Dill, who manages UMaine Extension’s Tick Lab, said the hot, humid weather and rainfall this summer has contributed to the increase in the […]
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Mainebiz highlighted the relationship of the University of Maine and its Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) to Maine’s industry potential in mass timber. The Maine Mass Timber Advisory Council advises UMaine’s Mass Timber Commercialization Center and serves as a research and development partner with the ASCC to innovate timber lamination and procurement processes, with […]
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