MaineBiz reported on how the University of Maine’s Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC) is driving innovation and workforce development across the state in three separate articles. One profiled the AMC’s partnership with Brewer-based Compotech, which has automated production with help from the AMC, and featured insights from John Belding, AMC director, on how robotics and additive […]
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WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) and WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) covered the University of Maine’s 13th annual “March Against Domestic Violence.” Casper Cowan, president of Triota Epsilon Psi at UMaine, helped organize the event and spoke toward the importance of recognizing both current and child victims of domestic violence, noting that they are […]
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Caroline Bicks, professor of English and the inaugural Stephen E. King Chair in Literature at the University of Maine, joined Literary Hub to discuss the lasting impact of Stephen King’s storytelling. Bicks explained what makes King’s work resonate with readers and previewed her forthcoming book, “Monsters in the Archives,” which is scheduled to publish next […]
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Wild oysters have returned to Maine after nearing extinction almost 100 years ago. Professor Heather Leslie, a marine conservation scientist, spoke with Civil Eats to explain what might be happening to cause the growth in their presence.
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WBUR (Boston’s NPR affiliate), WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) and WFVX (Channel 7 in Bangor) interviewed Mark Brewer, professor and chair of the University of Maine Department of Political Science, on the race to become Maine’s next U.S. senator.
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Michael Socolow, University of Maine professor of communication and journalism, provided commentary to NPR for their report on the relationship between agriculture and broadcasting. Socolow explained how the election of President Warren G. Harding in 1920 began a rise in radio broadcasting and the events that led to it taking over the media.
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Mainebiz.com reported the audiobook launch event for “Sea Run: A Study Regarding the Impact of Maine Policies on the Quality and Quantity of Traditional Tribal Fish Stocks and Sustenance Practices,” based on the same name of a a report co-authored by Anthony Sutton, University of Maine assistant professor of Native American food systems and citizen […]
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Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education leadership and director of the Hazing Prevention Lab at the University of Maine, interviewed with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution following hazing investigations at the University of Georgia, Atlanta. Despite reports to authorities from anonymous tipsters, no one admitted to being hazed or participating in hazing. Allan said this behavior in […]
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In an episode of “Maine Calling,” a radio show produced by Maine Public, Susanne Lee, faculty fellow with the University of Maine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions discussed the issue of food availability and pantries with various heads of food pantries in the state.
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Bangor Daily News interviewed Colt Knight, University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor and livestock educator, on a trend growing in popularity among Mainers to dispatch and butcher their own animals. “Home butcher appointments remain hard to get and homesteaders’ do-it-yourself ethos continues to grow,” Knight said.
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