The Kathmandu Post included information from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in the article, “Worried about pesticides? Scrub them away.” When washing leafy greens, UMaine Extension recommends a vinegar and water mixture, according to the bulletin, “Best Ways to Wash Fruits and Vegetables.” The publication also advises consumers stay away from soap or commercial […]
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Tweets by Jacquelyn Gill, a paleoecologist and climate scientist at the University of Maine, were included in the Daily Mail article, “Scientists awaken 41,000-year-old worms from Siberian permafrost (or did they?): Debate rages over ‘unheard of’ findings described in recent study.” A team of microbiologists announced last year that they had resurrected nematodes that had […]
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Morning Ag Clips reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Oxford County will hold a workshop on raising backyard poultry 1–3 p.m. Aug. 7 at the UMaine Extension office in South Paris. UMaine Extension livestock specialist Colt Knight will discuss poultry breeds, housing, health and nutrition. Prospective and beginning small-scale egg producers will gain […]
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Helena, Montana’s Independent Record mentioned a University of Maine Cooperative Extension bulletin in the article, “Plans and plants that maximize charm of small yards.” UMaine Extension’s “Designing Your Landscape for Maine,” has good tips on designing a yard that can be altered for Montana, the article states.
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WVII (Channel 7) reported Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC) is partnering with the University of Maine School of Nursing, Harrington Family Health Care and Hometown Health Care in Newport to help fill the shortage of nurse practitioners in Maine. The reestablished nurse practitioner residency program, made possible by a $1.7 million U.S. Health Resources & […]
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News Center Maine reported on a consumer taste test of bread made with Maine seaweed that will take place 11 a.m.–4 p.m. July 14 at the Westin Portland Harborview hotel in downtown Portland. University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture graduate student Laurel Simone and professor Mary Ellen Camire are leading the test as […]
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Lily Calderwood, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension wild blueberry specialist and assistant professor of horticulture, and David Handley, a vegetable and small fruit specialist with UMaine Extension and cooperating professor of horticulture, were recent guests on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on blueberries, and what the iconic Maine product means […]
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Z107.3 reported researchers at the University of Maine are seeking the help of citizen scientists to study the monarch butterfly. Using the Monarch Model Validator app, volunteers can help collect information about the butterflies that travel to Maine, the report states. More about the app and project is online.
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Todd Gabe, an economics professor at the University of Maine, was mentioned in the CityLab article, “Maps reveal where the creative class is growing,” by Richard Florida, co-founder and editor at large of CityLab and a senior editor at The Atlantic. One of the most troubling trends of the past decade is the deepening geographic […]
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Machias Valley News Observer reported the University of Maine at Machias has received a gift of $12,500 from an anonymous donor that will help fund continuing efforts to research, record and archive petroglyph sites on Machias Bay. The bay is home to one of the largest concentrations of petroglyphs on the Atlantic coast of North […]
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