The Bangor Daily News previewed a University of Maine video highlighting the innovative possibilities of wood and the partnership between the university, the state’s forest products industry and Finland. The two-minute video will be shown at the 2021 South by Southwest (SXSW) virtual conference. The BDN report also advanced the FOR/Maine summit on the future of […]
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The Advertiser Democrat promoted several virtual events offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, including a flying peeps workshop March 31, a virtual tour of Acadia National Park on April 8, and a native seed workshop April 13. More information about the events is online.
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WVII (Channel 7) talked with University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy about the University of Maine System’s efforts to encourage employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The information campaign includes sharing reminders from the UMS Chancellor Dannel Malloy and campus presidents that express support for vaccination.
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A Portland Press Herald op-ed outlining strategies for building a skilled and resilient STEM workforce in Maine cited University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy in calling for increased investment in research and development and establishment of new public-private partnerships. Authors Ben Gilman and Rachel Kerestes noted that increased private investment in higher education, such as […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Centralmaine.com, the Penobscot Bay Pilot and The Franklin Journal promoted a talk by Sharon Klein, University of Maine associate professor of economics, scheduled for 3–4 p.m. March 15 on Zoom. In her presentation, “Is Community Solar Good for Communities?” Klein will share the findings from five years of community solar-related research. More information about the […]
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WQHR (Q96.1 in Presque Isle) cited University of Maine experts Robert Steneck and Bob Bayer in a story about whether lobsters experience pain while being boiled. According to Steneck, a professor of marine sciences, and Bayer, the retired director of the Lobster Institute, the lobster’s nervous system is simple, and not likely to register pain.
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Alice Philbrick, a 4-H community education assistant with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, talked with WVII (Channel 7) about the virtual 4-H science cafes for teens in grades 7–12. The series, which is offered via Zoom, begins on March 2 and will continue through May. More information is online.
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Associate professor of literacy education Susan Bennett-Armistead and professor of literacy education William Dee Nichols talked to the Kennebec Journal about educating people behind bars. In a story about the University of Maine at Augusta’s Prison Education Partnership Program with the Maine Department of Corrections, Bennett-Armistead and Nichols discussed a program they are involved with […]
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The Portland Press Herald published an op-ed that cited technical support for healthy soils initiatives offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The authors are advocating for passage of LD-437, An Act To Create the Maine Healthy Soils Program, which would elevate the work of UMaine Extension. The Associated Press and WABI (Channel 5) also reported […]
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Mary Wicklund, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension home horticulture coordinator, talked with the Portland Press Herald about conducting viability tests on old flower and vegetable seeds and proper storage of seeds to extend viability.
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