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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In a preview of Maine Maple Sunday March 27–28, the Bangor Daily News promoted the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s maple sugaring resources, including publications, videos and guidance for safely conducting sugar house tours during the pandemic. Morning Ag Clips also highlighted the UMaine Extension sugaring resources.
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The Portland Press Herald column cited University of Maine professor of philosophy and ethicist Jessica Miller’s perspective as a bioethicist and included her comments from her appearance on “Maine Calling,” where she discussed the ethics of vaccine distribution and the principles that guide public vaccination strategies.
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An opinion in the New York Times cited the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in a story about Maine prisoners becoming skilled beekeepers and certified master gardeners. In 2018, UMaine Today featured a story about the UMaine Extension gardening program at the Maine State Prison in Warren, which yielded fresh produce for prison meals, seedlings […]
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Morning Ag Clips, The Irregular, Centralmaine.com, the Daily Bulldog and the Bangor Daily News advanced three agricultural research updates for Maine potato growers offered via Zoom 7–8 p.m. March 10 offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. More information is online.
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