BDN column cites UMaine study of ticks carrying Lyme disease
A Bangor Daily News column by George Smith cited a University of Maine Cooperative Extension study that found 40% of ticks collected in Maine in 2019 carried Lyme disease.
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Centralmaine.com reports on family-friendly outdoor skills session
Centralmaine.com covered the initial meeting of the Outdoor Family Adventure program on Jan. 31. The family-friendly program, organized by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, centers on agriculture, science, healthy living and civic engagement. The next session is set for 3 p.m. Feb. 28 in Augusta. More information about […]
Read moreBangor Metro interviews Caron about sex talk with kids of every age
Bangor Metro interviewed Sandra Caron, a University of Maine professor of family relations and human sexuality, about opportunities to talk to children about sex, noting that it’s not a “one-and-done” situation. The Bangor Daily News shared the Bangor Metro story.
Read morePress Herald opinion cites Darling Center aquaculture research
A Portland Press Herald opinion column cited aquaculture research conducted at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in calling for faster turnaround on shellfish aquaculture licenses from the Maine Department of Marine Resources, and a return to scoping and public hearing practices impacted by the pandemic.
Read moreCentralmaine.com advances scholarship program for Waldo County residents
Centralmaine.com advanced the Scholarship for a Sustainable Future program, which provides $1,500 to first or second-year college students from Waldo County pursuing a career in a field that supports the mission of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. More information about the program is online.
Read moreMedia advance consumer sciences educator day Feb. 10
The Boothbay Register, the Sun Journal and Centralmaine.com promoted National Family and Consumer Sciences Educator Day on Feb. 10. The story highlighted the work of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, whose educators bring family and consumer sciences research and education programs to diverse stakeholders across Maine.
Read moreMedia advance DOE funding for Composites Center’s wind turbine blade mold research
Renews, Manufacturing Global, The Maine Edge, 3-D Printing Network and CompositesWorld highlighted the Department of Energy awarding $2.8 million to the Advance Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine to develop a rapid, low-cost additive manufacturing — 3D printing — solution for fabricating large, segmented wind blade molds. In addition, the UMaine Composites […]
Read moreNursing students speak with media about COVID-19 vaccination effort
University of Maine students in nursing spoke with Maine news organizations about helping vaccinate residents for COVID-19. The Bangor Daily News, News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5), WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) and WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland), all reported on the more than 250 nursing students from several University of Maine System institutions assisting […]
Read moreBDN interviews President Ferrini-Mundy about UMS vaccine stance
University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy spoke with the Bangor Daily News about the University of Maine System’s stance on COVID-19 vaccination. While UMS will not require students and employees to obtain a vaccine, the system encourages it, and the president said it will discuss the importance of vaccination with the campus community. “Even if […]
Read morePress Herald, AZO Cleantech advance research exploring genetic response of lobsters to ocean warming, acidification
The Portland Press Herald and AZO Cleantech reported on research exploring the effects of ocean warming and acidification on gene expression in the earliest life stages of the American lobster. The study from a team of researchers from the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay and Maine Department […]
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