Brian Jansen, assistant professor of communication and English at the University of Maine, wrote an op-ed published in The Conversation titled, “Hulk Hogan and the unraveling of worker solidarity.” Jansen wrote, “The reasons for professional wrestling’s dangers are largely tied up in the industry’s working conditions. And part of Hogan’s legacy may be his complicity […]
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The Maine Monitor interviewed University of Maine Ph.D. candidate Kyle Oliveira about the presence of great white sharks in the Gulf of Maine. Oliveira said their presence is an indicator of a healthy ecosystem and pointed toward the abundance of striped bass, which is prey for the sharks. News Center Maine shared the report from […]
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Spectrum News interviewed Jim Dill, University of Maine Cooperative Extension associate program administrator in pest management, on the presence and potential threat of West Nile Virus, a mosquito-borne illness, found in a wild bird in York County. “There are years when we say ‘Oh, it’s a dry year, a concentration of birds near the water […]
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The Harpswell Anchor and News Center Maine covered the annual Casco Bay Bluefin Bonanza at Port Harbor Marine in South Portland, where students from the University of Maine Pelagic Fisheries Lab took samples and recorded data from tuna caught during the competition to understand more about the highly migratory species. Money raised during the tournament, […]
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News Center Maine referenced a social media post from University of Maine Cooperative Extension warning that larvae of the spotted wing drosophila have been confirmed in several types of berries and now is the time to take preventative action.
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Noah Charney, assistant professor of conservation biology at the University of Maine, led New England Public Media on a tour through a section of forest described in his book, “These Trees Tell a Story: The Art of Reading Landscapes.” Charney said the university’s Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology focuses on getting students outside […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Paul Mayewski, director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, on the future of extreme weather events in Maine. “Climate change will continue. These extremes are going to continue,” Mayewski said. “And changes aren’t necessarily going to be gradual.” The city of Portland is currently updating its emergency preparedness […]
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WMTW (ABC 8 in Portland) interviewed Amy Blackstone, professor of sociology at the University of Maine, on potential reasons Maine’s birthrate is ranked the 7th lowest in the country. “We’ve done a really excellent job in Maine of lowering our teen pregnancy rates, which, in turn, has lowered our overall fertility rates. I think when […]
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The Portland Press Herald highlighted a study from University of Maine researchers that found centerline rumble strips reduce head-on and opposite sideswipe collisions by anywhere from 28% to 48%. A new national study found that traffic deaths in Maine have risen more significantly than in other parts of the country.
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WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) covered the Wildcat Weekend Downeast, hosted by the University of Maine at Machias, a regional campus of the University of Maine. Eight high school volleyball teams competed in the annual camp.
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