WABI (Channel 5) previewed a “Fiddleheads 101” event set for 2 p.m. April 29 via Zoom, presented by University of Maine Cooperative Extension Franklin County and the Ellsworth Public Library. Preregistration is required; the Zoom link to the event is online.
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Mount Desert Islander mentioned a talk by Liam Riordan, a professor of history at the University of Maine, in a report on the Mount Desert Island Historical Society’s Chebacco Chats series, live video presentations by contributing authors to the society’s journal “Chebacco.” On April 23, Riordan discussed his article, “Mount Desert Island and the Long […]
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The Bangor Daily News quoted Deborah Saber, an assistant professor in the University of Maine’s School of Nursing, in a report on Maine university nursing staff and students helping out during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in nursing homes. Saber also works in research at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, and signed up […]
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The Associated Press noted the University of Maine Cooperative Extension is accepting applications for the Master Food Preserver program until May 1. The 10-session course is open to anyone 21 years or older, and is expected to take place in Falmouth and Brunswick. It will cover subjects including prevention of food-borne illness, food storage and […]
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Mary Ellen Camire, a professor of food science and human nutrition at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Portland Press Herald article about how people’s eating habits are changing during the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s a very stressful time. People are going to seek food, and food is certainly better than alcohol or other […]
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News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5) and WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) reported 38 students graduated two weeks early from the University of Maine School of Nursing to help on the front lines during the pandemic. “Words cannot express my gratitude to this class,” Kelley Strout, interim director of the School of Nursing, told News […]
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The Portland Press Herald spoke with Jason Lilley, a sustainable agriculture professional, and David Handley, a small fruit and vegetable specialist, both with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the article “Already in an unpredictable business, farmers face more uncertainties than ever.” Farmers have to contend with a whole new set of challenges amid the […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered a virtual presentation by Yonggang “Tim” Lu, Harold Alfond Associate Professor of Business Analytics at the University of Maine, focused on the implications of the coronavirus pandemic on artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics. The presentation was held via Zoom at 11 a.m. Friday, April 25. “Data analytics, artificial intelligence, are […]
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Pamela Hargest, a horticulture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The topic of the show was gardening for relaxation and growing food, including what people can do now to get vegetables, flowers and their yards off to a good start, and what to […]
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The Portland Press Herald quoted James Breece, an associate professor of economics at the University of Maine, in the article “Maine’s economic fallout from coronavirus could be nation’s worst.” Some models suggest Maine is especially vulnerable to dire economic consequences from the coronavirus pandemic, the article states. “Bottom line, I think that Maine’s economy is […]
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