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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Morning Ag Clips and the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel published a University of Maine Cooperative Extension news release reporting that there are new publications available on an updated webpage of resources for backyard poultry keepers. For more information contact Donna Coffin, 207.262.7726; donna.coffin@maine.edu.
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The New York Times interviewed Sonja Birthisel, a postdoctoral research associate with the University of Maine School of Forest Resources, for the article “The Easier Way to Make a Garden Bed.” Birthisel talks about the chemical-free weed-control strategy of solarization. “Soil solarization is the practice of covering moistened soil with clear plastic for a period […]
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The Well News interviewed Mark Brewer, a professor of political science at the University of Maine, about the polls for the 2020 U.S. Senate race in Maine. Brewer talked about the political stances and actions of U.S. Rep. Susan Collins and her challenger, Sara Gideon, speaker of Maine’s House of Representatives.
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Maine Public interviewed Crisanne Blackie, director of the University of Maine Career Center, for the story “Maine’s College Seniors Face Uncertainty After Graduation.” Blackie said the economic uncertainty brought by the coronavirus outbreak has unnerved college seniors as they try to finish their final semester and search for employment. On the other hand, employers continue […]
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Climate.gov, which is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, published a Q&A with Katherine Allen, an assistant professor with the University of Maine School of Earth and Climate Sciences and Climate Change Institute. Allen, a former NOAA Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellow, answered questions about her career path, her previous and current […]
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News Center Maine interviewed University of Maine first-year student Emma Ranco about the University of Maine System (UMS) planning to reopen campuses in the fall. Ranco, a nursing major, said she was excited to hear that UMS is devising a plan to bring students back to campuses next semester. “It’s been hard being away,” she […]
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The Penobscot Bay Press highlighted the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Harvest for Hunger Program and “Garden Chats: Growing Resilience from the Ground Up” series in its article “Healthy Acadia suggests sharing home garden produce.”
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