The Sun Journal reported University of Maine graduate students Peter Strand and Laura Mattas gave a presentation about their experiences on the National Geographic and Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Extreme Expedition to Mount Everest at Bruce M. Whittier Middle School in Poland, Maine. Strand, a Ph.D. candidate at the Climate Change Institute, and Mattas, a master’s […]
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Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on WBUR’s “Endless Thread” podcast, which features stories “found in the vast ecosystem of online communities called Reddit.” This episode of the podcast focused on the childfree movement.
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WVII (Channel 7) interviewed Andrei Kurbatov, an associate professor in the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, about research on 2 million-year-old ice cores from Antarctica. The research, led by Princeton University, involved expeditions of students and other researchers to Allan Hills in Antarctica to drill for the ice cores. On campus, students […]
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Bangor radio station Z107.3 previewed the second annual Witter Wonderland at the University of Maine. Witter Farm will host the holiday-themed event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 8, featuring a decorated barn, family-friendly activities and crafts, Z107.3 reported. There will be a chance to meet the UMares, cows, Icelandic sheep and pigs. Proceeds […]
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Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, was interviewed on German public broadcasting radio station Deutschlandfunk. The report was about journalism on Tik Tok, a video-sharing app.
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The Conversation published a piece by Sue Ishaq, an assistant professor of animal and veterinary sciences at the University of Maine, titled “Inequity takes a toll on your gut microbes too.” The Telegraph in Alton, Illinois also published the piece.
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Shane O’Neill, forest industry business development manager in the University of Maine School of Forest Resources, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show’s topic was the future of Maine’s forests and how the state plans to develop its vital forest industry.
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Several shows at the University of Maine’s Collins Center for the Arts were included in a Bangor Daily News roundup of holiday shows in eastern Maine. UMaine’s choral ensembles and student orchestra will perform in the annual Yuletide Celebration at 3 p.m. Dec. 8 in the CCA. A touring show from the Nebraska Theatre Caravan […]
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Maine Public reported a new University of Maine study found that the state’s hospitality industry employed about 59,000 full- and part-time workers last year and generated $4 billion in taxable retail sales, with a total contribution to Maine’s economy of almost $7 billion. Steve Hewins, CEO of the industry trade group Hospitality Maine, said this […]
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Andrea Mercado, a doctoral student in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “Childhood trauma can slow academic development. Here’s one way to fix it.” Mercado is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together […]
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