Morning Ag Clips and Turner Publishing shared Kate Yerxa’s tips to safely prepare a Thanksgiving meal. Yerxa is a University of Maine Cooperative Extension associate professor and registered dietitian. Her tips included how to properly thaw, cook and store turkey.
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Lancaster Farming mentioned the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in its story about cranberries — which it called a great fruit all year long. Creative ways to use cranberries, according to the University of Maine Extension, include adding them to quick breads, salads, relishes, salsas, chutneys and desserts, and as an ingredient in cranberry mustard.
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Penobscot Bay Pilot and Republican Journal reported the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast will host a historic photography exhibit from the Penobscot Marine Museum titled “From the Cradle to the Grave,” focused on ship launches and shipwrecks. The free, public exhibit by photographer Ed Coffin will be on display Dec. 9 to March 6 […]
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The Bangor Daily News reviewed the University of Maine School of Performing Arts production of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” which opened Nov. 15 and runs through Nov. 24 in Hauck Auditorium. The play is written by Simon Stephens based on Mark Haddon’s best-selling 2003 novel. The story focuses on Christopher […]
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Mainebiz reported the University of Maine will offer a 12-credit Graduate Certificate in Food Technology for aspiring entrepreneurs, current professionals and those with a science or engineering background who wish to work in the food industry. The program aims to prepare graduates for careers in health food markets, brewing, product development, agricultural processing, food safety […]
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Morning Ag Clips announced registration is open for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s 2020 Master Gardener Volunteer training program in Penobscot and Somerset counties. Classes will meet weekly 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Feb. 25 through May 21, and will resume for four weeks in September. Classes primarily will meet at the UMaine Extension Penobscot office […]
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WVII (Channel 7) interviewed Marie Hayes, a professor of psychology at the University of Maine, for a report about her research focused on the relationships between opioid-dependent mothers and their babies. “Opioids shut down the stress circuitry, which is why for people with extreme stress, such as extreme poverty, are vulnerable to addiction to drugs […]
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Neurology Advisor magazine cited research on migraines by Jonathan Borkum, an adjunct associate professor of psychology at the University of Maine. At least 95% of people with migraines have two or more common triggers, and the effects of those triggers have been traced back to essential normalities in energy metabolism, according to Borkum. “Certainly, the […]
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National Geographic quoted Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute and Distinguished Maine Professor in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences at the University of Maine, in the article “What happens when the roof of the world melts?” Mayewski also was the leader of the 2019 National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Extreme […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered a Nov. 15 event titled “The University of Maine’s Role in the National Geographic and Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Extreme Expedition to Mount Everest.” The panel discussion held on campus included six UMaine faculty members and students who went on the expedition. The scientists spoke about the role humans play in one […]
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