Politico published Michael Socolow’s piece “The Trouble with TikTok: Journalists should not be promoting a platform with a documented history of political censorship.” While the quirky videos may seem relatively harmless, the University of Maine associate professor wrote that TikTok “relies on its users’ ignorance of its origins and practices. How many teens, or journalists, […]
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The Bangor radio station Z107.3 promoted Culturefest 2019 that kicks off at 11 a.m. Nov. 9 at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. The Office of International Programs and the International Student Association host the free daylong celebration of cultures with exhibits, a food court, children’s activities, live demonstrations, and a traditional style show.
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The Bangor Daily News and Morning Ag Clips advanced the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s “Barbecue 101” workshop 6:30–8 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Pilot Plant and Commercial Kitchen in Hitchner Hall at UMaine. BDN Homestead writer Sam Schipani met with Colt Knight, state livestock specialist and assistant professor with Cooperative Extension, to get firsthand […]
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Machias Valley News Observer reported University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy presented a “unified accreditation” plan for the flagship university in Orono and the seven satellite campuses last week to an audience of about 40 faculty, students and administrators. University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, and UMM Head […]
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Maine Public and WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine System is drastically cutting tuition for out-of-state students pursuing a Master’s in Business Administration as part of an effort to increase enrollment. Beginning in January, out-of-state MBA students will see their tuition decline by nearly half, Maine Public reported. According to WABI, that could […]
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Scientific American quoted Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias, in the article “Harm to Table: Turning an Invasive Crab into a Delicacy.” Local conditions will continue to promote green crab population surges as ocean waters warm faster in the Gulf of Maine than almost anywhere else in […]
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WABI (Channel 5) spoke with Iranga Subasinghe, a Ph.D. student in spatial information science at the University of Maine, about his research on mapping natural disasters in real time using citizen data. The project, also led by Silvia Nittel, associate professor in spatial informatics at UMaine, uses a 2018 mudslide in California as a case […]
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The Free Press reported the University of Maine Hutchinson Center, Belfast Creative Coalition and R.A.W. Restorative Art Works will host the first annual Arts in Action Project and Conference Nov. 1–3 in Belfast. The conference, titled “What’s Art Got to Do with It?” is intended to “summon the power of the arts to address our […]
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The Advertiser Democrat reported University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Oxford County has recently hired two new staff members. Emma Fournier joined the organization in July as a horticulture community education assistant, focusing on residential/consumer programs through outreach and by request. “I help homeowners with their questions, providing publications and helping identify plants and insects,” […]
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News Center Maine covered a “recipe to market” seminar hosted by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Ellsworth on Oct. 29. The seminar was designed to give small businesses the opportunity to learn about the right way to market their products. “These are people that started around a passion for food,” said Jim McConnon, […]
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