Darren Ranco, a professor of anthropology and chair of Native American Programs at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Maine Public report about how Maine tribes are adapting to climate change, which threatens cultural traditions. Native American tribes in Maine face environmental challenges, such as changes in natural resources, and pollution and contamination […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot published a University of Maine Darling Marine Center story about Carl Huntsberger, a researcher and lobsterman who recently earned his master’s degree in marine biology from UMaine. Huntsberger grew up lobstering on the Maine coast, and after completing his bachelor’s degree in 2012, worked at a nonprofit research lab on Cape […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Bonnie Newsom, an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Maine, for the article “Nazi POWs may have lived better at this Down East camp than their Passamaquoddy neighbors.” Seventy-five years ago, more than 200 German prisoners of war were brought to a camp in Washington County near […]
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The Washington Post cited expertise by Sonja Birthisel, a postdoctoral scholar of weed ecology at the University of Maine, in the article “Whether or not Roundup is safe, the gardener has better options.” More than 18,000 plaintiffs are suing Monsanto, the maker of the herbicide Roundup, alleging cancers related to the product, while the company […]
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Kimberly Miner, a research assistant professor in the Climate Change Institute and a physical scientist at the Geospatial Research Laboratory at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Eaton Radio’s “Fierce Curiosity” radio show. The show focused on Miner’s research and related topics.
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The Republican Journal advanced a professional development program on the power of group work at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The program, “Helping People Change: The Power of Groups” will be held 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Sept. 27. The program is designed for professionals interested in maximizing group work skills, including educators, health […]
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Aaron Weiskittel, a professor of forest biometrics and modeling and director of the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Undark article “Are We Overestimating How Much Trees Will Help Fight Climate Change?” Trees play an important role in helping offset global warming by storing carbon from […]
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The Penobscot Times advanced the University of Maine’s third annual Libby Lecture in Natural Resource Policy to be presented by Catherine L. Kling, a Cornell University professor. The lecture, “Improving Water Quality: Are Economics and the Environment Always at Odds?” will be held at 3 p.m. Sept. 19 in the McIntire Room of the Buchanan […]
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Ms. Magazine published an opinion piece by Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology at the University of Maine. The piece was titled, “Boston’s ‘Straight Pride’ Parade Showed Us Where Nationalism and Fertility Panic Collide.”
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The Bangor Daily News quoted Karen Cole, associate director of the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine, in an article previewing the center’s 2019–20 season. “I would say there’s something for everyone, and we mean everyone: country music fans, world music fans, for families, for Broadway fans, for hip hop fans, […]
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