Morning Ag Clips and Livermore Falls Advertiser ran a University of Maine Cooperative Extension media release about its three-day Food and Drug Administration-recognized food safety certification workshop beginning June 26 in Bangor. More information is on the program website and June 19 is the online registration deadline.
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WABI (Channel 5) and News Center Maine reported on the first Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC) Conference, held June 6–7 at the University of Maine. The goal of the event is to share groundbreaking, next-generation research that will positively impact the durability of transportation infrastructure, increase the lifespan of transportation assets, and save money for […]
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WBUR (NPR Boston) spoke with Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Maine, for the report, “New England is losing its native plants. Researchers say it’s time to stop and smell the wildflowers.” A recent study led by McDonough MacKenzie found that about one quarter of native New England wildflower species have […]
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Sally Farrell, a 4-H youth development professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show’s topic was how young people are getting involved with farming in Maine, including programs and educational efforts aimed at encouraging youth to participate in agriculture.
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Down East magazine published an article about a bluefin tuna skeleton on display at the University of Maine at Machias. Gayle Kraus, a professor of marine ecology at UMM, assembled the skeleton with students in her skeletal articulation course, according to the article. “We used hot glue because we were just learning,” she said, “and […]
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Boothbay Register published a Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust news release about Maine Midden Minders, a new initiative working with individuals and conservation groups to develop a database of erosion conditions at shell middens around the state. Based at the University of Maine and funded by Maine Sea Grant, Midden Minders is managed by geoarchaeologist Alice […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Portland Press Herald reported University of Maine baseball players Cody Laweryson and Nick Silva were chosen by Major League Baseball squads June 5 during the First-Year Player Draft. The Minnesota Twins picked Laweryson, a right-handed pitcher from Moscow, Maine, and the Chicago White Sox selected Silva, a right-handed pitcher from […]
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Daily Bulldog reported the University of Maine Early College program is offering a new outdoor leadership pathway program for western Maine high school students to earn UMaine college credit tuition-free. The outdoor leadership program at UMaine’s 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond focuses on developing an individual’s leadership skills while providing intensive training […]
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The Free Press reported Darien Mizuta, a postdoctoral research associate at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Laboratory, will speak June 12 at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole. The 6 p.m. presentation, “In situ feeding performance for shellfish culture,” will describe how shellfish filtration is affected by local environmental factors such […]
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The Washington Post cited University of Maine research in an article about washing produce. Researchers in UMaine’s Food Science and Human Nutrition program tested three commercial wash treatments and found that distilled water was just as effective or more effective at removing microbes and pesticides from produce, according to the article, which noted clean, cold […]
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