Anthony Sutton, a doctoral candidate in ecology and environmental sciences at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News article about a Native American canoe dug out of the mud off Cape Porpoise. The canoe is estimated to be between 700 and 800 years old, and is the first pre-European contact dugout […]
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The County reported that University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias President Joan Ferrini-Mundy spoke at the graduation ceremony for Presque Isle High School on June 8. Ferrini-Mundy gave the keynote address, speaking of County values and encouraging graduates to strive toward Maine excellence, according to the report. She told the 139 graduating […]
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WVII (Channel 7) spoke with Will Biberstein, director of conferences and institutes at the University of Maine, for a report on youth camps that UMaine is hosting this summer. “I think everybody has different interests and what we’re trying to do is provide opportunities for all interests out there,” said Biberstein. Besides sports-focused camps, the […]
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Vice cited University of Maine scientists Jacquelyn Gill and Dan Sandweiss in its article “Actually Humans Probably Will Survive the Climate Crisis.” Vice referenced a March tweet by Gill: “With the fossil record, the Earth is literally teaching us how to get through this. That makes me want to roll up my sleeves.” The paleoecologist […]
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Amy Vachon, coach of two-time defending America East champion University of Maine women’s basketball team, talked with WABI (channel 5) about three summer hoop camps for girls. Camp options include an overnight camp, day camp and one-day high school elite camp. For information and registration details for these camps, and all Black Bear sport camps, […]
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Penobscot Bay Pilot promoted an exhibit of art created by inmates of the Maine State Prison in Warren that’s on display through Aug. 30 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The exhibit, “From Behind the Wall 2.0,” includes paintings, fine furniture and sculpture, including a life-size carving of a golden eagle. For […]
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The Fiddlehead Focus advanced the University of Maine Cooperative Extension food preservation workshops in July in Houlton, Madawaska and Presque Isle. For more information or to request a disability accommodation, contact Sharon Paradis at 834.3905, 1.800.287.1421, sharon.paradis@maine.edu. Registration is online.
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The Conversation ran Michael Socolow’s piece “Investigating the investigative reporters: Bad news from Down Under,” that details the chilling effect that law enforcement can have on journalists. The University of Maine media historian noted the June 5 raid at the headquarters of the Australian Broadcasting Company, and referenced journalists who revealed American soldiers’ slaughter of […]
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ABC News interviewed Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology at the University of Maine, for its story “Are child-free, single women really happier? An author’s claim sparks debate.” The story was in response to Paul Dolan’s book “Happy Ever After,” in which the London School of Economics professor of behavioral science asserted women without kids […]
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University of Maine 4-H and Maine AgrAbility professionals participated in the WGAN radio podcast Positively Maine with Tory Ryden to discuss the 4-H experience and Maine AgrAbility. They included Dick Brzozowski, food system program administrator with University of Maine Cooperative Extension and project director for Maine AgrAbility; Lisa Phelps, University of Maine Cooperative Extension interim […]
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