Aaron Putnam, George H. Denton assistant professor in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences at the University of Maine, wrote an obituary for Wallace “Wally” Smith Broecker that was published in Science magazine. Putnam wrote Broecker, who died Feb. 18 at the age of 87, was “one of the most influential Earth scientists of […]
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The County reported five students from the University of Maine’s School of Performing Arts visited Houlton Elementary School to perform a touring show on March 20. The cast performed “Can You Imagine?” an original play with lots of improvisation, at Houlton Elementary and nine other Maine schools during their spring break. The students — Ethan […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot mentioned an outreach effort by University of Maine Cooperative Extension in an article covering a March 20 public forum focused on ways to strengthen Maine prisoners’ re-entry process to work and community after release. As an example of a program facilitating successful re-entry, Maine Department of Corrections Commissioner Randall Liberty mentioned […]
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The Penobscot Times advanced “Climate and Food,” the sixth annual Human Dimensions of Climate Change film series at the University of Maine. The series begins March 26 with “Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story,” which reveals global consequences of the systemic obsession with expiration dates, perfect produce and portion sizes. “Seeds of Time,” which […]
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Yale Climate Connections quoted and cited research by Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie, a researcher at the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, in the article “In nature, premature springs are creating new winners and losers.” The average spring in the eastern United States is starting earlier as a result of warming temperatures. Some plants and animals […]
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The Portland Press Herald cited a University of Maine Cooperative Extension fact sheet in an article on a proposed gypsy-moth quarantine for the state. The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry wants to expand a partial state quarantine established in 2010 to cover the whole state, to make it easier to ship forest products […]
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Joan Ferrini-Mundy, president of the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias, was a recent guest on WVOM’s “George Hale and Ric Tyler Show.” President Ferrini-Mundy reflected on her time in the position so far and discussed R&D, workforce development and more, as well as what’s next for the campuses.
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WABI (Channel 5) spoke with Nory Jones, professor of management information systems with the Maine Business School at the University of Maine, for a report advancing the Pets 4 Vets benefit dodgeball tournament to be held 1–4:30 p.m. March 31 at UMaine’s New Balance Field House. Hosted by MBS Corps, UMaine Army ROTC and the […]
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Assembly magazine interviewed Habib Dagher, executive director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center; and James Anderson, senior R&D program manager at the UMaine Composites Center; for an article about boatbuilding at the center. The UMaine Composites Center is continuing a long-standing tradition of boatbuilding in the state of Maine by using […]
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The Associated Press quoted Frank Drummond, a professor of insect ecology and insect pest management at the University of Maine, in an article about planting flowering herbs to help bees. Herbs appeal to a variety of bee species, and can help provide the declining populations with the plants they need to thrive, the article states. […]
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