Pure Wow cited a University of Maine study in its story about Nestlé using a patented technique to make chocolate without refined sugar. “Bear in mind that this isn’t the first time we’ve justified our chocolate habit as ‘healthy.’ We were positively buzzing when a 2016 University of Maine study that found that eating chocolate […]
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WABI (Channel 5) interviewed several University of Maine student-athletes who teamed with New Balance for a day of service with youth in Madison. Asked what she learned from being in a small Maine town, Beate Naglestad, a soccer player from Oppegård, Norway, said, “The simple things that matter in life…the importance of family here…and the […]
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Morning Ag Clips and The Piscataquis Observer posted a University of Maine Cooperative Extension release about the Aug. 6 Food Preservation Hands-on Workshop at the Piscataquis County office, 165 East Main St., Dover-Foxcroft. Learn to can and freeze garden vegetables and how to use a water bath canner to preserve pickles, jam and vegetables. For […]
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News Center Maine interviewed Colleen Walker and Medhi Tajvidi for its story about nanocellulose research at the University of Maine, the lone facility in the United States with the ability to produce 1 ton of nanocellulose per day. Nanocellulose, made from wood pulp, is renewable, biodegradable and strong, and can be used to make a […]
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University of Maine sociologist Amy Blackstone, whose book ‘Childfree By Choice’ was published in June, recently had opinion pieces published in Grazia, Ms. and Time. In “Why I’m Child-Free, Not Child-Less” in Grazia, Blackstone wrote that the reasons that she and her husband Lance had “for not wanting to be parents — joy, fulfilment, the […]
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The University of Maine’s Flagship Match Scholarship was mentioned in a Kiplinger article about “Little-Known Ways to Pay In-State Tuition Rates at Out-of-State Colleges.” UMaine provides students from California, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont its education at the same sticker price (tuition and fees) as that of the […]
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A biennial economic impact study conducted by University of Maine assistant economics professor Andrew Crawley, in conjunction with the Maine Brewers’ Guild, was cited in Craft Brewing Business. The study found the 140-plus active, licensed craft breweries in the state contributed more than $260 million to Maine’s economy in 2017.
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Seacoastonline.com advanced Habib Dagher’s talk at 7 p.m. Aug. 6, at the York High School Auditorium. Dagher, founding director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine, will talk about capturing energy from wind over the Gulf of Maine and resultant advantages to the state. Dagher and UMaine colleagues have developed […]
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The Ellsworth American reported that Andrew Egan, vice president for academic affairs and head of campus at the University of Maine at Machias, will step down Aug. 15. Daniel Qualls, associate professor of education, will serve as interim vice president for academic affairs and head of campus. The Bangor Daily News also shared the announcement.
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University of Maine professor Jeffrey Runge was cited in a story in The Ellsworth American about lobstermen and women rallying in Stonington to protest NOAA Fisheries rules that seek to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales from entanglements in lobster fishing gear. The lobster haulers say the rules will make fishing more dangerous and won’t […]
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