James Dill, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension pest management specialist, was a source for The Associated Press article “Benevolent or fearsome? Yellow jackets can be both.” Yellow jackets, which have a supportive role in gardening, can be dangerous for families and pets, according to the article. “Their nests are usually small and placed under […]
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Maine Public interviewed David Handley about the impact of the cold, wet, spring on the harvest of high-bush and wild blueberries. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension vegetable and small fruit specialist says the harvest is between 10 days and two weeks late and he suggested that people call the farms at which they pick […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed University of Maine assistant men’s basketball coach Edniesha Curry about her experience guest coaching the San Antonio Spurs’ Sacramento and Las Vegas summer league teams. “It was phenomenal to see such high-level athletes so selfless in everything they did throughout the day,” said Curry, a former WNBA player. “Everything was […]
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Penobscot Bay Pilot announced that registration is open at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast for more than 300 fall undergraduate and graduate courses, both live and via distance education. Need-based Hutchinson Center scholarships are available. The deadline for scholarship applications is Aug. 20. For more information or to schedule an advising appointment, […]
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The Penobscot Times ran a University of Maine media release about two gallery exhibitions that run through Sept. 20 at Lord Hall Gallery. UMaine assistant professor of art Giles Timms’ exhibit is titled “touch my human.” Irene Hardwicke Olivieri, an artist living in Seal Cove, Maine, is exhibiting paintings and mixed media titled “The Painter […]
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CentralMaine.com and Lancaster Farming published a University of Maine Cooperative Extension media release announcing a free Swine 101 seminar being presented in multiple locations statewide. Colt Knight, UMaine Extension assistant professor and state livestock specialist, will talk about breed selection, reproductive information, nutrition, fencing, housing and meat yield. CentralMaine.com also published a Cooperative Extension release about […]
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WABI (Channel 5) talked with University of Maine women’s basketball coach Amy Vachon and athletic director Ken Ralph about the new basketball floor in Memorial Gymnasium, aka “The Pit.” The refinished floor resembles the floor at Cross Insurance Center, where the men’s and women’s hoop teams play most of their home games. Vachon said the […]
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Mainebiz reported the University of Maine is participating in an expanded study of the use of digital “badges” to connect students and employers. The new initiative, BadgedToHire, builds on a pilot project led by Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Education Design Lab. UMaine, Bangor Savings Bank and Northern Light Health were part of that pilot project, working […]
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Working Waterfront featured Heather Leslie, director of the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole, in an article about the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries “State of the Science” conference, held June 17 at the University of Maine at Machias. The conference focused on a more sophisticated, nuanced approach to fisheries regulation that takes […]
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The Franklin Journal 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 […]
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