WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) spoke with Steve Johnson, a professor and crops specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for a report about this year’s predicted potato crop. This planting season has started slowly for many farmers, with temperatures remaining below average, deep into June, according to the report. Johnson said crops could […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News article on how to get started with permaculture, a design system that works with patterns in nature to build a garden that is self-sustaining and less dependent on external additives like chemical fertilizers or outside water supplies. Anyone can learn the system and how […]
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Several news organizations around the world including Smithsonian magazine and Radio-Canada cited Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, in reports about Mad Magazine no longer publishing new content. After a 67-year run, the satirical publication will disappear from newsstands after the release of its August issue, Smithsonian […]
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Penobscot Bay Pilot and Republican Journal reported the public is invited to attend a free research and career symposium 5–7 p.m. July 12 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The event will feature a keynote address by Kristina Cammen, an assistant professor of marine mammal science in UMaine’s School of Marine Sciences. […]
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The Associated Press reported the scientists at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center are looking for volunteers to help conduct a shellfish survey that aims to improve the management and conservation of clam flats and mussel beds. Current and previous shellfish license holders are sought to help with the July survey on the tidal […]
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Bloomberg Environment quoted Jacquelyn Gill, a paleoecologist and climate scientist at the University of Maine, in the article, “Alaska budget cuts could hurt Arctic, environmental research.” The University of Alaska’s Arctic research faces an uncertain future as it waits for the final word on a possible $135 million cut to state funding for this fiscal […]
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Amy Fried, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was cited in a New York Times article about whether Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins will run and win again in 2020. Collins said she would decide in the fall if she would seek re-election, but for now, she is behaving like a candidate, […]
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Pamela Hargest, a horticulture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was quoted in the Bangor Daily News article, “How to grow microgreens.” Microgreens take up little space, are often grown indoors, are ready to be harvested in a matter of days and can be cultivated year-round, according to the article. Grown from seed, microgreens […]
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News Center Maine reported graduate students from the University of Maine are tracking the migration of ticks and studying what diseases they carry. Their previous research discovered that ticks can live under snow banks near Millinocket and even farther north in Maine, and now grad students including Michelle Volk and Brianna Guy are combing those […]
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Island Ad-Vantages and The Weekly Packet reported on a June 28 presentation at the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries in Stonington. Joshua Stoll, a University of Maine assistant research professor who holds a joint research position at MCCF, spoke about the care and feeding of lobsters in the face of a bait crisis. With a […]
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