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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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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