The Bangor Daily News interviewed Clay Kirby, an associate scientist and insect diagnostician with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article about carpet beetles. “They are a scavenger. They will get into your stored food products, furniture or clothing and that can make them difficult to manage,” said Kirby, who added the beetles can […]
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Phys.org published a University of Maine news release about research by Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie, a UMaine postdoctoral researcher, showing that areas across the Northeast have lost an average of one-fourth of their local plant biodiversity in the last 50 to 150 years. McDonough MacKenzie and her research team compared 19th century botanical records from Mount […]
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Mount Desert Islander previewed a talk by Joseph Kelley, a professor of marine geology at the University of Maine, at 4:10 p.m. May 30 at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor. Kelley’s talk will focus on methods for studying sea level rise along the Maine coast. The free talk is part of the […]
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WVII (Channel 7) quoted Alicyn Smart, a plant pathologist and assistant professor with University of Maine Cooperative Extension and director of UMaine’s Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab, for a report on how spring rains are damaging crops. Smart told WVII that large amounts of rain cause extra damp farming conditions that invite root diseases and water […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Kate Garland, a horticultural professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article about how to grow your own potatoes. The best way to grow a potato is from the cuttings of a sprouting seed potato. These can be purchased from a local nursery, or grown at home […]
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The County published a piece by David Fuller, an agriculture and nontimber forest products professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, titled “How to identify, pick and cook fiddleheads — and when to leave them alone.” The piece, which was recently updated, originally appeared in the Bangor Daily News.
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The Working Waterfront adapted a University of Maine news release about assistant professor of paleoecology and plant ecology Jacquelyn Gill’s September 2018 expedition to permafrost caves in Siberia with an international research team to film “Lost Beasts of the Ice Age.” Gill, who examines causes and consequences of extinctions, said specimens from the last ice […]
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News Center Maine spoke with Hemant Pendse, director of the University of Maine Forest Bioproducts Research Institute and a professor of chemical and biomedical engineering, about a process that converts sawdust, wood pulp or any other wood biomass into crude oil. The FBRI, located in Old Town, operates a fee-for-service pilot plant where new startups […]
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Kristin Vekasi, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on NPR’s “All Things Considered” radio show. The show’s topic was comparisons between the U.S.-Japan trade conflict in the 1980s and the current U.S.-China trade conflict.
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The Republican Journal reported the University of Maine is offering tuition-free early college courses this summer to qualified high school students through a partnership with the Maine Department of Education and the University of Maine System. More than 50 courses will be offered in a variety of formats, including online and live courses at the […]
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