Richard Brzozowski, a food system program administrator with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show was broadcast from the annual State of Maine Agricultural Trades Show at the Augusta Civic Center, and focused on the important role agriculture plays in Maine’s economy and the […]
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The Bangor Daily News mentioned the University of Maine Museum of Art and a University of Maine School of Performing Arts production in the article, “6 ways to survive this cold winter in Greater Bangor.” Two of the article’s recommendations for winter activities beyond watching TV while cooped up in your house are to visit […]
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Turner Publishing and Morning Ag Clips advanced a University of Maine Cooperative Extension workshop on native bees from 1–2 p.m. Feb. 13 at the UMaine Extension Oxford County Office in South Paris. Kalyn Bickerman-Martens, a Ph.D. candidate in ecology and environmental sciences at UMaine, will discuss Maine’s native bees; bumblebee species and threats; and the Maine […]
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Medical XPress carried a University of Maine news release about a National Science Foundation award to fund research co-led by Pauline Kamath, an assistant professor of animal health at UMaine. Kamath will work with Wendy Turner, an assistant professor of biological sciences at University at Albany, State University of New York, and others from the […]
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Morning Ag Clips previewed a University of Maine Extension course on pruning woody landscape plants. The four-part course will be held 10:30 a.m.–2 p.m. March 21 and 28, and April 4 and 11 at the Penobscot County Extension Office in Bangor. Each session will include classroom instruction and hands-on practice. Participants will gain experience pruning […]
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The Portland Press Herald quoted David Fuller, an agriculture and nontimber forest products professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in an article about local garlic. Fuller said local garlic production is on the rise, even if evidence so far is only anecdotal. He led The Maine Garlic Project from 2010 to 2013 to encourage […]
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The New York Times cited research by Pankaj Agrrawal, an associate professor of finance at the University of Maine, in the article, “Real Estate Funds Have Been a Balm in a Stinging Market.” Real estate funds have recently edged ahead of the overall stock market by betting on old-fashioned assets like office buildings and warehouses, […]
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The Architect’s Newspaper quoted Russell Edgar, senior lab operations and wood composites manager for the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine, in the article, “The U.S. mass timber industry is maturing while it branches out.” The U.S. mass timber industry is expanding based on demand for wood buildings across the country. […]
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The Biddeford Journal Tribune, Turner Publishing and Morning Ag Clips advanced a five-week beginner bee school offered by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine State Beekeepers Association (MSBA). Sessions will be held 6–8:30 p.m. Thursdays from Feb. 7 through March 7 at the Springvale Public Library. Larry Peiffer, master beekeeper and former vice president of […]
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Columbia Journalism Review quoted Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, in the article, “Condoned by Trump, press attacks hit local reporters hard.” There appears to be a growing trend of hostility toward journalists, not just at the national level but increasingly at the local level as well, […]
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