Hemant Pendse, director of the University of Maine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Institute, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) for reports in its “Trash to Treasure” series. In a story on worldwide recycling changes, Pendse spoke about the benefits of recycling through Fiberight’s Coastal Resources of Maine facility in Hampden, which is counting on food waste to […]
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The Mount Desert Islander spoke with Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias and director of research at the Downeast Institute, for the article “Weather, not overfishing to blame for clam decline.” A recent study out of NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center and the Maryland Department of Natural […]
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Eurekalert and ScienceDaily published a University of Maine news release about research led by Sam Roy, a postdoctoral researcher at the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, on decisions about whether to build, remove or modify dams, and how, where and when it could be possible to strike a more efficient balance between […]
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Richard Wahle, a professor of marine sciences and director of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Bloomberg article about the lobster industry and the trade wars affecting it, and factors contributing to lobster population decline. Wahle’s American Lobster Settlement Index has revealed a noticeable drop in the population of […]
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News Center Maine spoke with Elizabeth Allan, a professor of higher education leadership at the University of Maine, about her research on hazing. Allan, who has been collecting data on hazing for about 10 years, recently published a hazing prevention framework for campuses across the country to use, according to the report. “It is very […]
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Andrew Thomas, a professor of oceanography at the University of Maine, was quoted in The American Prospect article, “Puffins: Harbingers of climate change.” The diversity of water in the Gulf of Maine has allowed for a range of birds at the southern end of their North American breeding limits, like puffins and Arctic terns, and […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Jason Lilley, a sustainable agricultural professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the article, “Root cellars among the oldest, most reliable ways to store produce.” Among the oldest storage methods to keep food safely stored over winter is the root cellar, an underground room that acts like a […]
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News Center Maine reported on a program designed by a University of Maine student that shows how muscles are firing in real time. Kinotech uses existing virtual reality devices to identify movement and then shows the user which specific muscles are being used during that movement, according to the report. The purpose is to identify […]
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The Associated Press and Bangor Daily News advanced the second annual Cattlemen’s College, a collaboration between the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Beef Producers Association. Low-stress stockmanship will be a hot topic at the event slated for Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, in Charleston and Orono, according to the articles. “We can move […]
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Penobscot Bay Pilot reported the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast will offer a six-session program on restorative practices beginning Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. Participants from a variety of fields, including primary, secondary and post-secondary education; social work and family services; corrections, criminal justice and policing; nonprofit organizations; health care; and community development, […]
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