Paul Mayewski, professor and director of the Climate Change Institute (CCI) at the University of Maine, is a co-author on a study that was the focus of a University of Nottingham news release published by Phys.org. Mayewski collaborated with a team of researchers to study an ice core in the Swiss-Italian Alps that yielded evidence […]
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An opinion piece in The Piscataquis Observer focused on a recent appearance and discussion of ticks by Jim Dill, a pest management specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, on the “Maine Outdoors” radio show on The Voice of Maine News-Talk Network. According to the piece written by the show’s host, the takeaways of Dill’s […]
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The Maine Edge reviewed the University of Maine School of Performing Arts’ production of John Patrick’s classic “The Curious Savage.” Directed by Ten Bucks Theatre Company founder and UMaine theatre instructor Julie Arnold Lisnet, the production is staged in Hauck Auditorium and will run through Nov. 18. The show tells the story of Ethel Savage, […]
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The Bangor Daily News cited a 2012 University of Maine survey of 82 Maine horse owners in the article “These Mainers rescue neglected horses from the brink of death.” Windham-based horse rescue organization Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals (MSSPA) usually takes in horses seized by law enforcement in cases of abuse and […]
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Morning Ag Clips published a University of Maine Cooperative Extension news release previewing a soil and agronomy workshop to take place 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Dec. 5 at the University of Maine Presque Isle Campus Center. The workshop is designed for farmers, industry representatives, students and faculty, the release states. UMaine Extension assistant professors Sukhwinder Bali […]
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Sierra magazine interviewed members of the University of Maine School of Earth and Climate Sciences — Annie Boucher, a master’s student and research assistant, and Seth Campbell, a research geophysicist and assistant professor — for the article “On the Juneau Icefield, Women Reimagine Who Does Science.” Boucher, who also is the program manager of the […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the article “Reported cases of Lyme disease show dramatic drop in Maine.” Lyme disease cases are projected to be the lowest in at least three years in Maine, which according to researchers is likely a result […]
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A University of Maine Cooperative Extension publication was cited in the Food Poisoning Bulletin article, “What is the best way to wash fruits and vegetables?” The article pointed to a UMaine Extension bulletin “that contains valuable information and step-by-step instructions.” Tips included washing your hands with hot, soapy water; cleaning the countertop, cutting boards, utensils […]
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The Associated Press and Mainebiz reported the University of Maine will receive funding for two projects from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. The program has been used to improve Maine harvests of various products, and these particular grants are part of a $538,073 grant package to support nine projects that […]
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The National Science Foundation’s Science360 featured a University of Maine image as the Nov. 13 “Picture of the Day.” The photo, by Holland Haverkamp, shows Hermon Middle School science teacher Jim Fratini holding a student’s model of a cell. The photo comes from a UMaine Today magazine story about the Maine Center for Research in […]
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