WABI (Channel 5) reported on the 31st annual Culturefest at the University of Maine. The UMaine Office of International Programs and International Student Association hosted the daylong event that featured international cultural exhibits, food, children’s activities, a style show and performances. Roughly 60 countries were represented with more than 100 participants. About 1,500 people attended […]
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The Associated Press and Bangor Daily News reported researchers in New England are working on a project to develop tools for small- and mid-sized farms in the region to address productivity problems related to climate change. The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded nearly $500,000 over three years to the University of Vermont for the project, […]
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The Kennebec Journal quoted University of Maine faculty members Courtney Pacholski, a special education lecturer, and Jim Artesani, associate dean in the College of Education and Human Development, in an article about measures to improve safety and happiness in schools. Palermo Consolidated School and others in the Sheepscot Valley school district, Regional School Unit 12, […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed the recently formed University of Maine Coral Club and gave tips for keeping coral as a pet. “They are insanely gorgeous, the colors they produce. Everybody likes a good fish tank, but everyone likes it more when there’s corals in it,” said Megan Dunnock, the club’s president. “The chance to […]
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The Portland Press Herald spoke with Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, for the article, “When it comes to casting ballots, some Mainers elect not to.” In the last midterm, Maine had the highest turnout of any state, about 58.5 percent of registered voters. Still, there are pockets of disillusion, […]
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WVII (Channel 7) spoke with the University of Maine’s Habib Dagher, executive director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, and James Anderson, senior research and development program manager at the UMaine Composites Center, about using 3D printing for boatbuilding. The center recently received $500,000 from the Maine Technology Institute to form a technology cluster […]
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The Associated Press reported Eric Gallandt, a professor of weed ecology and management at the University of Maine, and Dan Brainard, Michigan State University sustainable vegetable production professor, have received more than $1.9 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study weed management on organic farms. Gallandt proposes a method of “cultural weed management” […]
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Fiddlehead Focus reported members of the Pride of Madawaska Band recently performed for thousands of fans at the University of Maine’s Harold Alfond Sports Stadium. Twenty-five students joined the Pride of Maine Black Bear Marching Band for a halftime performance during an Oct. 6 football game. Valley Unified music teacher Taylor Martin, director of the […]
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The Portland Press Herald published a poem by Jennifer Moxley, a professor of English at the University of Maine. “After Turning the Clocks Back” appeared as part of “Deep Water: Maine Poems,” a series edited and introduced by Portland poet Gibson Fay-LeBlanc and produced in collaboration with the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance.
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The Biddeford Journal Tribune and Morning Ag Clips announced the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteer training in York County is accepting applications. Training classes will meet Wednesdays Jan. 30 through mid-June in Springvale. Participants will receive training in topics including soils; botany; seed starting; ornamental horticulture; growing herbs, fruits and vegetables; composting; […]
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