A Credit Union Times article about a new credit union to open next year mentioned the University of Maine’s commitment to sourcing local food. Maine Harvest Credit Project will be the state’s 56th credit union, and the country’s first to lend exclusively to farmers and food entrepreneurs, the article states. UMaine has committed to purchase […]
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In an article about the annual conference of the Maine Public Health Association, the Associated Press cited a report by Marcella Sorg, a research professor in the Department of Anthropology, Climate Change Institute and Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine. This year’s conference will focus on programming and research about addiction […]
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Lancaster Farming quoted Erin Roche, the Crop Insurance Education Program manager with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in an article about pasture and forage insurance. Roche moderated a recent webinar in which experts outlined the Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage (PRF) Rainfall Index Crop Insurance Program that can help farmers in the continental United States make […]
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USA Today published a 24/7 Wall Street report on the top 100 colleges and universities in the country where student applications are on the rise. Wall Street reviewed five-year changes in the number of applications submitted to nearly 600 four-year post-secondary institutions to identify the 100 colleges where applications climbed the most. The University of […]
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The Forecaster interviewed Eleanor Groden, a professor of entomology at the University of Maine and director of UMaine’s brown-tail moth research project, about her recent findings. The brown-tail moth is an invasive species that damages hardwood trees and shrubs, and its hairs can cause a rash and breathing issues in humans, the article states. The […]
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A new collaboration among researchers at the University of Maine and Saint Joseph’s College of Maine was included in a Bangor Daily News business roundup. The researchers plan to work with seafood wholesaler Ready Seafood Inc. of Portland to create an environment where a soft-shell lobster can turn into a hard-shell one after it has […]
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The latest article in the Portland Press Herald’s “Green Plate Special” column quoted Christopher Bartlett, a research scientist with Maine Sea Grant and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The article focused on experiments farming steelhead trout. While Maine has no steelhead trout farms, UMaine recently conducted a three-year study with Cooke Aquaculture to test […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported four bike repair stations have been installed on the University of Maine campus. The stations were placed in key locations including Fogler Library and the New Balance Student Recreation Center, and the project was funded by Student Government and the Professional Employees Advisory Council, WABI reported. “Sustainable transportation is one of […]
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Turner Publishing advanced a series of University of Maine Cooperative Extension workshops for new and aspiring sheep farmers. Topics include breed selection, husbandry, health, nutrition, reproduction, housing and handling, and workshops will conclude with a lamb lunch or dinner and carving demonstration, the article states. Workshops are free and will be held in locations around […]
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PennLive cited a 2008 University of Maine study in the article, “Hazing backlash has college fraternities under siege across America.” The study, which was conducted by researchers Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden, found that 50 percent of fraternity and sorority members surveyed said they had experienced hazing, according to the report. Allan recently updated the […]
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