Kreg Ettenger, an associate professor of anthropology and the director of the Maine Folklife Center at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on the latest news in the world of folk music in advance of the annual American Folk Festival in Bangor.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education reported the University of Maine is a partner for an initiative to test the use of badges to highlight the skills of graduates that will make them stand out to employers. The project, led by the Education Design Lab, pairs each of six colleges with a local employer interested in […]
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The Free Press quoted David Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in a report on blueberries in the U.S. economy. While Chinese tariffs are impacting some agricultural markets, 75 percent of blueberries produced in the United States are sold domestically, according to the article. Last, year, 2 million pounds […]
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The Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel reports Caragh Fitzgerald, an associate extension professor of agriculture with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, led a workshop on identifying weeds Aug. 22 at Maine Farm Days in Clinton. “You’ll manage weeds differently depending on what they are and how they grow,” said Fitzgerald. “You’ll need to know, […]
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Maine Public quoted Suzanne Greenlaw, a doctoral student in the University of Maine School of Forest Resources, in a “Maine Things Considered” report on sweetgrass research in Acadia National Park. Wabanaki tribes had unlimited access to all of Maine’s natural resources before the arrival of European settlers. Now the Wabanaki and other nations are working […]
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The Ellsworth American reported Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias, was included in a\ new book about seaweed. “Seaweed Chronicles: A World at the Water’s Edge,” written by Susan Hand Shetterly, covers many aspects of the topic from the growth cycle of seaweed and its place in […]
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Mainebiz advanced Maine Farm Days, a two-day agricultural fair at Misty Meadows Farm in Clinton from 9 a.m.—4 p.m. Aug. 22 and 23. University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Kennebec County co-sponsors the event, and will offer eight pesticide workshops to provide pesticide recertification credits for working farmers, according to Mainebiz. The event includes exhibits […]
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Morning Ag Clips previewed the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s fourth annual Northern Maine Rural Living Day, 9 a.m.—3 p.m. Sept. 8 at Millar Civic Center and Fairgrounds, 94 Randall Ave., Houlton. Cooperative Extension sponsors the event with Farm Credit East. Workshops, demonstrations by rural crafters, livestock displays and youth activities are scheduled throughout the […]
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The Portland Press Herald and the Bangor Daily News interviewed new University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy about her first weeks on the job and how she is bringing prior experience to her current position to ensure future success for UMaine and the members of its community. Ferrini-Mundy has been given the task of developing new […]
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The Associated Press, the Portland Press Herald, the Ellsworth American and the Worcester Business Journal quoted Bob Bayer, the executive director of the University of Maine Lobster Institute, in an obituary for James Knott, the inventor of wire mesh used in lobster traps. Knott, a Massachusetts native and the founder of Riverdale Mills Corporation, passed […]
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