The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported John Diamond, president and executive director of the University of Maine Alumni Association, won national honors for work to improve relations between higher education institutions and state government. Diamond was selected for the Marvin D. “Swede” Johnson Achievement Award for his leadership in revitalizing UMaine’s legislative strategy and standing in […]
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Anna McGinn, a National Science Foundation graduate research fellow at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “The US is still in the Paris Agreement.” McGinn is the graduate fellow for the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the country to […]
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Ellyn Enderlin, a University of Maine research assistant professor in the Climate Change Institute and the School of Earth and Climate Sciences, was quoted in the National Geographic article, “What Greenland’s ‘unprecedented’ ice loss means for Earth.” A new study published in the journal Nature found that the melting of the Greenland ice sheet is […]
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Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio program. The show focused on choosing not to have children. Blackstone, a prominent researcher in the child-free movement, runs the blog “We’re {Not} Having a Baby!” with her husband, and wrote the forthcoming book […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a Medium article about a project to restore Arctic charr at Big Reed Pond. The Arctic charr, also known as blueback trout, is found in just one state in the Lower 48 — Maine. Charr were the first fish species to colonize Maine waters when the glaciers receded […]
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Phys.org, Alaska Native News, ScienceDaily and Lab Manager published a University of Maine news release on a recent study led by Kimberley Miner, a research assistant professor at the Climate Change Institute. Children in Alaska whose diet includes a lot of fish from rivers fed by the Eastern Alaska Mountain Range may have a long-term elevated risk […]
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The University of Maine’s Alice Kelley, an instructor in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences and a research associate professor with the Climate Change Institute, and Bonnie Newsom, an assistant professor of anthropology, spoke with the Island Journal for an article about Maine shell middens. There are thousands of shell heaps around the coast […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on a $17,500 grant from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection that was awarded to Bó Lait dairy farm and Scrapdogs Community Compost. The grant allows the companies to work together to produce nutrient-dense compost and take food scraps out of the waste stream, according to the article. Travis Blackmer, […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the North American Maple Syrup Council recently announced that Kathryn Hopkins, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator, will be inducted into its Maple Hall of Fame. Hopkins is one of the creators of the International Maple Syrup Institute Maple Grading School, which has helped the industry make strides in […]
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Darren Ranco, a professor of anthropology and chair of Native American Programs at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio program. The show focused on Henry David Thoreau and the new documentary, “Henry David Thoreau: Surveyor of the Soul,” which airs on Maine Public Television on Dec. 6. […]
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