The Portland Press Herald quoted Rick Wahle, a professor of marine sciences at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center, in an article on the transgender community claiming Maine’s new lobster emoji to represent them online. The British group Lobsters Against Transphobia is campaigning for the Unicode Consortium to approve a pink and blue flag […]
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The Bangor Daily News cited research by Douglas Bousfield, a professor and the graduate coordinator of chemical and biomedical engineering at the University of Maine, in a report on the rising cost of recycling in Maine, resulting from actions taken by China. Beginning Jan. 1, China banned imports of 24 waste items from the United […]
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The Mount Desert Islander previewed a discussion titled “Fact and Fiction: The Fire of ’47” to take place at the Southwest Harbor Public Library from 5:30–7 p.m. Aug. 14. The discussion will feature research by Sean Cox, a historian and Honors Associate at the University of Maine, and a reading by Matty Dalrymple from her […]
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The County interviewed Greg Porter, a professor of crop ecology and management at the University of Maine, for a report on a field day at UMaine’s Aroostook Research Farm, and ongoing potato research. Porter leads the potato breeding program at the farm, the largest of UMaine’s five agricultural experiment stations, the article states. Research at […]
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VillageSoup reported the University of Maine will offer its annual documentary film course including participation in the Camden International Film Festival Sept. 13–16. In addition to the festival, where students can network with filmmakers and industry leaders, the course includes four preparatory classes on the critical language, history and potentials of documentary filmmaking, according to […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Francis Drummond, a professor of insect ecology and insect pest management at the University of Maine, for an article about a new report he co-authored, “Bees and Their Habitats in Four New England States.” The report covers 401 bee species in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont — 275 of […]
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On the Water magazine highlighted research by Walter Golet, a research assistant professor in the School of Marine Sciences, in an article on yellowfin tuna, which are slightly overfished in the Atlantic. Golet’s team was awarded funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Saltonstall-Kennedy Program, with support from the NOAA Cooperative Research Program and […]
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VillageSoup and the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel announced the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers program in Knox, Lincoln and Waldo counties is accepting applications. Classes meet 1—4:30 p.m. Oct. 4 through Nov. 15, and March 21 through May 2. Most classes will be at the Knox-Lincoln Extension office in Waldoboro and some […]
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Research by Jonathan Borkum, an adjunct associate professor of psychology at the University of Maine, was cited in a Self magazine story on migraines. Various weather conditions can trigger migraines in some people. These include bright sunlight, extreme heat or cold, sun glare, high humidity, dry air, high winds, storms and changes in atmospheric pressure, […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the 2018 Maine AFL-CIO Labor Summer Institute held Aug. 8-9 at the University of Maine. The institute provided an opportunity to have open lines of communication and discuss the past and future of labor unions. The gathering included delegates from Hungary and Germany, according to WABI. Union members and students […]
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