WVII (Channel 7) spoke with William Livingston, an associate professor of forest resources and associate director for undergraduate education at the University of Maine, for a report on emerald ash borers. The invasive Asian beetle was first found in the United States in Michigan in 2002, and was recently found in Madawaska, likely spread by […]
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Sean Birkel, a research assistant professor in the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, was interviewed for a Portland Press Herald article about changes in spring rainfall. The article also mentioned Glen Koehler, a fruit tree specialist with the UMaine Cooperative Extension. This year marked the third May in a row with very […]
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Mark Brewer, a professor of political science at the University of Maine, was interviewed for an article in The Daily Yonder on the political climate in Maine’s 2nd District. This fall, three Democratic candidates will challenge incumbent U.S. Representative Bruce Poliquin for the district representative seat, according to the article. “Both parties think they can […]
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Nishad Jayasundara, an assistant professor of marine physiology at the University of Maine, was a panelist at the third International Conference on One Medicine One Science in Minneapolis April 29–May 2, Environmental Factor reported. Jayasundara, who studies chronic kidney diseases of unknown origin in Sri Lanka, presented at the conference, which aimed to explore solutions […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on a team of five girls from J.A. Leonard Middle School in Old Town who will compete in an invention competition in Silicon Valley, mentioning that the team partnered with the University of Maine for research. The team designed a portable, affordable water purification system that could be used for natural […]
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A Sun Journal article about the fifth annual Family Fishing Festival in Norway, Maine, mentioned the University of Maine 4-H Camp & Learning Center at Bryant Pond in Woodstock. The center brought animal pelts to the festival for attendees to identify, according to the article. Formerly known as the Maine Conservation School, the center combines […]
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Morning Sentinel reported Beth Staples, a news writer in the Division of Marketing and Communications at the University of Maine, spoke at Maine Central Institute’s 149th graduation ceremony in Pittsfield. Staples is an MCI alumna and board of trustees member, according to the article. In addressing the 111 graduates, Staples shared stories of some failures […]
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Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Washington Post column on the increase in women deciding not to have children. The birth rate in the United States is the lowest in three decades despite the economy having improved since the 2008 recession, according to the column. While […]
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A report by News Center Maine on combating the effects of the harsh winter on bees quoted Nuri Emanetoglu, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Maine. A beekeeper from Hampden, Peter Cowin, plans to use the bees that survived the winter to “breed better bees” to survive future Maine winters […]
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Mainebiz published a University of Maine news release to preview a showcase featuring five innovative devices designed as part of the Maine Innovation, Research and Technology Accelerator (MIRTA) program at UMaine and presented at the Foster Center for Student Innovation on May 30. MIRTA projects are all related to Maine businesses or industries key to […]
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