The Portland Press Herald quoted Kathy Hopkins, a maple syrup expert and extension educator at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in an article on changes in FDA labeling. The new rules require maple syrup and honey producers to label their pure products as containing added sugar to comply with updated nutrition guidelines recommending lowering […]
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WVII (Channel 7) quoted Mary Walker, director of the University of Maine School of Nursing, in a report on the increasing nursing shortage. A shortage of 3,200 nursing positions in Maine, and more than 100,000 nationwide, is expected by 2022, and colleges and universities in Maine are hoping for action on a bond that would […]
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Fiddlehead Focus covered a farm animal petting zoo and plant swap at Bouchard’s Country Store in Fort Kent. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Fort Kent Garden Group sponsored the plant swap outside the store, according to the article. Lisa Fishman, UMaine Extension regional supervisor for the Eat Well Nutrition Education Program in Fort Kent, […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension was mentioned in a Mainebiz article about Abby Sadauckas, a farmer and agricultural service provider of Bowdoinham who has joined Land For Good, a New England-wide nonprofit whose mission is to ensure the future of farming in the region by putting more farmers more securely on more land. Sadauckas […]
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The Bangor Daily News consulted University of Maine Cooperative Extension members Renae Moran, a fruit tree specialist and associate professor of pomology; David Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist and professor of horticulture; and David Handley, a vegetable and small fruit specialist and cooperating professor of horticulture, for an article on the spring growth and harvest […]
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WVII (Channel 7) interviewed University of Maine assistant professor of renewable nanomaterials Mehdi Tajvidi for a report on nanocellulose. Nanocellulose is the tiny particles that make up the structure of wood. Tajvidi and his team of researchers are working on creating a particle board-like material, as well as a replacement for chemical-based glues, from nanocellulose. […]
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The Bangor Daily News published a University of Maine news release announcing Matthew Wallhead as the new ornamental horticulture specialist for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and assistant professor of horticulture in the UMaine School of Food and Agriculture. Wallhead is coming from the USDA Agricultural Research Service Application Technology Research Unit in Wooster, […]
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The Ellsworth American published an article on a new book about a Sullivan artist titled, “Philip Frey: Here and Now.” Over the past two decades, Frey has developed into one of Maine’s finest landscape painters, according to the article. Known as a colorist, he uses a bold palette to capture the light and moods of […]
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Coastal Journal published an article on the Oyster Trail of Maine. The trail is the result of the combined efforts of several organizations including Maine Sea Grant, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Maine Aquaculture Association, Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center, In a Half Shell, and the Maine Office of Tourism, according to the article. It was […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in The County article about three students from Presque Isle Middle School’s Gifted and Talented Program recently winning first place at the state level of a virtual science competition. The eighth graders entered the eCybermission Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics competition in fall 2017 and completed their study of […]
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