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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Eric Gallandt, a professor of weed ecology at the University of Maine, as well as Madison Lawler and Delaney Overlock, undergraduate students in the sustainable agriculture program at UMaine, were interviewed for the Bangor Daily News article, “Modern agriculture programs in Maine emphasize food production science, policy.” There are fewer family farms in Maine than […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported student-athletes at the University of Maine collected donations of nonperishable food items for the Black Bear Exchange, UMaine’s food pantry and clothing exchange. Members of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) led a collection of food items at sporting events and drop-off spots for several weeks in November, with a goal […]
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Stephen Coghlan, an associate professor of freshwater fisheries ecology at the University of Maine, is featured in the latest article in the Portland Press Herald’s “Meet” series. The article was published ahead of his Dec. 3 talk, “Can Homesteading Provide Sustenance and Surplus in an Age of Scarcity?” at UMaine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center […]
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Kate Garland, a horticultural professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about growing vegetables during the winter. Overwintering vegetables is the practice of leaving vegetables in the ground during the winter to harvest in the spring, according to the article. Certain crops are able to withstand the cold, […]
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WABI (Channel 5) spoke with Shaleen Jain, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine, about his latest research on predicting spring ice-out dates for Maine lakes. Jain is studying how the warming and cooling of tropical Pacific sea surface waters in the fall and winter can help predict the […]
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The University of Maine’s herbarium was mentioned in the Portland Press Herald article, “Volunteers at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ herbarium help curate its collection.” Herbariums like the one at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay get a regular infusion of new plants from researchers and volunteers collecting in the field. So the herbarium is like […]
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VillageSoup advanced a University of Maine Early College open house for home-schoolers at the UMaine Hutchinson Center on Dec. 11. Sessions will be held at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. “Home-schooled students can greatly benefit academically and financially by enrolling in early college courses at the University of Maine,” said Allison Small, UMaine Early College […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported University of Maine Cooperative Extension is part of a group of agricultural organizations and institutions collaborating to host farmer engagement sessions to help shape the future of Maine’s agriculture by incorporating the voices of farmers. UMaine Extension is partnering with the Agricultural Council of Maine, the Maine Farmland Trust and […]
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