The Portland Press Herald interviewed David Handley, a vegetable and small fruit specialist at University of Maine Cooperative Extension, on how U-pick farms derived as a way for farmers to sell high value crops without having to pay workers to harvest them. “It was mostly Depression-era children who liked a bargain and were willing to […]
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In a compilation of quotes from expert sources for a story on land conservation and wildlife, Newsweek included commentary from Noah Charney, assistant professor of conservation biology at the University of Maine. “When companies come in and fence off land, drive heavy machinery, build roads and divert water, these cause major changes to the local […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Karyn Sporer, chair and associate professor of sociology at the University of Maine, on a digitally-altered picture of evidence that was posted to the Westbrook Police Department’s social media. “Mainers have always been entering these situations with their eyes wide open and with a healthy skepticism of the police,” Sporer […]
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BBC interviewed Brian McGill, professor of ecological modeling at the University of Maine, on the Biosphere 2 experiment. Conducted in the 1990s, a small team tried to survive in a hermetically sealed space containing replicas of Earth’s ecosystems. McGill suggested the biosphere’s pollinators may have died off because the glass enclosure blocked ultraviolet light, which […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Manjot Sidhu, University of Maine Cooperative Extension assistant Extension professor of horticulture and ornamental horticulture specialist, on the springtime conditions for growing crops this year. In an ideal world for crops, temperatures would gradually increase from the 40s to the 70s between April and June, Sidhu said.
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The New York Times cited two data visualizations from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer to show how a heat wave passed through Europe.
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Forbes highlighted a resource from the University of Maine created to help graduate students learn how to use AI effectively and ethically.
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The County and Maine Public highlighted a recent alert from University of Maine Cooperative Extension warning of increased potential of late blight, a fungal disease that affects potatoes and tomatoes, due to high heat, humidity and wet conditions.
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WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7) interviewed Mark Brewer, chair and professor of political science at the University of Maine, on the implications for Mainers of a new federal bill in regards to specific federal assistance programs. “It’s going to add to the deficit. I think independent, objective analysis has made that clear. How much, there’s a […]
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The Sun Journal published an op-ed by Rob Glover, associate professor of political science and honors at the University of Maine, on policy decision-making as it relates to reducing overdose deaths in Maine and beyond.
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