Maine Public interviewed Lauren Jacobs, a lecturer in kinesiology and physical education at the the University of Maine, for a report on how to increase the time children spend outdoors. Children today are spending far less time outdoors than their parents and grandparents did, reducing their sense of connection to nature, which for a largely […]
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MedicalXpress carried a University of Maine news release about a recent study that found an association between short- and long-term depressive symptoms and cardiovascular disease. Depressive symptoms can predict the occurrence of cardiovascular events. Short-term or baseline depressive symptoms increase the risk of cardiovascular events for up to 15 years, and chronic depressive symptoms increase […]
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The Huffington Post quoted Amy Fried, a professor and chair of the political science department at the University of Maine, in an article about promotion and marketing of Brett Kavanaugh, the nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. The article focuses on behind-the-scenes marketing efforts to promote Kavanaugh as impartial and moderate, appealing to those on […]
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National Geographic mentioned the work of Karen Pelletreau, a researcher and the manager of Workshops, Programs, and Training at the University of Maine’s Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning, in an article about photosynthetic sea slugs. Living off the East Coast of the United States, the sea slug defies traditional rules that animals do […]
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The Bangor Daily News cited a 2011 study from the School of Economics at the University of Maine in an article on ScrapDogs Community Compost, a new Maine compost collection business. ScrapDogs is the latest of several compost collection services in Maine, which are working to reduce household garbage by composting organic material and turning […]
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The Lewiston Sun Journal quoted Michael Howard, a professor of philosophy at the University of Maine, in an article on a resolution in the House of Representatives to condemn the proposal of a carbon tax to combat climate change. Maine’s House Reps. Bruce Poliquin and Chellie Pingree split votes on the resolution. Poliquin was the […]
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The Bangor Daily News cited a March 2017 study from the School of Economics at the University of Maine in an article on craft breweries in Maine. The Maine Beer Box, a cargo container fitted with 78 taps, will be shipped to the Leeds International Beer Festival in the United Kingdom. The box brings Maine […]
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Fiddlehead Focus reports the University of Maine Cooperative Extension is one of a number of organizations partnering to create an agriculture policy platform with input from farmers. The goal is to create a policy platform that will create farmer profitability and retention, and inform the next governor and the legislature about the needs of farmers […]
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The Associated Press reported on a $1.17 million grant awarded to University of Maine researchers by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for research on protecting forest workers from tick-borne diseases. The grant will fund the development and testing of land management practices to protect forest workers, who are members of key industries in Maine but […]
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Fiddlehead Focus previewed the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Agricultural Field Day at UMaine’s Aroostook Research Farm in Presque Isle. The free event, from 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Aug. 8, is open to all agricultural providers and will include presentations on topics like potato cultivation, nutrient management and late blight control, Fiddlehead Focus reports. UMaine presenters […]
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