Dana Morse, an aquaculture researcher with Maine Sea Grant who works with oysters and other shellfish, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for the article, “Why don’t we apply the principles of nose-to-tail eating to scallops?” as part of the “Green Plate Special” column. According to Morse, most Americans eat only the scallop’s adductor muscle […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension was mentioned in the Bangor Daily News article, “Getting the jump on invasive pests before they spread in Maine.” According to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, invasive species cause more than $100 billion in harm nationwide to agriculture, natural resources and human health. The Cooperative Agricultural […]
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Machias Valley News Observer reported the University of Maine at Machias’ Student Engagement and Inclusion organization has launched a monthly concert series. “Tunes at Noon” will feature a different musical artist each month from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Kilburn Commons. Students, staff, faculty and community members all are welcome to attend for no […]
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Morning Ag Clips published a University of Maine news release about significant changes occurring in the composition of hardwood forests in the Northeastern United States. In the past 30 years in Maine, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont, climate-associated changes have increased the abundance of American beech compared to three other hardwood species commonly associated […]
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Jonathan Rubin, director of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and professor of resource economics and policy at the University of Maine, spoke with the Associated Press for an article about how road salt is threatening waters in the United States. For decades, salt has been the cheapest and most effective way to cut down […]
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Jason Lilley, a sustainable agriculture professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was interviewed by the Bangor Daily News for the article, “Maine farmers hit with new federal food safety rules.” The federal Food Safety Modernization Act is the first significant overhaul of food safety regulations since the 1930s and was designed to prevent […]
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Jacquelyn Gill, a University of Maine paleoecologist, and her research is the focus of the Motherboard article, “This ecologist finds clues to Anthropocene survival in ice age extinctions.” Gill describes herself as “an ice age ecologist in a warming world,” according to the article. As an expert on the Pleistocene era and an advocate for […]
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National Public Radio’s food blog, “The Salt,” mentioned Caroline Bicks, the Stephen E. King Chair in Literature at the University of Maine, in a report about using alcohol to make William Shakespeare’s world more relatable to modern audiences. Alcohol is a common theme in many of Shakespeare’s plays, so much so that Bard scholars Bicks […]
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Dmitri Markovitch, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Maine, spoke with the Morning Sentinel for the article, “Jackman moving on after outrage over town manager’s racism.” Despite scrutiny from news media outlets and internet users following the publication of the former town manager’s racist beliefs, business owners are saying the attention has […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported the Maine Department of Marine Resources is questioning the reliability of a new study that predicts a sharp decline in Gulf of Maine lobsters over the next 30 years. The Gulf of Maine Research Institute, University of Maine and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration built a computer model that predicts […]
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