John Rebar, the executive director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the new Diagnostic and Research Laboratory, was a recent guest on WGAN’s “Positively Maine” podcast. Rebar discussed the new lab facility and some of the ways it will help the people of Maine — such as identifying the species of a tick […]
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Maine Public interviewed Meredith Kirkmann, an assistant professor of construction engineering technology at the University of Maine, for a report on women in the construction industry. The construction workforce, like Maine’s workforce overall, faces a labor shortage. The industry is primarily white and male, and is aging as well. But half the potential workforce is […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Caragh Fitzgerald, an associate extension professor and gardening expert with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article on planting a last-minute summer garden. Beginning a garden toward the end of spring is possible, but requires specific strategies for success, the article states. Fitzgerald recommends consulting the Maine Organic […]
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The Associated Press reported the University of Maine received a $14 million award from the U.S. Department of Transportation, which will be used in the creation of the new Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center. The center will improve the longevity of infrastructure like bridges, roads and railways to save public funds. The award was given to […]
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The Portland Press Herald quoted Clay Kirby, an associate scientist and insect diagnostician with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in an article on ways to manage pests without chemical-based pesticides. The use of synthetic pesticides on private property is now banned in South Portland, creating an opportunity for the public to learn more about […]
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Pamela Hargest, a horticulture professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on summer gardening, and Hargest offered tips on planting and early season pruning.
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The Dayton Daily News interviewed Elizabeth Allan, a professor of higher education at the University of Maine, for an article on the normalization of hazing. “You hear people rationalize it or dismiss it or minimize it, saying, ‘Oh, no, no, that wasn’t hazing, that was just an initiation, or that was just a tradition, or […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that Gene DiFilippo, the managing director of Turnkey Search, will be the consultant for the University of Maine’s national search for its next permanent athletics director to replace former AD Karlton Creech. DiFilippo will meet with UMaine officials and staff, including the search committee chair, Vice President for Student Life […]
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MedicalXpress carried a University of Maine news release about a new database for regenerative tissue capabilities in animals, created by researchers at UMaine and the MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor. The Comparative Models of Regeneration Database, or RegenDbase, can be used by researchers to compare gene expression patterns between animals with different regeneration capacities. […]
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VillageSoup and the Pen Bay Pilot previewed the 27th Annual Georges River Land Trust Gardens in the Watershed tour, where one of the speakers will be Esperanza Stancioff, an extension professor and climate change educator with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Stancioff will give a talk titled “Climate Change Effects on Zones and Planting in […]
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