Natural Resources Council of Maine reported on the gardening outreach program partnership between the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine State Prison. Selected inmates at the prison tend a vegetable garden on the grounds, and the produce is used in the prison’s kitchen or donated to local food banks, NRCM reports. The inmates […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported Rick Wahle, a professor in the School of Marine Sciences at the University of Maine, and UMaine graduate student Maura Niemisto, are collaborating on research with senior research scientist David Fields at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay. The lab houses a “time machine” device that allows […]
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Quartz reported Jacquelyn Gill, an assistant professor of paleoecology and plant ecology at the University of Maine and a researcher with the Climate Change Institute, asked Twitter “nerds” if they have named children after something related to science or their research topics. Her query received many responses, from Orion and Andromeda for the children of […]
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Capital Press interviewed Eric Gallandt, a professor of weed ecology at the University of Maine, for a preview of a mechanical cultivation field day. Gallandt’s recent discoveries have the potential to significantly improve weed management in organic vegetable production. “Once of the more promising discoveries we’ve found in the last couple of years is that […]
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Undercurrent News quoted Rick Wahle, a research professor at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center, in an article on the impact of tariffs on Maine’s lobster industry. Tariffs and the related trade war with China will likely hurt the industry, especially if harvest is decreased. The harvest in 2016 was a record high, while […]
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VillageSoup previewed a talk by Liam Riordan, a professor of history at the University of Maine, titled, “Past and Present Perspectives on Maine Statehood.” The illustrated lecture will explore the process of Maine statehood, focusing on four themes spanning 200 years. Organized by the Rockport Public Library and the Maine Humanities Council, the talk will […]
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A Mainebiz article on the potential uses for invasive green crabs mentioned research from the University of Maine. Food scientists at UMaine tested green crab empanadas last summer, and found that two-thirds of testers approved them, according to Mainebiz. The article also referenced a UMaine news release quoting Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology […]
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The Free Press quoted several University of Maine faculty members in an article on the future of the Penobscot Bay: James Wilson, a professor emeritus of marine science and economics, David Townsend, an oceanographer, and Robert Steneck, a professor in the School of Marine Sciences. Penobscot Bay has a history of boom-and-bust cycles across different […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Clay Kirby, a pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article on earwigs and ways to discourage the pests. “With the fierce appearance of these things, they certainly have some stigma associated with them,” Kirby said. The article clarifies that concerns about the insects burrowing […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on volunteer work by Upward Bound students from the University of Maine July 26. The students partnered with Welcome to Housing Home Goods Bank and stood outside Shaw’s in Bangor asking shoppers to donate items, with the goal to fill an entire U-Haul van. “I was really looking for ways to […]
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