The Bangor Daily News reported on the new University of Maine Cooperative Extension Diagnostic and Research Laboratory, and quoted two Extension employees. The 28,000 square foot facility, funded by an $8 million 2014 state bond and a $2.1 million share of a $7 million 2017 bond, will host lab spaces for plant and veterinary diagnostics, […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, and Rob Glover, an associate professor of political science at UMaine, for a report on Maine’s primary election June 12. Focusing on the Democratic candidates for House Representative in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, the report presents several perspectives on […]
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An article in SeafoodSource on the Green Crab Working Summit in Portland, Maine June 6 and 7 quoted Angela Myracle, an assistant professor of human nutrition at the University of Maine, and Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias. As the Gulf of Maine warms, the European green […]
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The Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel quoted Mark Brewer, a professor of political science at the University of Maine, in an article on today’s political climate and the influence of social media. The article, while focusing on a recall vote for Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro following a controversial tweet he posted about Florida school shooting […]
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reNEWS reported that the University of Maine is a partner in a research team to create a wave energy converter that was one of five projects selected to receive $4.4 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office. The team, comprising Enorasy, Raytheon and Draper […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Wall Street Journal article, “Maine puts new voting system to the test.” Maine voters will be able to choose more than one candidate in crowded primaries, including contests for the governor’s race, according to the article. Voters in 2016 approved […]
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The County reported the SAD 1 Presque Isle Career and Technical Center has announced a dual-enrollment opportunity for students in the drafting and engineering technology program. As a result of a collaboration between the University of Maine College of Engineering, Bridge Year Educational Services Inc. and the technical center, beginning in fall 2018, students enrolled […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported Tora Johnson, an associate professor of geographic information systems (GIS) and environmental studies at the University of Maine at Machias, will discuss the current and future impacts of climate change at the Southwest Harbor Public Library from 5:30–7 p.m. June 12. Johnson will speak about climate change effects in the area […]
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The Bangor Daily News referenced a University of Maine Cooperative Extension fact sheet in an article about a forest tent caterpillar invasion in Blue Hill. According to “Pest Management Fact Sheet #5022: Forest and Eastern Tent Caterpillars,” the caterpillars’ favorite hosts are oak, poplar, maple and birch trees. The caterpillars mature in June, with adult […]
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The Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier reported Union Church in Biddeford will host a panel discussion on ending hunger in Maine from 7 to 8:30 p.m. June 10. Panelists are expected to include Justin Alfond, former president of Maine’s Senate and co-founder of Full Plates Full Potential; Frank Wertheim, an associate professor of agriculture with the University of […]
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