The University of Maine was mentioned in a Portland Press Herald article that listed some of the positive actions and events related to sustainability that took place in Maine during 2017. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration allocated a grant of $908,015 for research into sustainable processing of aquacultured seaweed and development of new value-added […]
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Kimberley Miner, an Earth and climate scientist and graduate student at the University of Maine, spoke with WLBZ (Channel 2) about how to keep warm in cold temperatures. Miner studies climate change by researching glaciers and has been to places including Antarctica and Alaska, according to the report. Her gear has kept her warm in […]
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Amy Fried, a political scientist at the University of Maine, was interviewed by the Portland Press Herald for the article, “Sen. Collins’ vote on Republican tax plan risks her moderate reputation.” Sen. Susan Collins’ support for her party’s tax reform overhaul may have shored up her relationship with the White House and Republican congressional colleagues, […]
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Michelle Smith, an associate professor in the School of Biology and Ecology at the University of Maine, is participating in a 10-part series in Trends in Genetics to stimulate thought and discussion on the importance of undergraduate genetics education. For the second question in the series, Smith and other experts were asked how genetics courses […]
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A University of Maine Cooperative Extension fact sheet co-authored by Griffin Dill, pest management specialist with Cooperative Extension, and Clay A. Kirby, insect diagnostician, was referenced in a Bangor Daily News article about cluster flies. Cluster flies look like house flies but are larger, with yellowish hairs on the thorax. During late summer, they amass, […]
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U.S. News & World Report and the online Morning Sentinel/Kennebec Journal ran an Associated Press announcement about a University of Maine Cooperative Extension commercial grape-growing workshop Jan. 11 at the Augusta Civic Center. People interested in small-scale grape production will learn about basic site requirements and preparation, plant selection and care, trellising and pruning options, […]
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The Journal Tribune posted an Associated Press announcement about a variety of University of Maine Cooperative Extension beekeeping courses offered around the state, beginning in January. Beginner and intermediate courses are scheduled and topics include hive management and honey production. People interested are invited to register online.
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Mark Wells, a professor of marine sciences at the University of Maine, spoke with Maine Public for the report, “Shellfish harvesters, scientists wrestle with ‘unprecedented’ closures amid toxic algae bloom.” For the first time, a pseudo-nitzschia bloom is plaguing a large swathe of Casco Bay, which has been closed to shellfish harvesting for nearly three […]
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Karen Keim, director of the Maine Educational Opportunity Center at the University of Maine, was interviewed by the Bangor Daily News for an article about adult education in Maine. If state policymakers want to boost the share of residents with college degrees, experts say, they should look to the roughly 175,000 Mainers over 25 who […]
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National Geographic interviewed University of Maine geographer Stephen Hornsby about a vintage map of Santa’s journey around the world. The map, titled “A World of Good Wishes at Christmastime,” was produced in 1955 by General Drafting Company, a now-defunct maker of road maps, according to the article. It appears in Hornsby’s latest book,“ Picturing America: […]
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