Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) for a report about how some public events, such as the annual Maine Lobster Festival parade in Rockland, are banning political candidates from making campaign stops. “You could certainly make the case they are infringing on a candidate’s rights […]
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The Associated Press cited Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias, in the article, “As clam harvesting declines, could farming be the answer?” Fishermen have raked wild soft-shell clams in Maine and other states for hundreds of years, but threats such as growing populations of predators, like the […]
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Interesting Engineering included Justin Lapp, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Maine, in a list of perspectives from experts on improvements that can be made to solar technology. Solar power is becoming a more effective solution for renewable energy, but needs improvement before entire countries can rely on it over fossil […]
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Facility Executive reported the University of Maine is among the Best College Reviews 2018 list of best green colleges in the United States. UMaine ranks No. 19 in the list, which is determined by the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator database and based on tuition, a Princeton Review evaluation of green schools in […]
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The Bangor Daily News previewed the first Damariscotta Oyster Celebration to take place June 14–16, mentioning that the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center will participate in several ways. The center will host a Tour De Source event involving boat tours of oyster farms along the Damariscotta River. The tours will be open to those […]
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The Portland Press Herald cited a University of Maine Cooperative Extension bulletin in an article and recipe for Barley-Fiddlehead-Asparagus Salad. The recipe calls for boiling the fiddleheads in lightly salted water. According to the UMaine Extension publication, “Facts on Fiddleheads,” you should boil the plants for 15 minutes to be safe, the article states.
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The Sun Journal interviewed Jim Dill, a pest management specialist for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article about insects in Maine to watch out for this summer. Insects to be wary of include the often disease-carrying ticks and mosquitoes, along with others such as eastern tent caterpillars, browntail moths and ants, the […]
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Gregory Porter, a professor of plant, soil, and environmental sciences, as well as agronomy at the University of Maine, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) about a new gourmet potato variety developed by UMaine. Sporting a unique skin pattern, the Pinto Gold has been in development for 12 years, WABI reported. Out of 50,000 individual varieties […]
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The Bangor Daily News cited a University of Maine Cooperative Extension bulletin in the article, “Tips to grow rhubarb in Maine.” The publication was written by Richard Brzozowski, food system program administrator with UMaine Extension. The cool-weather perennial, which is a member of the buckwheat family, thrives in northern states where it gets cold enough […]
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Kirsten Daley of the University of Maine’s Office of Multicultural Student Life was quoted in a Sun Journal article about the seventh annual Stand Against Racism event held at the Lewiston YWCA. This year’s theme was “overcoming adversity,” and a panel of three women told their stories about the challenges they have faced and how […]
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