Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias, was quoted in an Associated Press article on the Green Crab Working Summit being held in Portland. Scientists, fishermen, chefs and others gathered at the event to brainstorm uses for the invasive crabs that are threatening New England’s shellfish industry, according […]
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Maine Public interviewed Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, for the report, “Will campaigns about ranked-choice voting affect voter turnout?” Next week, Maine voters will decide whether to continue to use ranked-choice voting in future elections. In anticipation of this decision, two very different campaigns are underway, according to the […]
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The annual Festival of Art in Belfast will take place at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center June 7–9, VillageSoup reports. The variety of works shown in the festival were created by 153 artists. The show is nonjuried and was produced by the Senior College at Belfast located in the Hutchinson Center. The festival will […]
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Todd Gabe, a professor of resource economics and policy at the University of Maine, was featured in the “Ask the Experts” section of the WalletHub study, “2018’s Best & Worst State Economies.” Gabe said the two most important ingredients for economic development are human capital and the presence of technology-using businesses. “State and local officials […]
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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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