Bangor Metro published a Q&A with Caleb Charland, a world-renowned photographer from Hampden, Maine. Charland now lives and works in Brewer, the article states, and his next show, “Shadows of Earth,” opens Jan. 12 at the University of Maine Museum of Art in Bangor. Charland uses the basic elements of science and everyday visual phenomena […]
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Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Bangor Daily News article “This anonymous Maine ‘news’ site may have tipped a big election.” The article states that Lewiston mayoral candidate Ben Chin may be the first Maine politician derailed by anonymous, conservative “news” websites that […]
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VillageSoup reported Waldoboro fisherman Glen Melvin and the Medomak River Task Force recently received a Sen. George J. Mitchell award for “outstanding contribution by an external partner to sustainability research.” The award was given to acknowledge Melvin for his help with the drifter project led by UMaine graduate student Gabby Hillyer, who is pursuing a […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension bulletins were cited in the latest column in the Portland Press Herald “Maine Gardener” series. The article, “Add native plants for holly jolly Christmas for people and wildlife,” suggests winterberry and mountain holly to provide snacks for animals and uplifting color for humans. While wildlife will eat the berries from […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported applications for the 2018 Master Gardener Volunteer training are now being accepted at the Hancock County office of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The training will run on Friday mornings from Jan. 19 through May 18. The purpose of the Master Gardener program is to prepare volunteers to do gardening-related […]
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The annual Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market held at the University of Maine was mentioned in the Portland Press Herald article, “Bar Harbor to host Northeast’s biggest Native American marketplace.” From May 18–20, the Abbe Museum will host a three-day juried American Indian art market in downtown Bar Harbor, creating more exposure for Native American […]
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The January 2018 edition of Down East magazine features an interview with Caroline Bicks, the Stephen E. King Chair in Literature at the University of Maine. For the article, “How now, Stephen King?”, Bicks was asked about similarities between the Maine horror author and William Shakespeare. Bicks spoke about her current research looking at how […]
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The Washington Post and Chicago Tribune published the opinion piece “Why Ajit Pai is wrong about net neutrality,” by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine. The New York Times also cited the piece in the article, “Right and left react to the F.C.C.’s vote on net neutrality […]
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A mobility aid that was invented by University of Maine professors was mentioned in the New York Times opinion piece, “Designing for access.” The Afari Mobility Aid was co-invented by UMaine professors Stephen Gilson, Elizabeth DePoy and Vincent Caccese. The Afari is one of 70 products that will be on display as part of the […]
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The Inside Science article, “Melting glaciers release pollutants frozen decades ago,” focuses on research presented by Kimberley Miner, an earth and climate scientist and graduate student at the University of Maine, at a meeting of the American Geophysical Union in New Orleans. Miner’s analysis suggests that people who live in the shadow of melting glaciers […]
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