Mainebiz reported Kristin Vekasi, an assistant professor of political science and international affairs at the University of Maine, will be a featured panelists during the Maine International Trade Center’s Trade Day 2018. The conference, which will be held May 17–18 at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, is billed as the premier international annual business event […]
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The Forecaster reported a partnership between the Falmouth Land Trust and other local organizations, including the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, that aims to better connect residents to town-owned conservation land has led to a parent-child nature workshop. The workshop, which costs $15 per person or $40 for a family, consists of walking the trail […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on a senior capstone project being completed by a group of mechanical engineering technology students at the University of Maine. The students are repairing the Unitarian Universalist Society of Bangor’s tubular-pneumatic pipe organ that was built in the early 1900s. Informed by professional organ repair companies that the organ should be […]
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The opioid epidemic in Maine and Native American communities was the focus of the April 17 “Wabanaki Windows” program on WERU, hosted by Donna Loring. The show featured guests Marcella Sorg, an anthropologist and research professor with the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine, and a consultant to the Office of […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on a Friendship Walk hosted by the University of Maine chapter of Best Buddies, an international nonprofit that aims to create opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The event raised money to send the executive board to a national leadership conference. […]
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Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Portland Press Herald about ways to keep mice out of greenhouses and from damaging crops. Deer mice, meadow voles, white-footed mouse and an occasional chipmunk are common pests in Maine greenhouses, according to Dill. He suggests keeping grass […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the 11th annual Healthy High 5k/10k and 1-mile run/walk at the University of Maine. Several participants in the 1-mile run/walk wore red high heels, as part of the international “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” campaign. At UMaine, the walk is spearheaded by the student group Male Athletes Against Violence […]
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University of Maine oceanography professors David Townsend and Andrew Thomas were quoted in a Portland Press Herald article titled, “Deep current of record-breaking warm water causes concerns for the Gulf of Maine.” Canadian scientists have measured record-breaking temperatures in the deep water flowing into the Gulf of Maine, prompting concerns about effects on marine life, […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered the Bangor Flower and Garden Show at the University of Maine’s Harold Alfond Sports Arena. Although the show has been held for more than 15 years, this was the first time the event was at UMaine, WABI reported. Members of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Penobscot County and UMaine […]
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The Day of New London, Connecticut included recommendations from David Handley, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension specialist of vegetables and small fruits, in the article, “Growing strawberries offers a tasty addition to perennial gardens.” Strawberries are a versatile crop, allowing them to be easily incorporated into just about any garden, according to the article. […]
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