Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Reason Podcast. The show focused on strengthening social media literacy in an age of “fake news.” Socolow shared three rules that keep “smart people from spreading dumb ideas.” He also discussed past eras of moral panic […]
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Morning Ag Clips reported the annual plant sale of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in York County will be held May 19 at the UMaine Extension office in Springvale. Annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs, trees, shrubs and houseplants will be for sale, as will an assortment of gently used gardening books and […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the Big Gig’s season finale pitch-off event held at the Black Bear Inn. The Big Gig competition allows local entrepreneurs to pitch their business ideas or early-stage companies to a panel of judges who select a winner. The season finale featured the winners of the season’s three previous pitch offs; […]
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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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