The latest article in the Portland Press Herald’s “Green Plate Special” column focused on eating and growing local popcorn in Maine. For those who want to try growing popcorn, University of Maine Cooperative Extension vegetable crop specialist Mark Hutton recommends the Mahogany, Robust 128YH, Strawberry and Top-Pop varieties, according to the article.
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Knoxville News Sentinel cited a 2008 University of Maine study in the article, “University of Tennessee forms team to combat hazing, look at issue from public health standpoint.” The national study, which was conducted by researchers Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden, indicated that in 95 percent of cases where students identified their experience as hazing, […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release about the 30th annual Culturefest set Nov. 4 in the New Balance Student Recreation Center. The UMaine Office of International Programs and International Student Association will host the celebration of cultures from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The family-friendly event is free and open to […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported the number of out-of-state students enrolled in the University of Maine System is at an all-time high this fall, with 5,727 enrolled — an 11 percent increase over last year — out of 28,997 students systemwide. Out-of-state students pay higher tuition, so the rise is positive news for the system’s […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the “animal room” housed in the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Pest Management Office in Orono. For more than 30 years, Clay Kirby, the office’s insect diagnostician, has employed the collection’s millipedes, walking sticks and cockroaches in educational programs, such as Bug Maine-ia, a science education event held annually […]
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Machias Valley News Observer reported Joline Blais, a new media professor at the University of Maine, and about 20 of her students are working with a Columbia Falls couple to bring their real-life wild blueberry museum online. “For a long time I’d been looking for a way to help my state prosper,” said Blais, who […]
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Nory Jones, a professor of management information systems at the University of Maine, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) about the Pay It Forward Simple Acts of Kindness initiative. Also known as the PIFSAK Challenge, the initiative encourages people to do or say something nice to someone, post about it on social media, and challenge someone […]
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A partnership between the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias was cited in the Maine Public report, “How the UMaine System is trying to keep young, skilled workers in state.” By the time Philip Parent, a first-year student at the University of Maine at Machias, applied to UMaine’s College of Engineering, […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered “Make a Difference Day” at the Challenger Learning Center of Maine in Bangor. Female students, ages 10 to 15, from around the state attended the event to become a scientist for the day, as well as learn how women are working in STEM fields, according to the report. University of Maine […]
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Maine Public reported University of Maine researchers say they have uncovered another reason to get a flu shot — especially for those with muscle disorders. Michelle Goody, an assistant research professor in the School of Biology and Ecology, spearheaded the research project while earning her Ph.D. in biomedical science at UMaine. Clarissa Henry, an associate […]
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