Len Kaye, director of the University of Maine Center on Aging, was included in a HuffPost blog post that named “7 stars leading the way” to providing more support and services to aging populations. Kaye “has been a vocal advocate for increasing our focus on the challenges facing older Americans, and has led important programs […]
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Rebecca Schwartz-Mette, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Maine, was mentioned in the U.S. News & World Report article, “The struggle of dating with depression.” The article cited research conducted by Amanda Rose, a professor of psychology at the University of Missouri; and Schwartz-Mette, who was a doctoral student at the time […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported two families have been selected for houses in Old Town through Habitat Bangor’s home ownership program. The city of Old Town donated two houses to the program last year, according to the article. One of the homes has been demolished to make way for a new one, and the other […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported on a joint project between the University of Maine and College of the Atlantic to study small- and medium-scale honey and maple syrup production in the state. The three-year project was awarded $498,462 by the United States Department of Agriculture in May. Jessica Leahy, a professor in UMaine’s School of Forest […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers will celebrate the growing season with a field day 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 at Rogers Farm Demonstration Garden in Old Town. The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature garden workshops, activities, live music and homemade […]
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The Associated Press reported on browntail moth research being conducted by Eleanor Groden, a professor of entomology in the School of Biology and Ecology at the University of Maine. The browntail moth’s caterpillars have toxic hairs that can cause respiratory diseases and rashes that resemble poison ivy, the AP reported. Groden is looking into how […]
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Research conducted by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, was cited in the Politico article, “The New York Times op-ed page is not your safe space.” The article cites Socolow’s 2010 article about the history of the NYT op-ed page, “A Profitable Public Sphere: The Creation of […]
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The New York Times cited Marcella Sorg, a forensic anthropologist and research professor with the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine, in an article about a body that was found tied to a cinder block near a Brooklyn dock. According to police, the body had “some level of decomposition.” The depth […]
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Kate Yerxa, a statewide nutrition and physical activity educator with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “When it comes to feeding their child, experts say mothers need more support, less judgment.” Some mothers have a more difficult time successfully breastfeeding, which could amplify their anxiety about […]
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The Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News and Sun Journal published Labor Day opinion pieces by Charles Scontras, a historian and research associate at the University of Maine’s Bureau of Labor Education.
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