The Portland Press Herald published an interview with Mary Ellen Camire, director of the UMaine Sensory Evaluation Center and professor of food science and human nutrition. Camire’s research focuses on the relationships between consumers and Maine-specific food commodities, like seaweed, potatoes, berries and grains.
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New England Psychologist carried a story about UMaine using one-time NCAA funds to launch a new program focused on mental health resources for student-athletes. According to Lynn Coutts, senior associate director of athletics, the impetus for the program came from student-athletes. Coutts said student-athletes indicated that sometimes they aren’t comfortable talking to coaches about personal […]
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The Penobscot Times ran a release about the University of Maine Humanities Center’s new name — the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center — that reflects the generous support of Clement McGillicuddy ’64 and wife, Linda. They support the Humanities Center through a fund they established at the University of Maine Foundation. The two met […]
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The Bangor Daily News carried a release about the Waldo County Extension Association annual meeting and tour of Highland Blueberry Farm at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 30, at 94 Old County Road in Stockton Springs. The public event will begin with a farm tour, followed by snacks and a brief annual meeting, which will include an […]
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According to a Bangor Daily News article, a federal judge is expected to decide next year on how to proceed with a court-ordered cleanup of mercury dumped in the Penobscot River for decades by the former HoltraChem chemical plant in Orrington. However the method of mercury removal is still being considered. According to Sean Smith, […]
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The Sun Journal announced that Franklin County’s 4-H Open Air Market is partnering with the Sandy River Farmers’ Market to give 4-H members ages 5-18 an opportunity to sell produce, baked goods and other items from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, in the District Court parking lot on Main Street in Farmington.
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The Bangor Daily News carried a release about Kevin Birch, a member of the music faculty at the University of Maine, being the featured organist at the 2017 Summer Organ Concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, at The First Church in Belfast, United Church of Christ. Birch also is organist and director of music at St. John’s Catholic Church in […]
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Jordan LaBouff, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News article about Native American-themed sports mascots. LaBouff has studied the impact of such mascots with recent UMaine graduate Andrew Tomer, a member of Penobscot Nation. “I think this is really a challenging issue because I 100 percent understand and […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a Portland Press Herald article on GO Logic, a Maine energy-efficient home building company, that aims to produce innovative wood-fiber insulating boards through its new subsidiary, GO Lab Inc. Joshua Henry, GO Lab’s president, is a chemist and materials engineer, and a former professor at UMaine. Later this […]
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A Bangor Daily News reporter published an article about her day as a counselor at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center in Lincolnville. The article is part of a BDN series that spotlights important but often underappreciated summer work that occurs along the state’s midcoast. Tanglewood 4-H Camp was […]
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