The University of Maine College of Engineering was mentioned in a Morning Sentinel article about a group of volunteers demonstrating how to build a restroom, or privy, for the Appalachian Trail. The Maine Appalachian Trail Club, an all-volunteer organization that manages nearly 300 miles of the trail in Maine, held a live demonstration at Colby […]
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Morning Ag Clips published a University of Maine Cooperative Extension news release announcing a free public talk on growing blueberries. David Handley, a UMaine Extension vegetable and small fruit specialist, will speak at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1 at UMaine’s Rogers Farm in Old Town. The event is hosted by UMaine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener […]
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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 an article about how to eat well while on a budget. Yerxa said buying in bulk is a good way to cut food costs, though it’s important to keep items properly stored. […]
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NBC4 Los Angeles included research from a 2008 University of Maine study in a report about a woman’s vow to change college culture 12 years after her son died in a fraternity hazing ritual in Chico, California. “Hazing in View: College Students at Risk,” conducted by researchers Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden, found that 55 […]
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David Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was quoted in a Down East magazine post that revisited an archival article. “Symbols of the Maine Coast — Herring Gulls,” appeared in the magazine’s August 1956 issue. “Herring gulls do a thorough job of keeping Maine beaches free of dead or […]
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The latest article in the Portland Press Herald’s “Green Plate Special” column featured efforts to develop a culinary use for the invasive European green crab. The research, led by Marissa McMahan of Northeastern University and supported by the Maine Sea Grant program at the University of Maine, is identifying the timing and process of the […]
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The Town Line reported Betsy Barber, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maine, was a keynote speaker at the China Lake Association’s annual meeting on July 22. The meeting marked the group’s 30th anniversary and attracted more than 75 people, according to the article. Barber, who is a graduate student in the Department of […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered a recent meeting of University of Maine Athletics officials and business owners from Old Town and Orono. The group is working on a plan that will give local businesses increased exposure and foot traffic by marketing themselves on campus, WABI reported. It gives business owners the chance to interact with students […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on an innovative cognitive research project that teaches older adults to read and play music. The Maine Understanding Sensory Integration and Cognition (MUSIC) Project led by University of Maine psychology professor Rebecca MacAulay and music education professor Philip Edelman, recently wrapped up pilot programs with two groups of older adults […]
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The Boston Globe published the opinion piece “Liberals, cut your cable cords,” by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine.
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