Jacquelyn Gill, a University of Maine paleoecologist, and her research is the focus of the Motherboard article, “This ecologist finds clues to Anthropocene survival in ice age extinctions.” Gill describes herself as “an ice age ecologist in a warming world,” according to the article. As an expert on the Pleistocene era and an advocate for […]
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National Public Radio’s food blog, “The Salt,” mentioned Caroline Bicks, the Stephen E. King Chair in Literature at the University of Maine, in a report about using alcohol to make William Shakespeare’s world more relatable to modern audiences. Alcohol is a common theme in many of Shakespeare’s plays, so much so that Bard scholars Bicks […]
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Dmitri Markovitch, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Maine, spoke with the Morning Sentinel for the article, “Jackman moving on after outrage over town manager’s racism.” Despite scrutiny from news media outlets and internet users following the publication of the former town manager’s racist beliefs, business owners are saying the attention has […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported the Maine Department of Marine Resources is questioning the reliability of a new study that predicts a sharp decline in Gulf of Maine lobsters over the next 30 years. The Gulf of Maine Research Institute, University of Maine and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration built a computer model that predicts […]
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WVII (Channel 7) and The Free Press reported the University of Maine System will launch the Maine Engineering Pathways Program in fall 2018 to help more students prepare for a Maine-based engineering career and to build workforce development capacity in response to a critical state shortage. The program is designed so students can graduate in […]
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Rick Kersbergen, a sustainable dairy and forage systems expert with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with Lancaster Farming for an article about caring for livestock during subfreezing temperatures. In colder regions such as Maine, Kersbergen said most calves are born indoors and many have warming boxes. “We encourage extra feeding of milk for […]
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Z107.3 posted a UMaine Today video feature on Christopher White. White leads the Pride of Maine Black Bear Marching Band, Screamin’ Black Bear Pep Band, and the Symphonic Band.
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Neal Pettigrew, a professor of oceanography at the University of Maine, was interviewed by Mount Desert Islander for an article about the current state of UMaine’s network of data-gathering buoys in the Gulf of Maine. Pettigrew is the director of the Gulf of Maine Ocean Observatory System, which designed and built the buoys and deployed […]
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Philip Trostel, a professor of economics at the University of Maine, was mentioned in the Education Dive article, “Are institutional investments in athletics driving negative perceptions of higher ed?” During December’s Higher Education Government Relations Conference in San Diego, Trostel said there’s a growing sense of public disdain for paying for higher education on the […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a Portland Press Herald feature on Bob Moosmann, vegetation manager for the Maine Department of Transportation. Aware of the threat that colony collapse disorder presents to bees, Moosmann wanted to promote restorative projects to help bring back pollinators. He started collaborating with counterparts at transportation agencies through New […]
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