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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The University of Maine was mentioned in the Bangor Daily News article, “These Down East schools want to fix rural education.” The Transforming Rural Experience in Education program, or TREE, aims to improve the odds for students in rural Washington County towns, according to the article. Backed by brain science, around $1.3 million in foundation […]
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The University of Maine College of Engineering was mentioned in a Sun Journal article about a culvert bridge in Buckfield that was destroyed during an October storm. Local officials have been discussing plans to rebuild the culvert and remove any barriers for fish, according to the article. The Androscoggin River Watershed Council is proposing the […]
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Clay Kirby, an associate scientist and insect diagnostician with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was interviewed by the Bangor Daily News for an article about the millions of dust mites that live in homes. Too small to be visible to the naked human eye, dust mites prefer areas that are warm and humid, such […]
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VillageSoup reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Knox and Lincoln counties will hold the annual Seed Swap Day at 10 a.m. Feb. 10 in Waldoboro. The event will include a seed-saving workshop led by Master Gardener Jean Vose. Participants are invited to bring friends, favorite saved seeds, catalogs and gardening stories to share, […]
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