The Portland Press Herald reported the recent cold temperatures in Maine could tamp down insect populations that threaten backyard landscapes and woodlands, according to entomologists and tree experts. Jim Dill, a pest management specialist at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, said the devastating winter moth and hemlock woolly adelgid — and possibly the browntail […]
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Catharine Biddle, an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on the state’s teacher shortage, particularly in areas such as special education and world languages.
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University of Maine student J. William Somes wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “Climate change is burning a hole in our pocketbooks.” Somes is studying economics and political science and also is a student in the Honors College.
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Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, wrote an analysis for Columbia Journalism Review about the media reaction to Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury.”
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The Lobster Institute at the University of Maine was mentioned in the Gizmodo report, “Switzerland outlaws boiling lobsters alive.” New Swiss regulations will require food preparers to stun or mechanically destroy a lobster’s brain before immersing it in boiling water, according to the article. The Lobster Institute at UMaine suggests that a lobster’s nervous system […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported the documentary “Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age” will be shown at the Jesup Memorial Library in Bar Harbor at 7 p.m. Jan. 25. The screening will be followed by a facilitated discussion with Ian Cameron, a lecturer of human development and family studies at the University of Maine, according […]
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Joseph Kelley, a professor of marine geology at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Hakai Magazine article about the unknown dangers melting permafrost carries for Arctic marine life. Concentrations of mercury in marine mammals in the Arctic are 10 to 12 times greater than they were in the preindustrial period, according to a […]
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Research by Cynthia Erdley, a psychology professor at the University of Maine, was mentioned in a Cincinnati Republic article that argues preventing close friendships among children would do more harm than good. A study co-written by Erdley found that having at least one quality friend is more beneficial for children than being seen as “popular” […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in Free Press article on news out of Augusta as the 2018 Legislative session begins. On Jan. 11, the Appropriations Committee is scheduled to hear several borrowing proposals to support educational institutions in the state, according to the article. Sen. Bill Diamond will present an $80 million bond to […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a Piscataquis Observer article on aging-in-community projects in the area. The Piscataquis Thriving in Place Collaborative (TiP) is an aging-in-place resource and referral network coordinated by the Charlotte White Center (CWC) that has grown to more than 60 partners over the last four years, according to the article. […]
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