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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The Portland Press Herald, WABI (Channel 5), Bangor Daily News, Mainebiz, 101.9 The Rock and The Associated Press reported the University of Maine System announced at the Maine Agricultural Trades Show that it already has surpassed the goal it set to source 20 percent of its food from local growers and producers by 2020. The […]
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Morning Sentinel reported on a panel discussion at the Maine Agricultural Trades Show that focused on farming in a new weather reality. Five Maine farmers spoke about how changing weather patterns have prompted them to adapt their farming strategies, according to the article. The forum was organized by the Maine Climate and Agriculture Network and […]
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Recent research by University of Maine adjunct associate professor of psychology Jonathan Borkum was the focus of the Knowridge Science Report article, “Migraines may be the brain’s way of dealing with oxidative stress.” According to the article, Borkum’s study highlights a theory about migraines that argues they are an integrated mechanism by which the brain […]
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Rick Kersbergen, a sustainable dairy and forage systems expert with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was mentioned in the Bates College news article, “Crop advisers can influence farmers to adopt conservation practices.” A recently published study led by a visiting assistant professor of environmental studies at Bates determined crop advisers may be potential influencers […]
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VillageSoup previewed an upcoming talk by Esperanza Stancioff, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant climate change educator, in an article about the Jan. 4 blizzard that caused near-record tides along the Midcoast. Stancioff is scheduled to speak at 6:30 p.m Jan. 11 at the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge Visitor […]
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