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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The Free Press spoke with University of Maine researchers Bob Steneck and Bob Bayer for an article about Maine’s lobster industry and how it has changed over the years. Steneck, a professor of marine sciences who specializes in lobster and urchin research, said that although temperature may play a role in many of the changes, […]
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Deborah Rooks-Ellis, director of the Maine Autism Institute for Education and Research (MAIER) at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article about the largest research project to be conducted on autism. The Simons Foundation Powering Autism Research for Knowledge (SPARK) study aims to enroll 50,000 people with autism and […]
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Machias Valley News Observer reported an exhibition of watercolor paintings by Machias-based artist Margaret La Farge will be on display Aug. 16 through Sept. 29 at the University of Maine at Machias. An opening reception for the exhibition, “Interior Spaces — The Meaning of Home,” will be held 5–7 p.m. Aug. 16 in the Powers […]
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