Mary Ellin Logue, an associate professor in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, was interviewed by the Morning Sentinel for an article about the state’s Early Head Start programs and potential budget cuts. Head Start agencies connect families and their children with health care, primary providers, mental health services and more, […]
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U.S. Sen. Susan Collins cited Len Kaye, director of the University of Maine Center on Aging, in an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News, titled “Isolation is an epidemic among seniors. The antidote to this scourge isn’t another law.” Collins wrote that the Senate Aging Committee, which she chairs, recently held a series of […]
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The Portland Press Herald cited information from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in a feature on how to build a bee house. Though native bees do not produce honey, they are excellent pollinators, according to the article. If you have some basic woodworking skills and tools, you can build a bee house, where they […]
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David Handley, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension specialist of vegetables and small fruits, spoke with the Kennebec Journal for the article, “Wayne, Farmington strawberry growers say crop coming soon, looking good.” According to Handley, last summer’s drought had a big effect on the upcoming strawberry crop. The plant population is a little thinner because […]
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Boothbay Register reported Heather Leslie, director of the University of Maine Darling Marine Center, will talk June 23 about “Resilient Coastal Communities & Marine Ecosystems: Translating science into action.” Leslie’s presentation kicks off the summer DMC science seminar series where eight renowned marine scientists will engage the public in topics ranging from studies conducted in […]
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Smithsonian included information from the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute in an article about Maine’s current lobster boom. Maine has had a commercial lobster industry since the 1700s, according to the article, but today, the state is faced with an unprecedented glut of lobsters. In the early 20th century, once-abundant lobster had become rare, according […]
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The Bridgton News reported on a presentation by Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention employees that focused on tick- and mosquito-borne illnesses and how to prevent them. The lecture was offered through the Cumberland County Cooperative Extension and held at the University of Maine’s Regional Learning Center in Falmouth, according to the article. Approximately […]
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Pakistan’s The Nation, Climate News Network, VOA and Medical Xpress reported on a new study led by Bradfield Lyon, an associate research professor in climate analysis at the University of Maine. Lyon found increasing temperatures are fostering more favorable conditions for the transmission of malaria into the highlands of Ethiopia. Most Ethiopians live in the […]
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Kat Johnson, education coordinator at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor, was a recent guest on WABI (Channel 5). She spoke about the museum’s weekend art activity associated with “Somewhere,” a solo exhibit by New York artist Jason Bard Yarmosky. The exhibit features a series of paintings, drawings and video that […]
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Ellen Mallory, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension specialist and associate professor of sustainable agriculture, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) for a report about how the extra rain this spring can have an effect on crops, including strawberries and barley. The weather has pushed back planting dates for spring crops, according to UMaine researchers. “If […]
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