University of Maine Cooperative Extension bulletins were cited in the latest column in the Portland Press Herald “Maine Gardener” series. The article, “Add native plants for holly jolly Christmas for people and wildlife,” suggests winterberry and mountain holly to provide snacks for animals and uplifting color for humans. While wildlife will eat the berries from […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported applications for the 2018 Master Gardener Volunteer training are now being accepted at the Hancock County office of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The training will run on Friday mornings from Jan. 19 through May 18. The purpose of the Master Gardener program is to prepare volunteers to do gardening-related […]
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The annual Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market held at the University of Maine was mentioned in the Portland Press Herald article, “Bar Harbor to host Northeast’s biggest Native American marketplace.” From May 18–20, the Abbe Museum will host a three-day juried American Indian art market in downtown Bar Harbor, creating more exposure for Native American […]
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The January 2018 edition of Down East magazine features an interview with Caroline Bicks, the Stephen E. King Chair in Literature at the University of Maine. For the article, “How now, Stephen King?”, Bicks was asked about similarities between the Maine horror author and William Shakespeare. Bicks spoke about her current research looking at how […]
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The Washington Post and Chicago Tribune published the opinion piece “Why Ajit Pai is wrong about net neutrality,” by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine. The New York Times also cited the piece in the article, “Right and left react to the F.C.C.’s vote on net neutrality […]
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A mobility aid that was invented by University of Maine professors was mentioned in the New York Times opinion piece, “Designing for access.” The Afari Mobility Aid was co-invented by UMaine professors Stephen Gilson, Elizabeth DePoy and Vincent Caccese. The Afari is one of 70 products that will be on display as part of the […]
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The Inside Science article, “Melting glaciers release pollutants frozen decades ago,” focuses on research presented by Kimberley Miner, an earth and climate scientist and graduate student at the University of Maine, at a meeting of the American Geophysical Union in New Orleans. Miner’s analysis suggests that people who live in the shadow of melting glaciers […]
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Morning Ag Clips reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension video series “Growing Maine” received a first-place, Eastern Region award from the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences in the area of Television/Video Communications. The video series includes six short-form documentary stories about farmers and food producers in Maine. New stories are added […]
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The Associated Press and Boothbay Register reported an introduction to growing grapes commercially in Maine will be held 10:30 a.m.–3 p.m. Jan. 11 at the Augusta Civic Center. The workshop, which is designed for growers interested in small-scale grape production, will focus on basic site requirements and preparation, plant selection and care, trellising and pruning […]
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Mainebiz reported the Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development and its partners are expanding next year’s Top Gun entrepreneurship program to include companies in the aquaculture sector. MCED announced applications are now being accepted for Top Gun 2018, an acceleration program that has helped more than 175 startups since 2009, according to the article. Partnering with […]
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