Popular Science, PBS NewsHour and the Bangor Daily News reported Joyce Longcore, a mycologist and associate research professor at the University of Maine, was awarded the 2017 Golden Goose Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The award recognizes the people and stories of unexpected, incredible scientific breakthroughs. It highlights federally […]
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An analysis of ice core data and historical records conducted by scientists from Harvard University and the University of Maine Climate Change Institute was the focus of the Popular Science article, “A 14th-century plague helped reveal just how long humans have polluted the planet.” The study indicates that much less lead occurs naturally in the […]
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The Portland Press Herald, The Associated Press and Mainebiz reported the University of Maine will receive a $454,532 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to create the Maine Mass Timber Commercialization Center. The center will help forest industry partners, trade organization, construction firms, architects and other stakeholders revitalize and diversify Maine’s forest-based economy by […]
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Michael Socolow, a professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, and Alex Kingsbury, deputy ideas editor at the Boston Globe, co-wrote a column for Inside Higher Ed. In “How to pitch journalists more successfully,” the authors outlined six ways academics can get on the same page with editors.
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An economic impact study conducted by University of Maine economist Todd Gabe was mentioned in a Mainebiz article on a new 10-year contract that was signed by the city of Bangor and Waterfront Concerts. In a press release, Waterfront Concerts cited Gabe’s study that found the concerts contributed $105.1 million in revenue to Bangor and […]
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Robert Glover, an assistant professor of honors and political science at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Bangor Daily News editorial, “LePage can’t impose immigration rules on sheriffs that violate law, Constitution.” Requiring state and local government agencies to carry out federal mandates violates the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, said Glover. […]
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James Breece, an associate professor of economics at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Williamsburg Yorktown Daily (WYDaily) report on Colonial Williamsburg’s land deals. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation owns more than four times as much land than the Virginia city of Williamsburg does, according to the article. Nonprofits are, by design, intended to […]
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Youth Today mentioned the University of Maine at Machias in an article on Teen Science Cafes held around the country. Teen Science Cafe started with a National Science Foundation grant in 2007, according to the article. Each cafe meeting starts with a short presentation by a scientist or expert in a related field, followed by […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Colt Knight, state livestock specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about an exotic Wagyu steer that went missing after jumping out of its pen at the Common Ground Fair in Unity. The cow’s owner, who operates Pond Hill Farms in Brooks, said he believes he has the […]
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The latest piece in the Bangor Daily News’ series on how the Bangor region could grow its economy focused on cross-laminated timber (CLT) manufacturing at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center. Europe, Canada and cities on the West Coast have shown it’s possible to build mid-rise buildings supported by planks of lumber […]
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