The Republican Journal reported the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast will offer a series of three professional development workshops on using data to teach about climate and weather. The sessions will be held 4–6 p.m. Oct. 11, Oct. 26 and Nov. 16. The series will be of special interest to middle and high […]
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Jacquelyn Gill, a professor of paleoecology at the University of Maine, was quoted in a CNET article looking at whether genetically modified hybrid animals could rehabilitate ecosystems that have been harmed by human development. By introducing ecological pressures like pollution, poaching, habitat loss, and global climate change, humans have contributed to species dying off at […]
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The Penobscot Times published a University of Maine news release announcing UMaine President Susan J. Hunter will receive the 2017 Kenneth M. Curtis Leadership Award from the Maine Development Foundation at the organization’s annual meeting on Sept. 28 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. The Kenneth M. Curtis Leadership Award recognizes those who demonstrate […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported the Bangor Land Trust will hold a tree identification walk through a portion of the Walden-Parke Preserve at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 23. Steven Sader, a professor emeritus of forest resources at the University of Maine, will lead the walk, which will cover about a mile and should last about 90 […]
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The Associated Press reported the National Science Foundation has awarded a one-year, $100,000 grant for continuing a University of Maine citizen science project geared at protecting the water quality of lakes. The grant will help extend the project, which began in 2015 with funding from UMaine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, into […]
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Morning Ag Clips reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H in Waldo County will hold a live 4-H auction and bake sale beginning at 1 p.m. Oct. 14 at Dirigo Grange in Freedom. Waldo County businesses and individuals donated to make the auction possible and all proceeds support Waldo County 4-H scholarships and programs. […]
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The University of Maine’s Think 30 initiative was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News article about how Maine universities are trying to reduce college debt. Think 30 is aimed at spreading the word that the longer a student takes to earn their degree, the higher their chances are of accumulating crippling debts, according to the […]
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Several University of Maine professors were quoted in the Portland Press Herald article, “Climate refugees could see safety in Maine.” Low-lying coastal communities in the United States face the prospect of “managed retreat” — the deliberate demolition of vulnerable properties following buyouts or abandonment following devastating storms, according to the article. “It’s hard to predict […]
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William Livingston, an associate professor of forest resources at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article about black blotches that are often found on maple tree leaves in Maine. The black tar spot fungus affects Norway maple trees, which are native species of Europe, not New England, according to […]
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Quartz cited Amy Fried, a political science professor at the University of Maine, in the article, “The American left has its own Tea Party, and it’s coming for Donald Trump.” The article cited a Bangor Daily News blog post by Fried that described the effort of Maine residents to persuade Sen. Susan Collins to vote […]
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