An economic impact study conducted by the University of Maine was mentioned in a Mount Desert Islander report about the start of Bar Harbor’s cruise ship season. The first of the town’s 171 cruise ship visits is set for Sunday, April 23, according to the article. The UMaine study found that in 2016, passengers visiting […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the Big Gig’s season finale pitch-off event held at the University of Maine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation. The Big Gig is a network for innovators and entrepreneurs in Greater Bangor that was started by a motivated group of municipalities, organizations and universities, including UMaine. The Big Gig competition allows […]
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Chris Richards, director of recruitment at the University of Maine, was interviewed by Maine Public for the report, “Maine families concerned about proficiency-based diplomas hurting kids’ college chances.” As educators in Maine continue the transition to new, state-mandated proficiency-based diplomas, some have swapped out the traditional letter grades to numbers, according to the report. Richards […]
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A study released by the Maine Brewers’ Guild and conducted by the University of Maine School of Economics was cited in the Mainebiz report, “Next act: New challenges arise as craft brewing industry matures.” Craft breweries are no longer just competing in the beer industry, but in the bigger alcohol and beverage industry, according to […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) reported Shirley Turner of Patten recently wrote a book about her son’s murder, titled “Destroying Angel.” Bruce Pratt, a novelist and English teacher at the University of Maine, has been helping Turner since 2010, when she came to UMaine’s Department of English seeking help, according to the report. Pratt said he is […]
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A daylong seminar for garden professionals was mentioned in the latest article in the Portland Press Herald “Maine Gardener” column. The article, “Native plants may be in short supply in your garden,” cited the event that was held at the Cumberland County Cooperative Extension office in Falmouth. The seminar included a briefing on native plants, […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported Seth Singleton, an adjunct professor of political science and Libra Professor of International Relations at the University of Maine, will speak at the Northeast Harbor Library at 5:30 p.m. April 25. Singleton’s talk is titled “America First Foreign Policy: The Project to Re-order the World.”
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Four University of Maine scientists — Paul Mayewski, Jacquelyn Gill, David Hart and George Jacobson — were referenced in a Portland Press Herald article about the March for Science on April 22. Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute, says for the scientific community, this is a wake-up call to be more involved in how […]
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The Ellsworth American reported that Alessio Mortelliti, an assistant professor in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation, will be conducting climate change research in Acadia National Park this summer. Mortelliti’s research is aimed at helping Acadia protect its resources, build the public’s appreciation for science and delve into critical issues facing national parks […]
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Melissa Landon, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, was cited in a Bangor Daily News story about frost heaves. She says it’s best to build roads over soil that does not trap water, as it can freeze in the winter. “You are mostly going to see them [potholes] where the soil beneath the road […]
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