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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WLBZ reported on the student-run Black Bear Food Guild and its community-supported agricultural share program. The program provides fresh produce on a weekly basis from mid-June through early October to customers who purchase “shares.” A full share costs $500 and is for three to four people, a half share costs $325 and is recommended for […]
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WABI-TV interviewed Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute, at the 25th annual Harold W. Borns Jr. Symposium. At the two-day event, more than 60 research topics were presented, ranging from the increase in deer ticks to extreme weather implications for Acadia National Park. “They (graduate students) need to understand how to translate what […]
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The Bangor Daily News carried a community announcement about the University of Maine Percussion Ensemble’s performance for Piscataquis Community Elementary School students April 13.
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Bangor radio station Q106.5 mentioned services offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in a report about protection against ticks. UMaine Extension offers free tick identification and can store ticks for up to a year. Jim Dill, a pest management specialist with UMaine Extension, advises never pulling or twisting a tick. Instead, he says […]
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