The Associated Press and Lancaster Farming reported on an upcoming rural energy workshop in Dover-Foxcroft to educate homeowners, farmers and business owners about how they can more efficiently power their properties. The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District will host the workshop on Feb. 17 in partnership with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s […]
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The Bangor Daily News cited a study by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine in the article, “Here’s what Trump spiking an Asia trade deal could mean for Maine.” In one of his first acts in office, President Donald Trump officially withdrew the United States from negotiations for the Trans-Pacific […]
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WVII (Channel 7) and the Bangor Daily News reported on the winter exhibits currently on display at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. Brenton Hamilton: 20 years is a midcareer retrospective of the Maine-based photographer’s work, which uses old-fashioned techniques to create pictures with an antique and contemporary feel. “There’s now […]
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Marie Hayes, a psychology professor who researches opiate-exposed infants at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News report on addressing infant mortality in Maine. Maine is the only state to see a higher infant mortality rate in this decade (2005 to 2014) than the previous decade (1995 to 2004), according to […]
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Guidelines published by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension were included in the Good Food article, “The fiddlehead is the world’s most magical vegetable.” Fiddleheads are a “forager’s dream, full of antioxidants and a good source of protein, zinc, riboflavin, and vitamins A and C,” the article states. The article points out that not all […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Science Saturday that offered middle school students the opportunity to explore aquaculture and marine science research. Participants were able to play games and perform experiments similar to those conducted in UMaine research labs. Topics covered included the creation of waves and the business […]
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The Portland Press Herald published a column honoring Lois Stack, an ornamental horticulture specialist, who retired earlier this month after 30 years with University of Maine Cooperative Extension. In his “Maine Gardener” column over the weekend, Tom Atwell wrote, “I haven’t counted, but I think she is the source I have used most often since […]
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Ian Bricknell, a professor of aquaculture at the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences, spoke with Quartz about the harmful impact sea lice have on farmed Atlantic salmon. Prices for salmon are at a historic high due to sea lice outbreaks in Scotland and Norway, according to the article. Sea lice, Bricknell told Quartz, […]
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The Associated Press, Bangor Daily News, WVII (Channel 7) and The Ellsworth American reported Director of Athletics Karlton Creech has signed a four-year contract to stay at the University of Maine, effective Feb. 10. Creech has directed the UMaine Department of Athletics since 2014. “Karlton’s outstanding leadership of UMaine Athletics has benefited the university, the […]
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Bob Bayer, executive director of the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute, and Cathy Billings, the institute’s associate director of communications and development, are creating a skin cream from lobster blood to treat dry skin, chapped lips, cold sores, minor cuts and burns, the Bangor Daily News reported. Bayer and Billings are partners in Lobster Unlimited, […]
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