The University of Maine Cooperative Extension was cited in an answer to a Sun Journal reader’s question about how to avoid wet winter squash. According to UMaine Extension, it’s important to choose full-sized, mature fruit with a hard, tough rind that is heavy for its size. People should avoid squash with cuts, punctures or sunken […]
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A 2011 waste characterization study by the University of Maine School of Economics was cited in a Bangor Daily News article about the decline of trash at Bar Harbor’s College of the Atlantic. Every fall, one week’s worth of trash and recycling generated at the college is collected, sorted and displayed so students and others […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5), WLBZ (Channel 2) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on the release of a new potato variety developed by the Maine Potato Board and University of Maine. The Caribou Russet, which was first unveiled last spring, was officially released at the Maine Harvest Festival in Bangor, making the potato […]
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The Washington Post, Discover Magazine, Live Science, Pulse Headlines and News and International Business Times cited data from the Climate Reanalyzer, a website run by research assistant professor Sean Birkel at the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute, in recent stories on the 36 Fahrenheit degree jump in pre-winter temperatures at the North Pole. The […]
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The Huffington Post quoted an Associated Press interview with Rebecca Holberton, a professor of biological sciences at the University of Maine, in a recent story on what may be causing puffins to wash ashore dead in Alaska. Researchers say climate change may be behind the recent die-offs. The article goes on to note that other […]
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John Rebar, executive director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with Maine Public for a report about how this year’s Thanksgiving meal will cost Americans less than it has for decades. However, the price decrease may not be noticed as much in Maine and Vermont, two places that pay significantly more for groceries […]
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In an interview with the Associated Press, University of Maine Political Science Professor Mark Brewer said public dissatisfaction with the candidates for president led more Maine voters to cast ballots on referendum questions than on the race at the top of the ticket. “A lot of people looked at the presidential choices and said, ‘Yuck!’ […]
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Lancaster Farming reported on a recent Regenerative Agriculture Workshop at St. Joseph’s College of Maine. The session covered farm management strategies for conserving soil and water while increasing on-farm productivity and profits, according to the article. “As we are experiencing prolonged dry periods followed by intense rain events, adoption of practices to maximize soil water […]
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David Sturm, an instructional laboratory and lecture demonstration specialist at the University of Maine, visited the studio of WVII (Channel 7) for an installment of “Physics Friday.” Sturm demonstrated a variety of science experiments.
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Dan Demeritt, executive director of public affairs for the University of Maine System, and Lori Wingo, coordinator of the Lifelong Learning Advising Center at UMaine, visited the studio of WVII (Channel 7) to talk about the system’s Adult Degree Completion Scholarship. “It provides up to $4,000 in scholarship aid on an annual basis to adult […]
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