Kathy Hopkins, a maple syrup expert with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on Maine’s maple syrup industry and touched on topics including the quality and volume of syrup in the state and if changes in climate are likely to affect […]
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American Agriculturist reported Cornell University’s Small Farms Program has teamed up with counterparts at Michigan State University and University of Maine to offer three free webinars on reduced tillage for organic vegetable production. Viewers can learn about practices that might fit their operation — from permanent beds, tarps and mulches to cover cropping, strip tillage […]
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Kathy Hopkins, a maple syrup expert with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about the growing popularity of drinking pure maple sap water. “It has a lot of the components that are so good for you,” said Hopkins, who also is a member of the Maine Maple Syrup Association. […]
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The National Parks Conservation Association reported on the Dragonfly Mercury Project, a program that encourages students, volunteers and park visitors to collect dragonfly larvae to measure mercury levels in water bodies. The project was initiated by Sarah Nelson, an associate research professor in the School of Forest Resources, and is a collaboration among UMaine, the […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece, “St. Patrick’s Day is a time for everyone to celebrate all things Irish,” by Hugh Curran, who teaches courses in Peace and Reconciliation Studies at the University of Maine. Curran was born in Donegal, Ireland, and immigrated to Canada with his parents before moving to Maine.
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The Bangor Daily News reported University of Maine student Samantha Frank won her third consecutive individual title last weekend at the 20th National Collegiate Wrestling Association championships in Allen, Texas. She pinned each of her opponents to win the women’s 101-pound division while being named the meet’s outstanding wrestler, according to the article. Frank is […]
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The Forecaster reported members of the Maine Landscape & Nursery Association are launching a new Maine Flower Show. The inaugural event will be held March 29–April 2 at Thompson’s Point in Portland, according to the article. Don Sproul, executive director of the association, said the difference between this flower show and similar events held in […]
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Two University of Maine professors have created an interactive map that looks at how each school district in the state would fare under the governor’s proposed biennial budget. The map, created by Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership Ian Mette and Assistant Professor of Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction Patrick Womac, accompanies an op-ed the pair wrote […]
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Mainebiz reported legislation backed by U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King calls for accelerated research and development of using new wood technologies, such as cross-laminated timber, in the construction of buildings over 85 feet high. Collins and King have joined two other senators in re-introducing the Timber Innovation Act, bipartisan legislation being pursued in […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece “The non-alternative facts about Obamacare,” by Steven Barkan, a sociology professor at the University of Maine and author of “Health, Illness, and Society: An Introduction to Medical Sociology.” Barkan also is a member of the Maine Regional Network, part of the Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together […]
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