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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Turner Publishing advanced a four-session course offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension for farmers and those hoping to farm. “So You Want to Farm in Maine?” will begin April 3 at the UMaine Extension Penobscot County office in Bangor and will continue from 6–9 p.m. every Monday in April. Live streaming of the […]
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The Sun Journal previewed a hands-on Preserving the Harvest workshop offered by Maine Adult Education and taught by University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 5:30–8:30 p.m. May 3, at the Adult Learning Center, 486 Turner Center Road, Turner. Participants will receive a food preservation packet and recipes, and learn basic steps for canning and freezing. Cost […]
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A Republican Journal story notes that horticulturalists Marjorie Peronto and Reeser Manley will discuss their latest book, “The Life in Your Garden: Gardening for Biodiversity,” at a March 19 event in Belfast. Peronto is a University of Maine Cooperative Extension Professor based in Hancock County; Manley has taught at UMaine. This is the second volume […]
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The Ellsworth American wrote about the University of Maine School of Forest Resources’ Barbara Wheatland Geospatial Analysis Laboratory’s involvement with the construction of a new waste transfer station in Orland. “Basically the client wanted the most up-to-date representation of what’s there on the ground,” says Dave Sandilands, a graduate student, remote sensing specialist and aerial […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) highlighted the Innovate for Maine Fellows program, which connects college students with Maine companies to grow and create jobs across the state through innovation and entrepreneurship. “I don’t think that young people aren’t necessarily willing to stay,” says Angela McCue, outreach manager at the Foster Center for Student Innovation. “I think that […]
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University of Maine Bryant Pond 4-H Camp director Ron Fournier and educator Gary Proulx were mentioned in a Bangor Daily News feature about the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman course at the University of Maine Bryant Pond 4-H Camp and Learning Center. Fournier helped organize the February event and Proulx demonstrated how to set a fishing line […]
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The Sun Journal announced that Ann Schonberger will be inducted into the Maine Women’s Hall of Fame on March 18 at the University of Maine at Augusta. Schonberger is a former mathematics professor and director of what was then called the Women’s Studies Program. She’s a faculty emerita member with the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Frank Drummond and David Yarborough for a story about the health of Maine’s native bees. Drummond said while the country’s honeybee population is dramatically declining, many of Maine’s 275 native bee species appear to be holding their own. “I think it’s a very optimistic story,” says the professor of insect […]
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Maine Public talked with David Yarborough for a story about Maine wild blueberry producers slashing production to survive. There’s been too much of a good thing and prices are plummeting, according to the story. Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, says something has to give. According to the article, 99 […]
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