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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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with Maine Public for a report on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court recently hearing oral arguments about the state’s ranked-choice voting law. The court’s views on the constitutionality of the law will likely influence legislators to either keep the first-in-the-nation system, ditch it […]
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The Bangor Daily News and WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on a recently announced partnership among the University of Maine, Learfield and Gorham Savings Bank that will bring the football team to Portland twice during the upcoming season. The Black Bears will play its annual Jeff Cole Memorial Spring Scrimmage at Fitzpatrick Stadium on May 6 […]
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Camp North Woods was mentioned in an Ellsworth American article on a recent Winter Harbor talk by John MacDonald, a corporal with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. MacDonald spoke to attract recruits and inform the general public now that the popular “Animal Planet” television show that focused on the department is over, […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) interviewed George Markowsky, a professor of computer science at the University of Maine, about how to avoid cyber attacks. Markowsky said a lot of people are easy targets and “cyber criminals will hit the easiest target they can.” He added the digital age has made the struggle between convenience and security a […]
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The Ellsworth American and Bangor Daily News reviewed the annual spring concert featuring the Bangor Symphony Orchestra and singers from University of Maine choral groups. More than 120 members of the Oratorio Society and University Singers joined the orchestra for the performance that was conducted by Lucas Richman. The combined choruses were made up of […]
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