The Division of Theatre was mentioned in a Seacoastonline article about Arts Fair week at Horace Mitchell Primary School in Kittery Point. UMaine students performed “James and the Giant Peach” at the fair, which also included African drumming and dancing and performances by the Shapleigh School jazz band and the Seacoast Repertory Theatre. “The arts […]
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A University of Maine School of Economics study on cruise passenger spending was cited in a “Seatrade Cruise News” article. In Bar Harbor, cruise passenger spending had an estimated economic impact of $20.2 million in 2016, according to the study based on 2,231 mail surveys completed by visitors associated with 31 ship ports over 24 […]
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“The Ellsworth American” interviewed David Yarborough and Frank Drummond for a story about blueberry growers ordering fewer honeybees and bumblebees to pollinate this year’s crop. Homer Woodward, vice president of Jasper Wyman & Son in Milbridge, said he’ll order fewer bees to make up for the drop in last year’s crop and because he’ll be […]
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FOX 22 Bangor reported on a University of Maine pilot study that could lead to a new method of monitoring people who sustain concussions. Researchers are using a device called OptoGait, which evaluates how a person walks. They’re seeking to develop measures of balance that could indicate when a person has sufficiently recovered from a […]
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Shawn Laatsch, director of the Emera Astronomy Center and Jordan Planetarium, wrote his Bangor Daily News Eyes on Maine Skies column about an asteroid that passed within 9,000 miles of Earth on March 2. Laatsch, president of the International Planetarium Society, said that’s closer than some communications and weather satellites. The asteroid, about 10 feet […]
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The Republican Journal advanced the March 13 opening of the Penobscot Marine Museum’s historic photography exhibits “Acadia National Park: A Postcard View” and “The History of Postcards” at the H. Allen Fernald Gallery of the University of Maine’s Hutchinson Center. The exhibits runs through May 22. “Acadia National Park: A Postcard View” features Eastern Illustrating […]
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The Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel advanced a free, online webinar about tillage practices for organic vegetable farmers. In the three-part series beginning March 9, University of Maine Cooperative Extension staff will share their expertise on several topics, including using permanent bed systems to manage weeds and increase productivity. Online registration is requested. For more information, contact […]
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SWE, the magazine of the Society of Women Engineers, cited the UMaine section in the College of Engineering for its Silver Level Outstanding Collegiate Section Award. This is the second consecutive year that the UMaine SWE Section received a silver level award. Hannah Morgan, a senior bioengineering major from Gardiner, Maine, is president of the […]
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Clay Wheeler and Michael Bilodeau were interviewed for a Bangor Daily News piece about hurdles that biofuels must clear in order to help revitalize communities hurt by the decline of paper industries. “The economics are tough because the capital investment — at least for these first-of-a-kind plants — is very high,” said Wheeler, who researches […]
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Anne Langston, associate director of the Aquaculture Research Institute at the University of Maine spoke with WABI (Channel 5) at the Maine Aquaculture R&D and Education Summit. About 170 people attended the third such summit at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. “There’s a lot of good infrastructure in Maine for aquaculture research […]
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