The Portland Press Herald reported University of Maine folklorist Edward “Sandy” Ives, who founded the Maine Folklife Center, inspired the Mallett Brothers Band’s latest CD, “The Falling of the Pine: Songs from the Maine Woods.” Will and Luke Mallett’s father, folk singer David Mallett, is an obvious musical influence, but their mother, Jayne Lello, also […]
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Education Week published the commentary “How education is failing rural America,” by Catharine Biddle, an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Maine, and Daniella Hall, a postdoctoral fellow at the Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy.
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A profile on University of Maine President Susan J. Hunter appears in the February 2017 edition of Maine magazine. In the article, “Tried and True,” Hunter is described as a “steadfast steward.” Hunter, the first woman president in the university’s 151-year history, took the role in July 2014, after serving for 10 months as the […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WLBZ (Channel 2) and WABI (Channel 5) reported on the 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration at the University of Maine. The family-friendly event, co-sponsored by the Greater Bangor NAACP and the UMaine Division of Student Life, is held annually to celebrate the life and legacy of King’s service […]
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The Associated Press reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host the 32nd annual Maine Potato Conference and Trade Show on Jan. 18 and 19 in Caribou. The conference brings together potato producers, farm workers and crop advisers to discuss topics such as soil health, agricultural technology and combating drought, according to the article. […]
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The Maine Center on Aging at the University of Maine is helping seniors strengthen their muscles, bones and joints through a federal program it manages, reports the Bangor Daily News. Volunteers with the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program or RSVP run Bone Builders fitness classes for around 150 seniors in Penobscot, Piscataquis, Hancock and Washington […]
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David Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Ellsworth American for a story on the possibility of selling surplus blueberries from the 2016 crop to public schools in Maine. Based on state tax receipts, the 2016 yield could be 107 million pounds, according to the article. “That […]
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The Times Record reported the deadline to apply for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers program training in Androscoggin and Sagadahoc counties has been extended to Jan. 28. The 14-week training will be held 12:30–4 p.m. Tuesdays from Feb. 28 to May 30 at the Topsham Public Library. The program provides participants […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WVII (Channel 7) and Mainebiz covered the release of the Maine Forest Economy Growth Initiative’s report, “Recommendations to Strengthen and Diversify Maine’s Forest Industry and Rural Economies.” In the report, the coalition unveiled nine priorities to be addressed in the next three years. The top priority is to develop a long-term […]
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The Republican Journal reported David Handley, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension specialist of vegetables and small fruits, will give a free talk at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17 at the Belfast Free Library. Handley will speak about how to grow strawberries and raspberries in your backyard, according to the article. Topics to be discussed […]
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