A 2003 University of Maine study led by psychology professors Douglas Nangle and Cynthia Erdley was cited in the Huffington Post blog entry, “13 life lessons all parents should teach their kids.” Under the lesson, “Value your BFFs,” the article cited the UMaine study of 193 third- through sixth-graders. The researchers found having one or […]
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Jake Ward, the University of Maine’s vice president for innovation and economic development, was quoted in the Bangor Daily News article, “Old Town leaders consider $3M bond to buy defunct mill land, warehouses.” City leaders are working toward purchasing the 40-acre defunct mill site along the Penobscot River, which is owned by a consortium of […]
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The Sun Journal published an article on Camp North Woods at the University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond. The camp “is a legacy project based on the show ‘North Woods Law,’ and we wanted to capture some of the energy from the show to inspire kids to go fishing, paddling […]
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Robert Glover, an assistant professor of honors and political science at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News, titled “The Republican convention’s race problem.” Glover is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the country to address public challenges […]
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Research conducted at the University of Maine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions was featured in SSPP Blog, the weekly blog of the journal Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy. The blog post, “The Cooperative University: An Emerging Model?” includes quotes from center director David Hart, as well as information on work led by […]
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Lois Berg Stack, an ornamental horticulture specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was mentioned in the latest column in the Portland Press Herald “Maine Gardener” series. In the article, “Falmouth’s use of herbicides to fight invasives proves to be a thorny issue,” the author recalls attending one of Stack’s talks on removing invasives […]
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Penn State Abington and Brandywine general engineering students used a mobile telepresence robot — an iPad attached to a self-balancing vehicle — to collaborate with students at the University of Maine, according to a Penn State news release. For the project, Abington/Brandywine students remotely operated the robot at the PopTech Conference in Camden, Maine, where […]
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The University of Maine-led New England Aqua Ventus I floating offshore wind pilot project was profiled in the Renewable Energy article, “Are floating turbines the future of wind energy?” There are currently dozens of pilot projects testing floating turbines — which consist of a wind turbine mounted on a buoyant structure — capable of generating […]
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Esperanza Stancioff, an educator with Maine Sea Grant and University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was a recent guest on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on citizen science and the valuable data on wildlife, water quality and climate change that volunteers collect.
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University of Maine researchers were mentioned in the Bangor Daily News article, “How Acadia National Park may adapt to changes in the future.” Acadia National Park biologist Bill Gawley monitors air and water quality in the park, and for the past three years has worked with UMaine researchers on the Jordan Pond Buoy Project, according […]
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