The Free Press and The Boston Globe reported on the winners of the 2016 Maine Literary Awards, who were announced in May by the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance. The Historical Atlas of Maine received the Excellence in Publishing Award. The folio also recently won the best Book/Atlas category and was named Best of Show […]
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Jim Dill, a pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) about the white silk coating seen on trees this time of year. The coating is from the euonymus caterpillar, which seems to have thrived during the mild winter, according to the report. The caterpillars feed on trees […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on recent research conducted by Sean Birkel, Maine state climatologist and University of Maine research assistant professor with the Climate Change Institute. Birkel found December 2015 through February 2016 — the meteorological winter — was the warmest or near warmest on record in Maine since 1871. While cold weather still occurs, […]
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Recent research conducted by Merrill “Pete” Elias, a University of Maine professor of psychology and cooperating professor in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, was the focus of the Bangor Daily News editorial, “Why you should just eat that chocolate.” A recent study conducted by a team including Elias and researchers from the […]
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The Portland Press Herald cited several University of Maine researchers in the article, “Maine’s parks are fertile places for research.” Sarah Nelson, an associate research professor in the School of Forest Resources, spoke about her research in Acadia National Park. Nelson, who began studying mercury and acid rain chemistry as a graduate student, started sampling […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) and WABI (Channel 5) reported on the second annual Black Bear Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K held at the University of Maine. Almost 600 runners from more than 25 states and Canada participated in this year’s event, WLBZ reported. “The university does a really nice job with this event — plenty of […]
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Catharine Biddle, an assistant professor of educational leadership with the College of Education and Human Development, was quoted in a recent Education Week article about student involvement in decision-making at a Vermont high school. The school, Harwood Union High School in Moretown, Vermont, gives students a voice in nearly every aspect of school life, from […]
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Krish Thiagarajan, a mechanical engineering professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Portland Press Herald article about Maine’s first trade mission to Scandinavia. The opening of a direct shipping line to the North Atlantic and growing world interest in Arctic affairs prompted the trip, according to the article. The Maine International Trade […]
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Kat Johnson, education coordinator at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor, was a recent guest on WVII (Channel 7). Johnson spoke about the UMMA Summer Art Camp, seven one-week sessions offered June 20 through Aug. 12. Each week is geared toward a different age level, according to the report. The camp, […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the second annual Jr. Bears Triathlon that was held on the University of Maine campus. Nearly 100 children 6–14 years old were expected to take part in the fundraiser for Black Bear Aquatics, a competition-based swimming and diving team located at UMaine’s Wallace Pool. During the event, athletes swam in […]
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