The Associated Press reported on a recent study on saltmarsh sparrows conducted by a team of researchers including Brian Olsen, a professor of biology and ecology at the University of Maine. Scientists from several universities and agencies say the saltmarsh sparrow is disappearing from the East Coast and could be headed for extinction in as […]
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Renae Moran, a tree fruit specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “Can Maine grow more fruit with smaller trees?” Moran, who works at UMaine Extension’s Highmoor Farm in Monmouth, has been running an experiment as part of a national project studying cold hardiness in […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5), WLBZ (Channel 2), Mainebiz and ENR (Engineering News-Record) reported on two STEM challenges that were held at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center on May 20. Around 300 middle and high school students from around the state took part in the Windstorm Challenge and the […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, and Kenneth Palmer, a professor emeritus of political science at UMaine, spoke with the Maine Public Broadcasting Network for the report, “LePage’s town halls: Helping or hurting his agenda?” Gov. Paul LePage has held more than 30 town hall meetings since winning re-election in […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported six former Black Bear standouts will be inducted in the 2016 class of the University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame. Inductees are quarterback Jake Eaton, baseball player Andy Hartung, field hockey star Margaret Henrick, wrestling figure and journalist Bob McPhee, track and field standout Johanna Riley and soccer player […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) and WABI (Channel 5) reported on an intensive one-week course for University of Maine students in the Parks, Recreation and Tourism program. One dozen students took part in the field experience on Mount Desert Island May 16–20, which included restoring trails near the Schoodic Woods Campground. “The environment is a really important […]
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Jim Dill, a pest management specialist with University of Maine Cooperative, spoke with WLBZ (Channel 2) about black fly season in Maine. Dill said the amount of black flies varies by location, and that there tends to be more flies near streams, rivers or other fresh bodies of water. If bug spray doesn’t help keep […]
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The Associated Press reported hundreds of students will visit the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center on May 20 to compete in the Windstorm Challenge and the 8th annual Maine Wind Blade Challenge. The competitions are for middle- and high-school students. Winning team members will be offered internships with the center if they […]
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Griffin Dill, coordinator of the tick ID program at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “Are ticks keeping kids indoors? Maine schools help educate families about Lyme, other tick-borne diseases.” Last year, 1,200 probable and confirmed cases of Lyme disease were reported to the Maine Center […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the editorial, “Flagship Match gives UMaine a leg up, solves a piece of Maine’s workforce problem,” which praises one of the University of Maine’s latest admissions initiatives. The Flagship Match program allows qualified students from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and New Jersey to pay the same tuition and […]
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