The Huffington Post quoted Esperanza Stancioff, an educator with Maine Sea Grant and University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in the article, “Troubled waters: Fishing in Gulf of Maine sheds light on urgency in protecting oceans.” A study led by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute and published in Science found temperatures in the Gulf of […]
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Mainebiz and Maine Public reported on a new Maine forest products industry study conducted by Mindy Crandall, an assistant professor of forest landscape management and economics at the University of Maine. The report, which was presented at the Maine Forest Products Council’s annual meeting, shows the industry’s overall economic impact dropped by about $1 billion […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on a demonstration of geotechnical drilling hosted by S.W. Cole Explorations LLC on the University of Maine campus. S.W. Cole Explorations LLC is a test boring subsidiary of S.W. Cole Engineering Inc., which provides geotechnical engineering, geoenvironmental consulting, and materials testing services. Civil, construction and water resource engineers, as well as […]
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Boothbay Register published a feature article on Katherine Thompson, a Ph.D. student in marine biology at the University of Maine. In February, the Department of Marine Resources hired Thompson to lead its lobster sampling program. Thompson, a New Harbor native, operates from the DMR lab in West Boothbay, according to the article. She is responsible […]
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The Portland Press Herald spoke with Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, for an article about how former Republican President George H.W. Bush plans to vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton this fall. A prominent Kennedy family member said she heard the news firsthand from Bush, according to the article, but […]
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Dr. Oz The Good Life magazine cited Mary Ellen Camire, a University of Maine professor of food science and human nutrition, in the article “Which veggies are healthier cooked?” Some compounds in tomatoes and carrots get a boost from heat, according to the article. “Vitamins and minerals are usually ‘locked’ inside fibrous plant cell walls,” […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported more than 7,000 fans are expected at Alfond Stadium this weekend for the University of Maine football team’s home opener against James Madison. Those in attendance will see changes, including new tailgating spots closer to the stadium with on-site parking for season membership holders, as well as an alcohol-free “family tailgating” […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported the second annual Taste of Tidewater raised $15,000 for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension children’s garden at Tidewater Farm, near the Presumpscot River in Falmouth. “We’re installing a new children’s garden and are adding plant materials and structures like cucumber tunnels, planting tables and water features,” said Amy Witt, […]
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VillageSoup reported Darren Ranco, an associate professor of anthropology and director of Native American Research at the University of Maine, will lead a talk on Native American voting rights at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29 at the Rockport Opera House. Ranco, a member of the Penobscot Nation, will focus on the 14th Amendment, the historical […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a proposed trade pact between the U.S. and 11 Pacific Rim nations that would create the world’s largest free-trade zone, would have a small but mostly beneficial impact on Maine. According to a draft analysis from the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine, […]
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