Advice from Jason Bolton, a food safety specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was included in an answer to a Sun Journal reader’s question about what the dates on cans really mean. Bolton said there is no universally accepted food dating system in the United States, so some of the information printed on […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece, “When inequality is too great, is it time to consider socialism?” by Michael Howard, a philosophy professor at the University of Maine. Howard 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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The Maine Edge reported the Lord Hall Gallery at the University of Maine will present an exhibition of the landscapes of UMaine art professor Michael H. Lewis. “Deep Roots/Old Strength,” which runs from Feb. 5 through March 25, includes a selection of Lewis’ paintings dating from 1967–2008. An artist’s reception is scheduled from 5:30–7 p.m. […]
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Howard Segal, a history professor at the University of Maine, was interviewed by Metro for an article about commemorating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster on its 30th anniversary. When asked how safe space programs are now, Segal said they are safe as long as the don’t involve humans. “The real problem, of course, is that […]
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The Associated Press and WLBZ (Channel 2) reported scientists and engineers at the University of Maine are evaluating the performance of Maine trees in a kind of lumber that is used to build homes in Canada and Europe. The researchers want to see how trees that grow in Maine and the northeastern U.S. perform in […]
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Kathy Hopkins, a maple syrup expert with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Maine Public Broadcasting Network, WABI (Channel 5) and Portland Press Herald for reports about maple sap running early due to warmer weather. Early sap runs have been sporadic in the state and region at this point, according to the […]
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The Bangor Daily News and WABI (Channel 5) reported University of Maine cross country and track athlete Jesse Orach of Gorham and women’s basketball player Sigi Koizar of Vienna, Austria, received the 2016 “M” Club Dean Smith Awards during the Scholar-Athlete Recognition Ceremony. The award is presented annually to the top male and female student-athletes […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on the fourth annual Downtown Bangor Public Humanities Day hosted by the University of Maine Humanities Center. Free events for participants of all ages were offered at venues including the University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor Public Library and Maine Discovery Museum in an attempt to create a better forum […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with John Jemison, a soil and water quality specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the article, “Cultivating hemp for fiber, food getting close to legal.” According to Jemison, Maine farmers who want to grow industrial hemp should start writing letters to their representatives in Congress. Jemison is […]
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network spoke with Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, for a report about Maine Republican Party officials extending their efforts to place tax and welfare reform ballot questions before voters by waiting until November of next year. Brewer said Republicans have missed an opportunity by not […]
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