A 2011 waste characterization study by the University of Maine School of Economics was cited in the Bangor Daily News article, “How we can divert food from landfills to cupboards, food banks.” The study found about 28 percent of what Mainers send to landfills is food, according to the article.
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The University of Maine’s Think 30 initiative and Winter Session were the focus of the Bangor Daily News editorial, “Lost degree, lost potential: UMaine right to focus on boosting retention.” Think 30 aims to help UMaine students complete a full course load of 30 credits each academic year and stay on track to graduate in […]
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Boothbay Register reported a presentation titled, “Ocean acidification and midcoast Maine estuaries” is being offered from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Damariscotta River Association’s Round Top Farm in Damariscotta. The presentation is the result of an on-going partnership between the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center and an alliance of local water […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the article, “What Maine youth are learning in school about climate change,” which was written by Mario Teisl, an economics professor at the University of Maine, and Ph.D. candidates Bjorn Grigholm and Amy Kireta. Grigholm is a student in UMaine’s School of Earth and Climate Sciences and Kireta is a […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on a recent visit to Hudson Elementary School by Kit Hamley, a graduate student at the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute. Hamley spoke with the students about the Follow a Researcher program that is offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H to connect K–12 students in Maine and […]
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Daily Bulldog reported Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife biologists recently finished capturing and radio-collaring moose in a new study area in Aroostook County as part of a five-year moose monitoring program. The study aims to provide a greater understanding of the health of Maine’s moose population, particularly factors that affect their survival and […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Hancock County is offering a six-week intermediate beekeeping course in Ellsworth. The course is intended for participants with at least one season of experience keeping bees. The program will cover fewer topics more deeply than the beginner’s class and will concentrate on keeping bees […]
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The Portland Press Herald published an opinion piece by Charles Scontras, historian and research associate at the University of Maine’s Bureau of Labor Education, titled “Labor activism at Portland Co. just as historic as the land, architecture.”
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Kit Hamley, a graduate student at the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute, recently spoke with WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) about the Follow a Researcher program. For a second year, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering the program that aims to connect K–12 students in Maine and around the […]
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Harvard Gazette reported new research using a unique combination of ice core data and written historical records indicates that the cool, wet weather blamed for one of the deadliest disease outbreaks in human history affected a much wider area over a much longer period. The preliminary work suggests a deep, prolonged food shortage occurred in […]
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