WLBZ (Channel 2) reported the University of Maine is partnering with the Orono Police Department to launch Heads Up, a pedestrian and crosswalk safety campaign. In 2015, the state experienced the highest number of pedestrian deaths in almost 20 years. The goal of Heads Up is to raise awareness that drivers on campus and in […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension was mentioned in a Portland Press Herald article on Central Maine Meats, the first new USDA-inspected meat processing and packing facility to open in Maine in years. The owner of the Gardiner business said he knew enough about the local food movement to know that there was a need […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine plans to demolish the century-old Sigma Nu fraternity house this summer after the property association that owns the run-down structure hands over ownership. Since renovations costs have been estimated at $1 million, the association, which currently leases the house to another fraternity, decided its best option […]
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Lani Carlson, Maine AgrAbility Project coordinator with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article about how the program helped the owner of Gentle Meadow Goat Farm in Winterport. The Maine AgrAbility program is a nonprofit partnership among UMaine Extension, Goodwill and Alpha One that assists farmers, loggers […]
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Multiple news organizations, including the Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, WLBZ (Channel 2), WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7) and WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) reported University of Maine women’s basketball coach Richard Barron has signed a four-year contract extension. “This is a great day. I’m really excited about continuing to build the program,” […]
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Research from the University of Maine was cited in The Alternative Daily article, “The truth about organic and non-organic fruits and veggies.” A study conducted by UMaine’s Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition found distilled water is equal or better than three different commercial fruit and vegetable washes, according to the article. Using water […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release about the 24th annual Harold W. Borns Jr. Symposium to be held April 14–15 in Stodder Hall. UMaine graduate students and faculty will make more than 60 presentations about emerging climate change research on topics from lobsters to deer ticks. The symposium namesake, Professor Emeritus […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported on the finalists for the UMaine Business Challenge, the state’s largest student entrepreneurship competition. One of the finalists will receive a $5,000 award to help develop their idea into a business, according to the article. The UMaine Business Challenge was founded in 2011 by a group of 2010 UMaine graduates […]
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Todd Gabe, an economics professor at the University of Maine, was mentioned in a CityLab article written by Richard Florida, co-founder and editor at large of CityLab and a senior editor at The Atlantic. Florida wrote the article based on his analysis of the geography of this year’s Republican primaries, which he conducted with a […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “Why the path to a North Woods national monument could run through Portland.” Greater Portland may have the population and economic base to tip the scales in the controversial national monument debate — even though […]
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