VillageSoup reported Rick Wahle, professor and director of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, will host a presentation July 31 on the future of lobstering and the Gulf of Maine at the Camden Yacht Club. In his 5 p.m. talk, Wahle will address the influences of the ocean’s physical and biotic environment on […]
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David Townsend will present “Red Tides, Unusual Plankton Blooms, and Recent Changes in the Oceanography in the Gulf of Maine” at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 2, in Brooke Hall at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole. His talk will focus on red tides, which are algal blooms that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP), […]
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U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King joined officials from the Maine governor’s office July 26 in welcoming Daniel Simmons, Department of Energy (DOE) assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy, to the University of Maine. Simmons toured the 100,000-square-foot Advanced Structures and Composites Center and its innovations under development, including next-generation floating wind […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported a new center at the University of Maine is focusing on 3D printing of metal objects. The Center for Additive Manufacturing of Metals (CAMM) is based in the Advanced Manufacturing Center. UMaine hopes CAMM will help the state stay up to speed with the rest of the Northeast in additive metal […]
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Hello Homestead, an offshoot of the Bangor Daily News, interviewed Kate Garland, a horticultural professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article about how to plant a fall vegetable garden. Fall gardens can supply fresh produce late in the season, and cool temperatures in late summer and fall can add sweetness to some […]
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Pamela Hargest, a horticultural professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was a recent guest on Maine Public‘s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show addressed listener questions about summer gardening, including tips on planting, weeding, pruning and picking. The program was posted online along with UMaine Extension resources — a plant identification submission form and […]
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The Penobscot Times advanced the August star show lineup at the University of Maine’s Emera Astronomy Center. Shows will include “Black Holes” at 2 p.m. Aug. 2; “Dream to Fly” at 7 p.m. Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30; “Coldplay: Sky Full of Stars” at 9 p.m. Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30; […]
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The Lincoln County News spoke with David Handley, a vegetable and small fruit specialist and cooperating professor of horticulture with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for a report on this year’s strawberry season. Strawberry farmers in Lincoln County are reporting a late and short season that is already coming to a close, the article states. […]
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A center at the University of Maine is offering additive metal manufacturing services and training to facilitate the adoption of 3D metal printing in businesses around the state. The Center for Additive Manufacturing of Metals (CAMM), based at the Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC) on the Orono campus, focuses on the process of fusing small metal […]
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Hello Homestead, whose parent company is the Bangor Daily News, and WABI (Channel 5) featured GPS Cows, a collaborative project involving the University of Maine, in which high school students build cow collars with built-in global positioning systems, then collect, analyze and present data about grazing ruminants. “Large-scale farming is increasingly digital,” said Colt Knight, […]
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