The Bangor Daily News reported on the prehistoric shell middens, or refuse heaps, along the Maine coast that are threatened by rising sea levels, beach erosion and development. The middens include clam shells, fish bones and other artifacts left behind by people who lived along the coast thousands of years ago. “The paleo information is […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on the Potato Disease Summit convened by the University of Maine. Plant pathologists, researchers and scientists from the Netherlands, Scotland and United States met at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor to share information on the bacteria Dickeya and Pectobacterium that cause potatoes to rot and threaten the industry worldwide. “The […]
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Campus will be packed Friday night for the Black Bear men’s ice hockey game at 7:30 p.m. at Alfond Arena, and the Class C state championship football game at 7:06 p.m. on adjacent Morse Field. Officials from the University of Maine and the Maine Principals’ Association met to plan parking options, the Bangor Daily News […]
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Morning Ag Clips published a University of Maine news release announcing University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator Kathy Savoie and community education assistant Kate McCarty were honored at the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences 2017 annual session in Omaha, Nebraska. Savoie and McCarty both received the first-place regional and first-place national Master […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension publishes seasonal information related to Thanksgiving food safety, home energy and balsam fir gathering and wreath making. Online publications include: Helpful Hints on Handling Turkeys for Thanksgiving Basics for Handling Food Safely General Food Safety Tips for Preparing Food Balsam Fir Tip Harvesting Making Balsam Fir Wreaths Maine Home Energy […]
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The University of Maine’s Native American Programs and the Office of Multicultural Student Life will celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a flag raising ceremony Nov. 15. The ceremony will begin at noon on the Mall in front of Fogler Library. A reception and discussion hosted by Darren Ranco, associate professor of anthropology and director […]
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Got twine? How about clothespins? Glue sticks? Coffee filters? Cotton balls? University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H and Maine EPSCoR at the University of Maine do. They’ve also got dried seaweed, globes, kickballs and fish puzzles. They’ve packed these and other items in toolkits — called Exploring Marine Science and Aquaculture (Grades K–2) — that […]
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University of Maine students Jacob Hall, Megan Howes, Stan Small and Brenton Wilson won $500 for the Eco Pal app they created at the America East civic hackathon Nov. 4–5 in Boston. The UMaine team — challenged to help people and groups use energy and natural resources more efficiently — developed an app that provides […]
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Editor’s note: This is not a complete list and may be updated as more information is available. Latest update Nov. 17. University of Maine groups are giving back to the community this holiday season through various charitable activities. The Black Bear Exchange, UMaine’s food pantry and clothing exchange, will provide Thanksgiving meals to its clients […]
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Sun Journal reported on a high-elevation balloon launch conducted by students at Mt. Blue High School in Farmington. Rick Eason, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Maine, has worked in collaboration with the biology class on the astrobiology-scientific ballooning project for several years, according to the article. He and […]
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