The Ellsworth American reported that Alessio Mortelliti, an assistant professor in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation, will be conducting climate change research in Acadia National Park this summer. Mortelliti’s research is aimed at helping Acadia protect its resources, build the public’s appreciation for science and delve into critical issues facing national parks […]
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WLBZ reported on the student-run Black Bear Food Guild and its community-supported agricultural share program. The program provides fresh produce on a weekly basis from mid-June through early October to customers who purchase “shares.” A full share costs $500 and is for three to four people, a half share costs $325 and is recommended for […]
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WABI-TV interviewed Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute, at the 25th annual Harold W. Borns Jr. Symposium. At the two-day event, more than 60 research topics were presented, ranging from the increase in deer ticks to extreme weather implications for Acadia National Park. “They (graduate students) need to understand how to translate what […]
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The Bangor Daily News carried a community announcement about the University of Maine Percussion Ensemble’s performance for Piscataquis Community Elementary School students April 13.
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LumenARRT!, the video crew of the Artists’ Rapid Response Team, has joined with Paul Mayewski and others to create large-scale climate change projection events in Congress Square in Portland. April 22, the night of the March for Science, and May 5, the night of First Friday Art Walk in Portland, the brief video projections will […]
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Bangor radio station Q106.5 mentioned services offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in a report about protection against ticks. UMaine Extension offers free tick identification and can store ticks for up to a year. Jim Dill, a pest management specialist with UMaine Extension, advises never pulling or twisting a tick. Instead, he says […]
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Camp North Woods was mentioned in an Ellsworth American article on a recent Winter Harbor talk by John MacDonald, a corporal with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. MacDonald spoke to attract recruits and inform the general public now that the popular “Animal Planet” television show that focused on the department is over, […]
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The complete first season of Showtime’s “Years of Living Dangerously” will be shown at the Collins Center for the Arts from 1–4:30 p.m. April 18–20. The Emmy award-winning documentary series reveals emotional and hard-hitting accounts of the effects of climate change from across the planet. “Years of Living Dangerously” combines the blockbuster storytelling styles of […]
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Wiscasset Newspaper reported Habib Dagher, executive director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, will speak April 25 at the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission’s 2017 annual meeting at the 1812 Farm in Bristol. The event begins at 5 p.m. with networking and refreshments, and includes highlights of the past year and […]
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Melissa Ladenheim, associate dean of the Honors College, has been named the 2017 Steve Gould Award winner at the University of Maine. The Steve Gould Award is presented to members of the UMaine community who have, by their conduct, demonstrated superior qualities of unselfishness and compassion in the course of serving UMaine and its ideals. […]
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