Amherst News and the Citizen-Record out of Nova Scotia, Canada, cited a data analysis by the University of Maine in an article on fish monitoring at the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) tidal power site in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. The UMaine analysis found mean relative fish densities were the same after deployment of […]
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University of Maine graduate students and faculty will make more than 60 presentations about emerging physical, chemical, social and ecological climate change research, on topics ranging from lobsters to deer ticks, at the 25th annual Harold W. Borns Jr. Symposium on April 13–14 in Wells Conference Center. The symposium’s namesake, Professor Emeritus Harold “Hal” Borns, […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Kids Can Grow program was mentioned in the Portland Press Herald article, “Try these 3 ways to green your household.” The article offered three signposts to help ease the challenge of trying to live with a lighter environmental footprint. Under the tip, “Think in cycles,” the article suggested inviting […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on Alpha Omicron Pi sorority’s 15th annual Mr. Fraternity pageant held at the Collins Center for the Arts. The fundraiser for the Arthritis Foundation asked the 13 participants to work for donations from the crowd and compete in a variety of categories, according to the report. “We think it’s great to […]
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Six dance students from the University of Maine School of Performing Arts will participate in the Phillips-Strickland House’s “Dancing for the Stars” fundraiser. The event will take place Saturday, April 8 at the Anah Shriners Facility, 1404 Broadway in Bangor. The fundraiser begins at 6 p.m. with a social hour, followed by the dance competition […]
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Susan Camp, a printmaker, sculptor and adjunct assistant professor of art at the University of Maine, has been named one of the MDI Biological Laboratory’s four 2017 Maine artists-in-residence. The artists’ work will be the subject of the laboratory’s sixth annual Art Meets Science exhibit, which will be on display at the new Center for […]
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WVII (Channel 7) covered a panel discussion on fake news held at the Bangor Public Library. The panel attempted to find common ground with those in attendance, and said citizens should look at stories through the eyes of an editor, WVII reported. They also spoke about culture, and challenged people to take the emotion out […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension staff members Amy Witt and Richard Kersbergen were quoted in a Morning Sentinel article about the town of Winslow’s efforts to boost its community garden. After it was built seven years ago, the town’s community garden received so many requests that they had to add more beds, but over time, […]
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The Bangor Daily News mentioned research presented at the annual Maine Sustainability & Water Conference in the article, “Maine’s wells could be polluted with arsenic, lead.” Scientists who shared their research said they want to encourage residents to test their water for such invisible troublemakers as arsenic and lead, and then take steps to mitigate […]
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David Handley, a vegetables and small fruits specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension; and Mark Hutchinson, a UMaine Extension educator and professor, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about an upcoming informational session for producers and growers. Clearing up some of the confusion surrounding the Food Safety Modernization Act is the aim of […]
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