A Sustainable Agriculture Field Day Tour is scheduled from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 30 at University of Maine’s Rogers Farm, 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town. Registration starts at 4 p.m. The field day will focus on research results and sustainable farming practices of small grains, potatoes, vegetable weed control, and risk management for […]
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Judy Walker, an associate professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Maine, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for an article about the Speech Therapy Telepractice program she founded five years ago. In her former role as the chairperson of the department, Walker said she was regularly getting calls […]
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The Ellsworth American published an article on a sculpture garden at the University of Maine. Jane Diamond Littlefield and her husband, Kelly, owners of the Littlefield Gallery in Winter Harbor, created the garden at UMaine in honor of Diamond Littlefield’s father, the late Nathaniel “Nat” Diamond. Nat Diamond was a devoted father, dedicated and inspired […]
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Bruce Segee, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article about leaders in Orono and Old Town planning to bring high-speed internet to their communities. As part of the effort, officials are conducting surveys to ask residents and business owners for input […]
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The Portland Press Herald published an editorial on a University of Maine-led offshore wind power pilot project. Last month, the New England Aqua Ventus project was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to participate in the Offshore Wind Advanced Technology Demonstration program, making it one of three projects that are each eligible for up […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported Jack Burt, a professor of music at the University of Maine, will play trumpet during a free concert by the Bar Harbor Brass Week faculty and select alumni in Bar Harbor. The concert will be held at The Criterion Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 25 in celebration of Acadia National […]
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Members of the public are invited to discuss how best to commemorate Maine’s bicentennial at a free dinner hosted by the University of Maine Humanities Center in Searsport on June 16. From 5–7 p.m. at the Penobscot Marine Museum’s First Congregational Church, guests will have the opportunity to take part in an informal exchange on […]
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The Bangor Daily News cited Jim Dill, a pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, as well as facts provided by UMaine Extension in the article, “Maine’s mosquitoes: More than just a nuisance.” In recent years, two mosquito-borne illnesses have been reported in Maine: West Nile virus and Eastern equine encephalitis, or […]
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Robert Glover, an assistant professor of political science and honors at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on “The Maine Show,” a podcast hosted by Bangor City Councilor Ben Sprague. In the episode, “A Closer Look at Bangor,” Glover and Bangor Daily News journalist Christopher Burns spoke about the city’s future. The discussion […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported Griffin Dill, coordinator of the tick ID program at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will speak about how to prevent tick and mosquito bites during a presentation June 14 at Southwest Harbor Public Library. Dill’s 5:30 p.m. presentation will include information on the basic biology, life cycle and distribution of […]
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