Lily Brickman of Fort Kent, Maine, has been named as a finalist for the Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Abstract Recognition Award Program in Community and Public Health Nutrition, a program of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) that recognizes the highest quality research presented by students and young investigators at NUTRITION 2022 LIVE ONLINE. […]
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Mary Ellen Camire, professor of food science and human nutrition, was interviewed by the Atlanta Business Journal about how to shop for organic foods without breaking the bank. Camire discussed the impact of importing produce in general, noting that bringing conventional or organic produce from a distance can have a negative impact on its nutrient […]
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Jennifer Perry, a professor of food microbiology at the University of Maine, was featured by the Bangor Daily News about the challenge of developing well-fitting food safety regulations for harvested seaweed. Perry has been working with seaweed food safety for years and said there are a number of factors that make it hard to craft […]
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Anne Lichtenwalner, associate professor of animal and veterinary sciences with University of Maine Cooperative Extension and director of the University of Maine Animal Health Laboratory, was featured on an episode of the Maine Science Podcast from the Maine Science Festival. Lichtenwalner spoke about her career conducting research about and serving Maine’s animal industries.
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot and Morning Ag Clips featured Sonora Ortiz, an undergraduate at the University of Maine whose research focuses on developing artificial weeds using 3D printing and nanocoating technology with the goal of improving physical weed removal and reducing the need for pesticides. Ortiz was recently awarded the 2022 John Jachetta Undergraduate Research […]
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The Bangor Daily News featured the Aroostook Farm research facility in Presque Isle, where the University of Maine’s potato breeding program develops new varieties of potatoes that are more resistant to disease, climate change and other stressors. Gregory Porter, UMaine professor of crop ecology and management and the leader of the potato breeding program, said […]
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WFVX (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) and WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) reported on a competition where high school students attending nine Career and Technical Education culinary arts programs from across the state competed in a fast-paced cooking challenge at the University of Maine. As part of the USDA’s Professional Development Literacy Grant, 14 student […]
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The Climate Daily podcast cited research from the University of Maine focused on producing a potato that could better handle warming temperatures from climate change. The UMaine project received a $500,000 grant from USDA to advance this research.
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In an article about the impact of climate change on blueberries, the Great Lakes Echo cited a study in which University of Maine researchers heated chambers to simulate a warming climate. The article noted that when researchers tested a temperature increase of 3–5 degrees Celsius, they found that wild blueberry plants would photosynthesize less and […]
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The Bangor Daily News, the Irregular, the Portland Press Herald and the Morning Sentinel shared information about a farm-to-table summer camp Aug. 1–5, 7:45 a.m.–noon, at Rogers Farm, 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town, hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension master gardener volunteers, UMaine Extension 4-H staff and Rob Dumas, UMaine food science innovation coordinator […]
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