Maine Public quoted Mark Brewer, a professor of political science at the University of Maine, for a report on creative, socially distant ways to engage young voters. More than one-third of all eligible voters are under the age of 39, but historically, few of them vote — about 36% turned out in 2018. This year, […]
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Mainebiz previewed a free webinar on May 28 hosted by BioME, the Bioscience Association of Maine, to bring together representatives of businesses in Maine that have taken the lead in the medical aspect of fighting the COVID-19 virus. Melissa Maginnis, an assistant professor of microbiology at the University of Maine, is a panelist in “The […]
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WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) interviewed Andrew Crawley, an assistant professor of economics at the University of Maine, for a report on the increases of food costs for Mainers due to the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s just the whole aspect of the supply chain beginning to change as a result of different work practices, and as […]
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Centralmaine.com reported University of Maine Cooperative Extension has compiled resources into a new webpage dedicated to “Best Management Practices for U-Pick Farms During COVID-19.” The site offers guidance and practical tips on topics including proper sanitation, maintaining social distancing, safe hand washing systems, and access to a recorded webinar featuring in-depth discussion about best pick-your-own […]
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Centralmaine.com and Morning Ag Clips previewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s online update for farmers scheduled for 10 a.m. May 29, with Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Commissioner Amanda Beal, and Bureau of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources Director Nancy McBrady. Topics will focus on the department’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and […]
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Scientific American quoted Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, in the article “Will the Earth ‘Remember’ the Coronavirus Pandemic?” Amid widespread lockdowns to combat the coronavirus pandemic, worldwide emissions of carbon dioxide are down by 17 percent since a year ago, and analyses suggest that 2020 will see […]
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The Portland Press Herald spoke with Hannah Carter, dean of University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about turning to local food to fill supply chain gaps during the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. national food system is under strain that has been exposed by the pandemic, including producers being undervalued because Americans generally believe food should be […]
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The Sun Journal reported on the launch of the Community Learning for Maine (CL4ME) website, a Maine-based resource that aims to support schools, organizations and communities during remote learning due to the coronavirus pandemic and beyond. The website is run by Rural Aspirations and was developed with help from the University of Maine’s College of […]
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Joan Ferrini-Mundy, president of the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias, was a recent guest on WVOM’s “George Hale and Ric Tyler Show.” President Ferrini-Mundy talked about this year’s Commencement and Recognition Week, takeaways from the shift to remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, what the fall semester could look like […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Mia Morrison, an adviser and lecturer in instructional technology with the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, for an article about the “new normal” of learning at home for Maine’s PreK-12 students and teachers. The piece profiled a second-grade class at Portland’s Lyseth Elementary School, showing how […]
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