The Mount Desert Islander included Audra Christie, an assistant art professor at the University of Maine at Machias, in a list of artists and musicians offering free lessons to residents during the coronavirus outbreak. Christie has been providing live online origami classes.
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the University of Maine Office of Innovation and Economic Development assisting in developing protective gear for health care workers as they deal with a shortage amid the coronavirus outbreak. The office has been working with Dr. Jonnathan Busko and his colleagues at St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor to create […]
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Morning Ag Clips and the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel shared the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s new online resource titled “COVID-19 Food Safety Information for Maine Consumers.” The website includes links to fact sheets, guidelines and videos about proper disinfecting, food purchasing and storage, recipes using pantry staples and proper hand washing for food […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with several University of Maine Cooperative Extension staff members about how to safely grocery shop during the COVID-19 pandemic. Robson Machado, assistant professor and food scientist, said that the science is evolving and all tips should be taken with a grain of salt as recommendations continue to change. “We just […]
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Maine Public interviewed Paul Mayewski, director of the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute, about the slowdown in pollution as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. While it will not have much of a direct effect on long term climate trends, Mayewski said some believe it could provide a look into what a post-fossil fuel […]
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The Boothbay Register talked with Blake Erhard, a first-year engineering student at the University of Maine, about his experience learning from home amid the coronavirus pandemic for the article “When the college-bound become home-bound.” Erhard said he has been taking classes online after UMaine stopped in-person classes as a result of COVID-19. “Luckily I have […]
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News Center Maine interviewed student teachers from the University of Maine and Mia Morrison, a lecturer in instructional technology at UMaine, about student teaching during the coronavirus pandemic. Olivia Murphy, who teaches third grade at Asa Adams Elementary School, said she and her mentor teacher use Google Classroom, which students have found engaging. Derek Gagne, who […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Bob Bayer, professor emeritus of animal and veterinary sciences and former head of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, about the possibility that an extract from lobster blood could be used to treat COVID-19. Bayer leads Orono-based startup Lobster Unlimited LLC, which he said is looking for […]
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Morning Ag Clips, Penobscot Bay Pilot and Daily Bulldog published a University of Maine Cooperative Extension release announcing a new ask-an-expert agricultural page devoted to frequently asked questions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Maine farmers and agricultural producers can use an online form to submit questions about COVID-19 and agriculture. Questions still can be submitted to local […]
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The National Science Foundation published a list of ways to help kids with math homework suggested by Joan Ferrini-Mundy, president of the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias and former NSF chief operating officer. The list was republished as a resource for parents to use while schools are closed during the COVID-19 […]
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