Jon Ippolito, professor of new media at the University of Maine, was interviewed for a Kennebec Journal article about the price some businesses pay for taking public and controversial political stands. In the report about the backlash on Facebook by thousands of people who disagreed with a Levant apple orchard business that posted political signs, […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension Executive Director John Rebar was interviewed for a Bangor Daily News primer on the Nov. 6 referendum Question 2, which would authorize $7.8 million for a University of Maine animal and plant diagnostic center. The center, which would be biologically secure and allow for more sophisticated research, also would support […]
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Bloomberg Businessweek and the southern Maine’s coastal newspaper group Seacoastonline.com carried an Associated Press article about a study by University of Maine economist Todd Gabe that estimates the current annual medical costs of obesity in Maine were nearly $453 million in 2011 and could reach $1.2 billion over the next 20 years, if current trends […]
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Several news organizations, including Channel 5 (WABI), Channel 2 (WLBZ) and the Channel 7 (WVII) Nov. 5 morning newscast reported on the Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge organized by the University of Maine Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension this weekend in Waterville. Hundreds of students from throughout the […]
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The University of Maine School of Performing Arts Reader’s Theatre will present “The Heart of Art,” a new play by Michael Weller at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7. The performance will be held in Minsky Recital Hall in Class of 1944 Hall. Admission is free. The plot of the play surrounds an aspiring playwright […]
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Three University of Maine Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering graduate students attended and presented at the Northeast Geotechnical Graduate Research Symposium on Oct. 26 at UMass Amherst, with two UMaine students winning awards. UMaine students who participated were Ph.D. student Harold Walton and master of science students Cameron Stuart and Matthew Burns. Walton won […]
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UMaine Extension tips for planning ahead for next year’s crop.
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Images from a diving expedition in Chile, where animals normally living in the deep sea can be found in shallower waters.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension experts are a phone call away with food safety tips for preparing holiday meals.
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