In Maine and elsewhere, aquaculturists, harvesters, researchers and those in the business of making products from marine macroalgae are increasingly interested in seaweed. This is due to some innovative research being conducted in the region, and because Maine now has the first and only commercial kelp aquaculture operation in the United States, Portland-based Ocean Approved […]
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UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer was interviewed by the Financial Times about former Maine Gov. Angus King, who is running for Maine’s vacant U.S. Senate seat. Brewer commented on King’s opinion that he might be a catalyst for changing the Senate’s filibuster rule, telling the newspaper it is hard to imagine what could be big […]
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Jim Dill, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension pest management specialist, was interviewed by Channel 2 (WLBZ) about how gardeners can protect tomatoes and potatoes from late blight, a fungus that can kill fruits and vegetable plants. Dill said pesticides are available as a first line of defense, but once blight occurs, affected leaves must […]
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Channel 2 (WLBZ) interviewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension horticulturist Kate Garland for a feature on ways to create an “edible landscape” garden, which she said provides visual appeal and nutritional produce, including grapes, apples, blueberries and raspberries. Garland gave Tuesday one of a series of recurring public information sessions held at the Rogers Farm […]
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University of Maine vice president for student affairs and dean of students Robert Dana spoke with Maine Public Broadcasting Network Tuesday about UMaine’s designation by the Princeton Review as being among the top 20 so-called party schools in the country. Dana said the listing, while dubious, presents an opportunity to remind parents and students of […]
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The Bangor Daily News published a special sections article about three institutions at the University of Maine collaborating to bring traditional Maine crafts, occupations and storytelling to the American Folk Festival, which begins Friday, Aug. 24 on the Bangor waterfront. The UMaine Hudson Museum, the Page Farm and Home Museum and the university’s Maine Folklife […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Janet Waldron, UMaine vice president for administration and finance, about how the university is coping with planned and in-progress construction projects on campus after Gov. Paul LePage blocked the sale of state bonds approved by Maine voters in 2010. Major projects are ongoing and several minor projects are being delayed […]
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Many news organizations, including the Portland Press Herald and Bangor Daily News, covered Tuesday’s dedication of the privately funded Paul J. Mitchell Batting Pavilion at the University of Maine. Mitchell, brother of former Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell, who offered congratulatory remarks, was a member of the UMaine baseball team from 1946-1948 and serves […]
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The University of Maine Police Department recently donated surplus ballistic vests to the police service in Botswana, a landlocked country in sub-Saharan Africa. The vests, which had accumulated in storage, were shipped to members of the Botswana Police Service as part of the UMPD’s effort to recycle old and out-of-date equipment. UMaine police searched for […]
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Students, faculty, staff and members of the broader community are invited to attend “Celebrating Charlie,” an event from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 14, to celebrate and remember Honors College Dean Charlie Slavin. The event will be held at the Collins Center for the Arts. Contact Honors College coordinator of advancement Emily […]
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