Discovery in the North Atlantic
Scientists find evidence of eddies triggering spring phytoplankton blooms in the subpolar ocean.
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Anne LePage to Visit Extension 4-H Military Kids Camp
A Bangor Daily News article reported that Maine’s first lady Anne LePage will visit military children from Maine at an Operation Military Kids (OMK) camp located in Gilead. OMK is a collaborative summer camp program of University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 4-H, military families and youth, veterans and others. OMK is designed to provide youth […]
Read moreReport on UMaine Extension’s Healthy Beaches Program
The state Department of Environmental Protection’s Maine Healthy Beaches program, administered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was the subject of a Bangor Daily News article in which environmentalists complained that communities with beaches with unhealthful water quality often don’t post public warnings. A DEP spokesperson said the program is a data-collection and assessment […]
Read moreColumn Cites Gabe Economics Research
Research by University of Maine School of Economics researcher Todd Gabe was cited in a column in The Atlantic Cities, an affiliate of The Atlantic Monthly magazine. In the column, economist Richard Florida, author of “The Rise of the Creative Class,” used Gabe’s research findings about the so-called creative class to defend his theories about […]
Read moreDill Comments in Garden Status Report
University of Maine Cooperative Extension pest management specialist Jim Dill was interviewed by the Morning Sentinel for a gardening status update. The summer’s extreme weather fluctuations have caused problems for some vegetable gardens, but Dill says hay is growing exceptionally well. The report also appeared in the Portland Press Herald. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
Read moreMilitary Jet Ski Report Notes UMaine Composites Research
An article in the Morning Sentinel about the launch this week in Bath of a new military rescue and special operations watercraft that resembles a jet ski noted the vehicle designed for rough seas and breaking surf was built by Hodgdon Defense Composites in Bath, with composite research technology from the University of Maine. The […]
Read moreNews Media Cover Danes’ Farms Tours
Several news organizations, including Bangor TV stations Channel 2 (WLBZ), Channel 7 (WVII) and Channel 8 (WAGM) in Presque Isle, carried reports about 35 organic grain and dairy farmers from Denmark who this week are visiting several Maine farms as part of an international exchange organized by University of Maine Cooperative Extension sustainable agriculture specialist […]
Read moreHunter in MPBN Discussion on Clues to Climate Change
Malcolm Hunter, University of Maine professor of wildlife ecology, participated in a Maine Public Broadcasting Company discussion with host Keith Shortall and Andrew Whitman of the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences about clues found in Maine’s forests and ocean indicating nature’s ways of accommodating changing climate. Some species of plants and animals move or disappear, […]
Read morePolicy Center Noted in Fulbright Student Article
UMaine’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center was mentioned in a Portland Press Herald article about a Winslow woman who has received a Fulbright fellowship to study biochemistry and algae in Oslo, Norway. The student noted that her summer internship at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection was arranged through the Maine State Government Summer Internship […]
Read moreAP Reports on UMaine Trash Analysis Project
The Kennebec Journal carried an Associated Press article about a recently concluded University of Maine School of Economics research project assessing the contents of household trash discarded in 17 Maine communities to see what could be composted or recycled to reduce solid waste costs. The study found that as much as 60 percent of waste […]
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