A 2010 report by Mary Davis, a UMaine adjunct professor of economics, was noted in a Kennebec Journal story linking the rise in toxins in Maine’s air with an increase in the productivity of Maine’s pulp mills. The 2010 Economic Assessment of Children’s Health and the Environment in Maine, a report published in the Maine […]
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Maine EPSCoR and SSI are collaborating with MPBN on “Sustainable Maine” a series of documentaries highlighting the work of SSI researchers and stakeholders as they come together to take on tough issues. The first two episodes, “The Triple Bottom Line” and “Desperate Alewives”, are available online. Additional information and podcasts on the featured researchers, projects, […]
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A Lewiston Sun Journal article about a Kingfield teen receiving an award for her service to area youth through the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Franklin County Working Steers Club cited some of the benevolent activities the club engages in, such as making holiday cards for aging adults in nursing homes, stacking wood for […]
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Callie MacQueston of Vinalhaven, a UMaine graduate student pursuing a master’s in human development, was featured in a coastal Village Soup newspaper article about her preparations for the Miss Collegiate America Pageant March 9-10 in San Antonio. MacQueston is representing the state of Vermont as an at-large contestant, according to the article. Contact: George Manlove, […]
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Judith Josiah-Martin, director of Multicultural Programs and ALANA Center at UMaine, was recently interviewed for a video produced by the America East Conference, of which many UMaine sports teams are members. The video is part of the conference’s effort to honor the African-American faculty and staff members from each of the nine schools affiliated with […]
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The next in a series of one-hour information-gathering sessions President Ferguson has organized to solicit input for UMaine’s strategic plan will take place Friday, Feb. 24, from 12-1 p.m. in the Buchanan Alumni House. The subject is Student Life. For a complete list of topics, dates and locations, visit this website. Everyone in the university […]
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A candidate for Orono town council spoke Wednesday night during a candidates’ forum about the importance of the relationship between the town and UMaine, according to an article in the Bangor Daily News. Thomas Perry, an incumbent, said the relationship is “not something you can let go of even for a minute.” Contact: Jessica Bloch, […]
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The Portland Press Herald featured an educational program known as “pickle labs” offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service of Cumberland County during school vacation weeks. Children learned how pickling developed as a method of food preservation long before modern refrigeration, and how it still plays a role in keeping foods edible and […]
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In a report on a recent hazing incident related to students and alumni of Youngstown State University, the Vindicator newspaper of Youngstown, Ohio, quoted UMaine education professor Mary Madden about why students participate in hazing. Madden, who along with UMaine’s Elizabeth Allan co-authored a landmark 2008 study into hazing, said students participate in hazing, theoretically, […]
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Lighter than normal snow accumulation, warmer than normal temperatures earlier in the season and an earlier than normal start of the maple syrup season are making some weather watchers wonder if there is a new “normal.”
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