The University of Maine Museum of Art was one of 14 Maine museums that participated in a survey about the connection between the state’s economy and its museums, according to a Portland Press Herald story. The survey, which was commissioned by the Maine Arts Commission, found 442,000 people visited the 14 museums in 2009 and […]
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UMaine engineer Mick Peterson was mentioned in an article on the website Bloodhorse about the replacement of the surface of the thoroughbred horse racing track at Santa Anita Park in California. Peterson, the executive director of the Racing Surfaces Laboratory, will test the track’s new surface.
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The blog EdibleGeography.com interviewed Paul Mayewski, the director of UMaine’s Climate Change Institute, about ice cores. Mayewski was questioned about a variety of issues, including the search process for sites at which to drill for ice cores, the logistics of getting the cores back to the lab, and even whether or not scientists drink the […]
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Comments from Amy Fried of the UMaine political science faculty were included in a Monday Bangor Daily News story about polling related to the Maine 1st District Congressional race between incumbent Chellie Pingree and GOP challenger Dean Scontras.
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Contact: Jasmine Saros at (207) 581-2112 Melting glaciers in the American West are releasing chemicals that cause ecosystem changes in alpine lakes, including large quantities of nitrogen that reduces biodiversity, according to an international research team led by University of Maine paleoecologist Jasmine Saros. The study, funded by a $509,000 grant from the National Science […]
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Contact Natalie Springuel, (207) 288.2944 x5834, nspringuel@coa.edu PORTLAND, Me. – At the conclusion of a national symposium here last week, representatives from federal, state and local governments and organizations announced the formation of a National Working Waterways & Waterfronts Coalition. Sea Grant programs from around the country, including Maine Sea Grant and Virginia Sea Grant, […]
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Contact: Kate Yerxa, (207) 581-3109 or kate.yerxa@maine.edu ORONO — For many adults and children, the idea of Halloween without candy is a frightening one. But Kate Yerxa of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension says there are several ways to both limit the amount of post-Halloween candy sitting around the house and also cut down […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 Note: This event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. Please call (207) 581-3244 to reserve tickets. ORONO — Acclaimed scholar Elinor Ostrom will visit the University of Maine on Thursday Oct. 21 to present the university’s annual Sen. George J. Mitchell Lecture on Sustainability. […]
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Comments from UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer are featured in an Associated Press story about the race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat. Republican Jason Levesque is challenging incumbent Democrat Michael Michaud for that seat. Brewer also commented in a Saturday Portland Press Herald story based on Levesque’s criticism of Michaud following Friday’s release of […]
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Thomas Urquhart’s Maine Sunday Telegram review of “Natural Landscapes of Maine: A Guide to Natural Communities and Ecosystems,” included quotes from UMaine Prof. Malcolm Hunter’s foreword. Urquhart, a former Maine Audubon director, gave the book a favorable review. It was written by Andrew Cutko and Susan Gawler.
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