Contact: Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — For the fifth consecutive year, the Princeton Review lists the University of Maine as one of the nation’s best choices for undergraduate education. The New York-based publisher announced the listings from its annual book, “The Best 368 Colleges,” on Monday. Princeton Review rankings are based on […]
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Contact: Renae Moran, 207-933-2100 ORONO, ME–A new publication from University of Maine Cooperative Extension provides in-depth information specifically for home orchardists. Growing Fruit Trees in Maine can help property owners successfully grow apple, pear, peach, cherry, plum, and apricot trees under Maine conditions. The guide details varieties adapted to Maine, rootstocks, planting, early care, fertilization, […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO, Me. — The William M. Keck Foundation will provide a $1.6 million grant to fund continued groundbreaking scientific research in the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute. The funds will support a project, “Major Advances in the Field of Climate Change Reconstruction Using Ice Cores,” which will revolutionize […]
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Contact: Mohamad Musavi, (207) 581-2243Ellis Corson, (207) 775-1660George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department will offer three new scholarships beginning this fall, thanks to the generosity of a Portland software development company, whose CEO says he wants to proactively help keep Maine young people in-state. Kepware Technologies’ […]
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Contact: Dave Yarborough, 581-2923; Frank Drummond, 581-2989; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO – Following yesterday’s annual summer meeting and wild blueberry field day held at UMaine’s Blueberry Hill Farm and research station in Jonesboro, Maine’s blueberry growers are cautiously optimistic about expecting a healthy crop this year, according to University of Maine experts. The blueberry harvest […]
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Contact: Kate Dickerson, cell phone (207) 478-9548; Tom Weber, (207) 581-3777 ORONO — Incorporating biorefineries into suitable pulp mills in Maine could help to wean the state from its crippling dependence on imported fossil fuels while also allowing it to maintain its traditional manufacturing base, according to a study released recently by the University of […]
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Contact: John Jemison, 581-3241; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO – A small community garden off Pine Street in Orono is growing more than just the broccoli, beats, lettuce, turnips, onions and other vegetables that a group of volunteers distributes Tuesday evenings to about 55 nearby residents. It also is developing a sense of community and sharing […]
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Contact: Gleason Gray (Penobscot County), 1-800-287-1485; Barbara Murphy (Oxford County), 743-6329 or 1-800-287-1482 ORONO — A bouquet of cut flowers can say so much, so beautifully: I love you. Happy birthday. I’m sorry I stayed out until 3 a.m. with the guys. Thanks to researchers with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and volunteers in […]
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Contact: Cathy Billings, Lobster Institute, 207-581-2751, cathy_billings@umit.maine.eduDianne Ward, Kenniston Hill Inn B&B, 207-633-2159, innkeeper@kennistonhillinn.com ORONO, Maine — After a five-year hiatus, Lobster College is back. Registrations are now being accepted for this most unique learning vacation, organized by the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine and hosted this year by the Kenniston Hill Inn […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3581 Note: a photo of Dean Servello is available upon request. ORONO — Frederick Servello has been named associate dean for research in the University of Maine College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture and associate director of the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station. In these roles, Servello will […]
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