FashionDive featured Elizabeth DePoy, a professor of social work and disabilities studies at the University of Maine, and her husband, Stephen Gilson, also a UMaine professor in social work and disabilities studies and the coordinator for the disabilities studies program, on the idea of “adaptive fashion” for people with disabilities. “I think adaptive fashion is […]
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Harvest Public Media interviewed Lily Calderwood, a wild blueberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and a UMaine assistant professor of horticulture, on the effects of solar panels placed over an established field of wild blueberries. Researchers are trying to identify ways in which land can be used to simultaneously grow food and […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Dianne Kopec, a University of Maine PFAS research associate and special project assistant, on data from the state aquatic toxicology unit rendering fish unsafe to eat after a month of exposure to forever chemicals in water. “Their data should be taken seriously by officials deciding where to encourage fishing and […]
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Media highlighted the June 4 release of a debut novel from Morgan Talty, an assistant professor of English at the University of Maine, titled “Fire Exit.” WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor) announced the release of the new book with a story preview; Q&As with Talty were featured in Poets & Writers Magazine, Literary Hub and […]
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Jennifer Crittenden, the associate director of the University of Maine Center on Aging and an assistant professor of social work, was featured as a “VIP Caller” on an episode of “Maine Calling,” a radio show produced by Maine Public. The episode highlighted the benefits of walking, such as for mental and physical health, exploring new […]
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Rachel White, an assistant professor and Maine sustainable agriculture and livestock educator with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was interviewed by the Bangor Daily News on the lack of health care professionals to aid livestock farmers in Maine. White said many farmers use social media to diagnose and treat their animals, as well as to […]
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News Center Maine highlighted the research and development partnership between the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center and the co-founders of TimberHP to create wood fiber insulation. The insulation, made from wood chips, is renewable, recyclable and carbon-negative. It is being produced at an old paper mill in Madison and has gained interest […]
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WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor) interviewed Mark Brewer, professor and chair of the University of Maine Department of Political Science, following the conviction of former President Donald Trump. Brewer said probation and fines are more likely than jail time, but his felony conviction doesn’t impact his ability to run in the 2024 presidential election. It […]
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Melissa Genoter’s experience at the University of Maine turned her love of the outdoors into an impactful research project — and a post-graduate career. Thanks to internships through the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions and the connections she made with fellow students through outdoors clubs, Genoter has established herself in Maine’s environmental […]
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Anyone who has been to a Maine lake can feel their value — its beauty, the rich wildlife, the memories created there — but communicating that value to policy makers when they are deciding where to allocate funds for conservation can be challenging. Thanks to a University of Maine study supported by the Senator George […]
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