Michael Socolow, processor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, spoke to The Wrap about MSNBC’s decision to replace recent segments of “Morning Joe” and pull its anchors from air to run a single breaking news feed after the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. Socolow said that the decision “seemed jarring […]
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The Portland Press Herald, Mainebiz and WFVX (Channel 7) reported on the development of the new University of Maine Food Innovation lab. The facility, which is expected to open by the end of 2025, will feature three commercial food processing rooms, a walk-in cooler and freezer, various processing equipment, blast-freezing equipment, kettles, a classroom and […]
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Kate Garland, a horticulture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke to the Bangor Daily News about the long, multi-step process of removing Bishop’s Weed from gardens. “It’s a war, not a battle,” she said.
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Maine Public interviewed Kate Garland, a horticulture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for a segment of its show “Maine Calling” about summer gardening.
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In an article titled “Don’t panic if you find Barbie in your compost,” Nicholas Rowley, sustainable agriculture and horticulture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension and staff member of the Maine Compost School, told the Bangor Daily News that small pieces of plastic, glass and metal trash found in compost cannot harm a garden. […]
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Heath Kennedy, a double major in tuba performance and music education at the University of Maine School of Performing Arts, placed second in a mock orchestra audition during the Northeast Regional Tuba & Euphonium Conference (NERTEC). Held May 24 at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, the prestigious competition recognized Kennedy’s eight years of commitment […]
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The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development is getting new leadership heading into the 2024-25 school year. After three years as dean of the college, Penny Bishop stepped down at the beginning of July to move closer to family. Ezekiel “Zeke” Kimball, who has been associate dean for undergraduate and teacher education, […]
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Maine’s food economy and related rural workforce are well-positioned to grow with new commercial-scale processing and production capacity that will come online soon, thanks to the University of Maine. At its regular meeting in Orono on Monday, the University of Maine System (UMS) Board of Trustees authorized UMaine to spend $4.46 million in state and […]
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WalletHub featured William Obenauer, an assistant professor of management in the Maine Business School at the University of Maine, as an expert to answer questions related to the demographics car insurance companies consider when setting premiums.
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Jim Dill, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension associate program administrator in pest management, on horsehair worms, a parasite that attacks arthropods and is found in still or slow moving water. Dill said there are several species of the worm and their life cycles aren’t fully understood. The worms enter […]
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