College campuses across the country are working to put an end to hazing, a form of interpersonal and community violence that is often normalized and minimized through tradition. At the same time, postsecondary institutions are grappling with legacies of racism and white supremacy rooted in similar norms and practices. A new study led by University […]
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Mainebiz interviewed Jason Entsminger, an assistant professor of entrepreneurship and innovation and small business specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Business School. Entsminger said the business landscape for agriculture in Maine is rapidly changing as people seek to reconnect with traditional, slow-food ways of life and farmers find new ways to […]
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In an issue of Intelligencer from New York Magazine, University of Maine associate professor of plant genetics Ek Han Tan was highlighted for his role in discovering why scientists were having trouble genetically producing an American chestnut tree deemed Darling 58. Tan worked with a professor from the University of New England and discovered that […]
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Jason Lilley, a maple industry educator with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was interviewed by Mainebiz for a story on how farmers are adapting to land changes brought on by climate change. Lilley, focusing on how the maple industry is being affected, said sugar maples have shallow, sensitive roots that are protected by snowpack. “We’re […]
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The Portland Press Herald and U.S. Sun featured an interview with Kerry Bernard, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension pesticide safety education program professional, on a pesticide used on property in Camden. Bernard said the pesticide, Tebuthiuron, is problematic because it is mobile in water, doesn’t easily break down and takes little to damage vegetation. […]
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Bangor Daily News featured the role of the University of Maine VEMI Lab in researching to further integrate human needs into autonomous vehicle technology. Richard Corey, director of the lab, said a lot of their research is based on the idea that the technology and safety improvements associated with autonomous vehicles are great, but are […]
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Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management specialist and director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab, was interviewed by WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor) on precautions to take during tick season in Maine’s summer months. Based on samples received at the Tick Lab, Dill said the most common species to encounter in Maine […]
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Student affairs professionals from colleges across the nation will be in Orono June 4-5 for the annual Hazing Prevention Consortium (HPC) summit at the University of Maine’s Buchanan Alumni House. Elizabeth Allan, a UMaine professor of higher education, is a leading researcher on hazing and the founder of StopHazing, which works to promote safe and […]
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The University of Maine Darling Marine Center (DMC) is launching its 2024 Summer Seminar Series — talks exploring the latest marine science research in the state — with the first talk scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 30 at Brooke Hall Conference Center. The inaugural talk of the 2024 series will feature Pauline Dion, […]
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A University of Maine researcher spoke in a Congressional briefing about successful efforts led by the University of Maine System to use wastewater testing to keep classes and labs open during the COVID-19 pandemic. Robert T. Wheeler, a professor of microbiology at the University of Maine, testified May 14 as an expert witness at a […]
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