UMaine in the News

Gill interviewed by Nature on concept of using the term ‘Anthropocene’

Nature interviewed University of Maine associate professor of terrestrial paleoecology Jacquelyn Gill on the concept of using the term “Anthropocene,” which defines the age of irreversible human impacts on the planet, in light of a decision by geologists to not mark Anthropocene as an official period in Earth’s geological timeline. “It’s a term that belongs […]

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News Center interviews Charney on bobcat population in Maine

News Center Maine interviewed University of Maine assistant professor of conservation biology Noah Charney for details about the bobcat population living in Maine. Following a car accident in which a bobcat was injured and taken to Saco River Wildlife Center for recovery, Charney said the state has a large number of bobcats and they thrive […]

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Academic paper on love from UMaine cited by Newsweek

A 2015 academic paper from the University of Maine titled “The Essential Basis of True Love and the Physiologically Healthy Interpersonal Relationship” by Max Hammer, a retired UMaine professor of clinical psychology who died in 2011, and Barry Hammer, who has also been associated with UMaine, was cited in an article about love by Newsweek. […]

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Laatsch, UMaine Ph.D. candidate interviewed by Maine Public on eclipse

Maine Public Radio interviewed University of Maine Versant Power Astronomy Center Director Shawn Laatsch and physics Ph.D. candidate Nikita Saini on the excitement surrounding the upcoming total solar eclipse. Saini explained how the alignment and tilt of the Earth, Sun and moon make the occasion very rare to happen in the same place, even though […]

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Media highlight bio-based home 3D-printed by UMaine’s ASCC

NewEngland.com highlighted the University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composite Center’s (ASCC) bio-based and 3D-printed home in a feature article overviewing the home itself, the people behind its creation and ASCC’s plans to build more in a partnership with Penquis, a community-centered organization. Congress approved $40 million to invest in UMaine for infrastructure and innovation […]

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Tick lab coordinator Dill interviewed by media on deer tick presence

University of Maine Cooperative Extension integrated pest management professional Griffin Dill was interviewed by Bangor Daily News, WGME (CBS 13 in Portland) and WFVX (Fox 22 in Bangor) on the presence of deer ticks as weather warms. Dill, who directs the UMaine Extension Tick Lab, said the lab’s tick sample intake has increased from receiving […]

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BDN interviews Dill on wintertime, venomous Maine spider

University of Maine Cooperative Extension pest management associate program administrator Jim Dill was interviewed by the Bangor Daily News about a large spider native to Maine that can be found near water, even in the wintertime. Dill said the fishing spider, also known as the eight-legged angler, will come out of hibernation if the weather […]

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Sports arena, hockey center renovation plans highlighted by media

Mainebiz, WGME, and WABI highlighted the recently announced renovation plans for the Alfond Sports Arena and Walsh Hockey Center as part of UMS TRANSFORMS and by a historic $320 million commitment the Harold Alfond Foundation made to the University of Maine System. Renovations include new locker rooms, updated offices, improved training equipment, upgraded sports medicine […]

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