WABI (Channel 5) reported on a forum held in Brewer to discuss the expansion of Maine’s forest industry. The University of Maine and Our Katahdin, an organization working to promote community and economic development, were on hand to explain how they play a role in the industry and what may be in store for the […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported on research being conducted by Suzanne Greenlaw, a doctoral candidate in the School of Forest Resources at the University of Maine, in an article about Acadia National Park officials and members of Maine’s four Indian tribes exploring the possibility of allowing basket makers to harvest sweetgrass in salt marshes within the […]
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Rachel Buck, who teaches alternative education at Dirigo High School in Dixfield and is pursuing a master’s degree in social work at the University of Maine, wrote and opinion piece for the Sun Journal titled, “Provide all school children with proper nutrition.”
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The Associated Press reported David Yarborough, a professor in the School of Food and Agriculture and a wild blueberry specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will transition into retirement in early 2019. Yarborough is a well-known authority on the fruit, which is one of the biggest agricultural products in the state and the source […]
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Research by Joyce Longcore, a mycologist and associate research professor at the University of Maine, was mentioned in The Atlantic article, “Why are some frogs surviving a global epidemic?” In the early 2000s, Longcore was one of the only experts on a division of fungi called Chytridiomycota, or chytrids, and she identified a new genus […]
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The Washington Post cited a study co-written by a University of Maine researcher in an article about accelerated melting of Greenland. The study found that levels of melting in Greenland have reached unprecedented rates compared to the past 450 years. Sean Birkel, Maine’s state climatologist and a research assistant professor at UMaine’s Climate Change Institute, […]
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Maine Public spoke with Rick Wahle, a research professor at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center, for the report, “New research shows ‘strong correlation’ between baby lobster decline, possible food source.” Joshua Carloni, a research scientist in New Hampshire’s Fish and Game Division, recently wanted to explore why, at a time when the waters […]
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Steve Eddy, director of the Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Undercurrent News article, “Oysters, not lobsters, are leading seafood growth from Maine thanks to ‘insatiable’ demand.” The oyster trend has been building for several years, while Maine’s lobster supply declined during the last two years, according […]
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KMVT of Southern Idaho spoke with Mindy Crandall, an assistant professor of forest landscape management at the University of Maine, for the report, “Maine timber advocate pushes for high-rise buildings.” The roots of Maine’s timber industry are weakening with less demand for paper, according to the report. “We lost about five pulp and paper mills […]
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Members of the University of Maine student group, Ewe Maine Icelandics Club, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) about lambing season at UMaine’s J.F. Witter Teaching and Research Center. Every spring, the students spend most of their time at the farm because that’s when the sheep are giving birth, according to the report. “You’re at the […]
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