Elsevier published a feature article and interview with Joyce Longcore, a mycologist and associate research professor at the University of Maine, after recently winning the 2017 Golden Goose Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Longcore reflected on her work since isolating the chytrid pathogen causing the mass extinction of amphibians. […]
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The latest article in the Portland Press Herald’s “Green Plate Special” column focused on eating and growing local popcorn in Maine. For those who want to try growing popcorn, Mark Hutton, an Associate Professor of Vegetable Crops in the School of Food and Agriculture and University of Maine Cooperative Extension vegetable crop specialist recommends the […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the Maine Compost School, an award-winning, internationally-acclaimed program that for the last 20 years has taught students from all over the latest cutting-edge compost technology. More than 1,000 students have graduated from the Maine Compost School, which is taught twice a year at Highmoor Farm in Monmouth, the Maine […]
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William Livingston, an associate professor of forest resources at the University of Maine, spoke with the Associated Press for a report about how drought conditions, recent rainfall and an unusual storm path in Maine may have contributed to the large numbers of trees that toppled during a recent storm that hit the Northeast. Several factors […]
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The Health Journal quoted Len Kaye, director of the University of Maine Center on Aging, in an article about sexually transmitted diseases among older adults. Over the last decade, the number of older adults affected by STDs has increased, the article states. Rates have doubled among 50- to 90-year-olds, according to the Centers for Disease […]
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Lydia Gavner, a nursing student at the University of Maine, was featured on WABI (Channel 5). Gavner also is a member of the UMaine field hockey team and a cadet in the UMaine Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC). “I have a list of priorities. Obviously I can’t play field hockey if I don’t have […]
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Maine Public reported University of Maine researchers say they have uncovered another reason to get a flu shot — especially for those with muscle disorders. Michelle Goody, an assistant research professor in the School of Biology and Ecology, spearheaded the research project while earning her Ph.D. in biomedical science at UMaine. Clarissa Henry, an associate […]
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Research from the University of Maine was cited in the Bangor Daily News article, “Susan Collins: Ignoring climate change is ‘simply not a solution.’” The Gulf of Maine is warming faster than 99 percent of the world’s bodies of saltwater, and that warming trend could mean smaller catches as lobsters move into deeper and colder […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on a recent window insert building event among University of Maine students and Bangor community volunteers. As part of a collaboration with Rockland nonprofit WindowDressers, the volunteers are building about 40 wood-framed, plastic window inserts per shift, according to the report. The inserts will allow residents to save on heating bills, […]
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Andrew Crawley, an assistant professor in the University of Maine School of Economics, wrote “Regional development: Forget the Silicon Valley approach and play to local strengths” for the British Politics and Policy blog run by the London School of Economics and Political Science. He recommended that policymakers designing industrial development strategies consider location-specific characteristics of […]
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