The University of Maine was mentioned in the Portland Press Herald article, “Potato chips you can feel better about eating,” as part of the “Green Plate Special” column. According to the article, potato chips are one of the least sustainable snack foods, requiring up to 90 gallons of water to move a spud from bud […]
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In a story on cool majors at Maine colleges and universities, the Sun Journal included the turfgrass science concentration added three years ago, as part of the environmental horticulture major at the University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture. Students choosing to pursue the turfgrass concentration spend their senior year studying at the Stockbridge […]
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A University of Maine study led by Heather Hamlin, an assistant professor of aquaculture and marine biology, has found high levels of two hormones in female, farm-raised Atlantic salmon may contribute to higher survival rates in their offspring, WABI (Channel 5) reported. Hamlin has been investigating why average salmon embryo survival has dropped from as […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on U.S. Sen. Angus King’s recent visit to the University of Maine to help announce a partnership between the university and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Tennessee-based lab has committed to help researchers at UMaine tackle the future of bio-based materials, including nanocellular technology, biofuels and additive […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reports U.S. Sen. Angus King will be at the University of Maine Friday to help announce a forest bio-based manufacturing partnership between the university and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. During his visit, King will receive a private briefing on the project and tour the Alfond Advanced Manufacturing Lab for Structural Thermoplastics. The […]
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Bob Steneck is cited in the February 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine, which includes a package on the importance of saving the world’s oceans. The University of Maine oceanographer was interviewed for an article about conservation of Buck Island off St. Croix in the Caribbean. Despite President John F. Kennedy creating an 880-acre Buck […]
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The Free Press reported the Edward A. Myers Marine Conservation Fund recently donated $2,000 to the K–12 education program at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole. The donation is a portion of proceeds from Damariscotta’s annual Pemaquid Oyster Festival. Since the festival’s inception in 2001, it has raised over $125,000, all of […]
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Mary Ellen Camire, a professor of food science and human nutrition at the University of Maine, spoke with the U.S. News & World Report for an article about the health benefits of vinegar. Grain and fruit vinegars, both of which are fermented, possess beneficial physiological effects, including antibacterial and antioxidant properties and even some anti-cancer […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7), Mainebiz, Woodworking Network and The Free Press reported on newly announced federal funding that will help members of the Maine Forest Economy Growth Initiative begin implementing strategies to strengthen and diversify Maine’s valued forest economy. At a press conference in Passadumkeag, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary […]
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David Yarborough, a professor in the School of Food and Agriculture and wild blueberry specialist at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Ellsworth American for a story on the possibility of selling surplus blueberries from the 2016 crop to public schools in Maine. Based on state tax receipts, the 2016 yield could […]
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