WABI (Channel 5) quoted Elizabeth Armstrong, an assistant professor in the University of Maine School of Social Work, in a report on an intimate partner violence conference in Belfast. Armstrong said the conference is, to her knowledge, the first training in the state to address new licensing requirements for social workers to complete 12 hours […]
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Vermont’s Stowe Today mentioned the University of Maine’s soil testing service in a column about raised-bed gardening. If using more of a potting mix instead of field soil, the author, a University of Vermont Cooperative Extension master gardener, recommended getting a saturated media test from UMaine. She suggested requesting the basic high tunnel test, and […]
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Maine Public reported the University of Maine System is anticipating a record number of nursing applicants for the 2018–2019 school year, even as the state continues to struggle with nursing shortages. Dan Demeritt, executive director of public affairs for the University of Maine System, said that as of May 1, the UMaine School of Nursing […]
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Science Trends published the article, “The evolutionary context of insecticide resistance,” by Andrei Alyokhin, a professor of applied entomology at the University of Maine. Thoughts from the article also are described in “Adaptation to toxic hosts as a factor in the evolution of insecticide resistance,” which was recently published in the journal Current Opinion in […]
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Ivan Fernandez, a professor of soil science and forest resources at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Portland Press Herald article, “Views clash as DEP readies greenhouse gas reduction forced by citizen initiative.” Maine environmental regulators heard hours of testimony on a citizen-initiated proposal that would require the state to cut greenhouse gas […]
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The Associated Press reported Kristy Townsend, an assistant professor of neurobiology at the University of Maine, has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the American Heart Association to study the aging of fat tissue and its effects on cardiovascular and metabolic conditions. Townsend will partner with David Harrison, an expert on mechanisms of aging and […]
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Philip Trostel, an economics professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Mainebiz article, “Top Maine employers take initiative in helping employees prepare for retirement.” “People who are age 50 or 55 now have saved much less for retirement than [people in their 50s] were saving 15 or 20 years ago, which is […]
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Mainebiz quoted Todd Gabe, a University of Maine economics professor, in the article, “Maine markets arts and culture in bid to entice visitors to look beyond lobsters and lighthouses.” Last year, more than 380,000 cruise ship passengers visited the state, according to CruiseMaine. While the majority of visitors to Maine are from New England and […]
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John Daigle, a professor of forest recreation management at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on the variety and history of recreational boating trails around the state.
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The Associated Press spoke with Rick Wahle, a research professor at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center, for the article, “Lobster industry fears weaker shells but evidence is mixed.” U.S. lobster exports to Asian countries have increased exponentially this decade, and American shippers prefer lobsters with hard, sturdy shells to survive the journey, according […]
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