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Maine-eDNA Research Learning Experience
By Caty DuDevoir, Writing Intern Illustrations by Nhan Chau, Media Intern Maine’s forests, oceans, rivers, and land sustain vital economic and social opportunities, and understanding how to properly manage the […]
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Forecasting Our Climate Future with Barracuda’s Stephanie Miller
By Ilaria Bardini, Media Intern We are already seeing the repercussions of our changing climate through altered weather patterns, development of new diseases, increasing numbers of annual natural disasters, and […]
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Detecting Harmful Algae Blooms in Maine’s Marine Environments with Sydney Greenlee
By Caty DuDevoir, Media Intern In the fall of 2016, shellfisheries in the Gulf of Maine were closed and five tons of clams and mussels were recalled due to an […]
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The Emergence of Blue Crabs in Casco Bay with Brandon Henry
By Ilaria Bardini, Media Intern As the world’s climate changes, ecosystems and the animals that inhabit them are changing as well. This holds true for blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, which […]
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Using eDNA to Monitor Maine’s Rivers with Beth Davis
By Caty DuDevoir, Media Intern Across the NSF EPSCoR Track-1 Maine-eDNA grant, researchers are partnering with local communities and organizations to maintain dialogue and expand conservation in Maine’s waters. Located […]
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Maine-eDNA Undergraduate Student Employment Opportunity
Undergraduate Student Employees Environmental DNA (eDNA) Maine-eDNA Full-time, starting May 2023 Overview: The Maine-eDNA program is seeking undergraduate students to join our team, a state-wide, multi-institutional initiative establishing Maine as a […]
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Spotlight: Kristen Thompson’s work on STEM Education For Youth: eDNA and 4-H Lesson Kits
By Ilaria Bardini Writing Intern, A vital aspect of the NSF EPSCoR Track-1 Maine-eDNA grant is the multidimensional collaboration across skill sets. One of the ways to assure continued, cross-generational […]
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Using eDNA to Create Tools for Blue Mussel Detection with Adam Copeland
By Ilaria Bardini Writing Intern, Along the rocky intertidal zones of New England, blue mussels (Mytilus edulis), a native species of filter feeding bivalves, cling onto rocks, piers, and other […]
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Meet Maine EPSCoR’s Fall Internship Cohort
Caty DuDevoir: Writing Intern Caty (she/her) is a junior at the University of Maine (UMaine), studying Anthropology and Journalism. She joined Maine EPSCoR in spring of 2022 as a writing […]
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Maintaining Data on Maine-eDNA
By Caty DuDevoir Data is the core of any scientific project. Proper data management practices and documentation are imperative to allow for the standardization and comparison of results. This is […]
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