John Daigle, professor of forest recreation management at the University of Maine, co-authored the first paper in a series designed to help communities nationwide prepare for future national disasters and other extreme weather events. The paper, “Research Priorities for Robust Climate Assessments in the United States,” is the first contribution to the U.S. Climate Collection […]
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At lunchtime in rural Maine middle schools, University of Maine researchers stood at two points in the cafeteria. At the first, students received a numbered card after picking up their meals. Researchers photographed each tray from above. Then they waited. Before students dumped what was left into the trash, researchers photographed the trays again. The […]
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Ivan Fernandez, University of Maine professor emeritus of soil science and climate research scientist, has been named the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the inaugural Maine Science Awards. Fernandez was selected for more than four decades of research on the biogeochemistry of Maine’s forests and his contributions to climate science and […]
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The future of Maine’s lobster industry may depend on a creature the size of a sesame seed. Researchers at the University of Maine have discovered that planktonic baby lobsters, or larvae, preferentially feed on Calanus finmarchicus, a tiny, calorie-rich zooplankton species, during one of the most vulnerable stages of their lives. Their new study upholds […]
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Wildlife ecology major Jordan Anderson spent the summer tagging Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon in the Penobscot and Kennebec rivers through a Maine Sea Grant internship While paddleboarding on the ocean last summer, Jordan Anderson was startled when a massive animal leaped from the water nearby. She assumed it was a porpoise. Instead, it was an […]
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Local Catch Network will lead outreach, co-host informational sessions and gather industry input to help shape national seafood strategy. American fishermen, aquaculture producers, processors and seafood businesses now have a path for improved access to federal funding, technical assistance and new markets through a national collaboration involving the Local Catch Network, based at the University […]
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Watch experts from the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station explain here.
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For beverage coolers to keep drinks cold on a hot summer day, manufacturers rely on polyurethane foam, which is made from raw chemicals that are hazardous to handle before processing. To reduce health and environmental risks associated with this material, a University of Maine graduate student is designing an insulation component for coolers from an […]
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Beneath Maine’s salt marshes, an invisible transformation is constantly underway. Water moves through soil and rock. Chemicals react. Tiny microbes living underground help determine whether minerals dissolve or form, how fluids move and whether pollutants break down or spread. Existing computer models used to guide decisions about energy infrastructure and contamination often treat microbes as […]
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The University of Maine is a lead partner in a new $15 million National Science Foundation (NSF) Regional Innovation Engine that will strengthen New England’s seafood industry through cutting-edge research, technology innovation and workforce development. The NSF Seafood Engine in New England is led by the Portsmouth-based nonprofit Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing […]
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