Interested community members are invited to join researchers and local students at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center for a conversation about emerging results of an ongoing community science program in the Damariscotta River estuary. The conversation will focus on the results from the first full year of the community science program studying shellfish […]
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The Darling Marine Center will host its second and final annual science seminars from 10:30–11:15 a.m. on July 29 and Aug. 12. On July 29, Damian Brady, professor of oceanography and associate director for research and graduate studies at the School of Marine Sciences, will discuss the development and future of scallop aquaculture in the […]
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In an article about the heat waves throughout Europe this week, the New York Times used data from Climate Reanalyzer developed by Sean Birkel, Maine state climatologist and a research assistant professor with the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, to map the maximum forecasted temperatures and the temperature difference from the historical mean. Washington […]
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Kristina Cammen, assistant professor at the School of Marine Sciences at the University of Maine, was interviewed by Sport Fishing for an article about the increase in great white shark sightings in the Northeastern U.S. Cammen said that the 20th century seal population in New England was reduced so dramatically that sharks as the apex […]
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In writing about the House Committee on Oversight and Reform environment subcommittee hearing from farmers about how to better incentivize regenerative agriculture practices, Morning Ag Clips, the Star Tribune, Agri-Pulse, Potato Grower and Sugar Producer noted that Rachel Schattman, assistant professor of sustainable agriculture at the University of Maine, served as a panelist. Schattman and […]
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World-renowned University of Maine scientist Joyce Longcore received the 2022 Distinguished Mycologist Award, one of the highest honors granted by the Mycological Society of America. The annual award recognizes scientists with distinguished careers in mycology research or service in the field, according to the national organization. Longcore has spent decades studying various species of microscopic, […]
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The University of Maine installed four new Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations for public use at the Stevens Hall parking lot, increasing its total number of chargers for UMaine community and public use to 35. Members of the public can charge their electric vehicles at these stations for $1.50 per hour. More information is […]
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $601,729 to Aaron Putnam, associate professor at the School of Earth and Climate Sciences; Brenda Hall, professor at the School of Earth and Climate Sciences and Climate Change Institute; and Katherine Allen, assistant professor at the School of Earth and Climate Sciences, for research looking at how glaciers’ seasonal […]
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Rachel Schattman’s testimony about how farmers can mitigate and plan for climate change comes just days after a federal report showed more than half of Maine is currently experiencing moderate drought conditions that may impact this year’s harvest of key crops like wild blueberries. Washington, D.C. — A University of Maine researcher told a Congressional […]
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The Center on Aging and University of Maine Institute of Medicine are hosting a free virtual event, A Geriatrics Thought Leaders Conversation — Clinical Perspectives on the Predictors of Progression from Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia, from 4–5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26. Speakers include Ross Andel, professor and director at the School of Aging […]
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