A Maine Center for Research in STEM Education initiative to explore how engaging students in coastal research projects can help them build data literacy and career competency while also informing local policy and planning has received a $1.35 million award from the National Science Foundation. The University of Maine-based RiSE Center supports middle and high […]
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A Maine Public report about the impact of climate change on snowmobiling in Maine featured Sean Birkel, research assistant professor at the University of Maine Climate Change Institute. Birkel, also Maine state climatologist, said that in the past century, Maine has lost one to two weeks of winter and by 2050, the state will lose […]
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Wild blueberries are one of Maine’s most iconic and important native cash crops. New research shows that to help wild blueberries thrive in all sorts of conditions, proper soil moisture management is even more essential than previously thought — especially over the long term. According to a UMaine study conducted in collaboration with the Milbridge-based […]
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Daniel Sandweiss, a University of Maine professor in the Anthropology Department and the Climate Change Institute, and the 2022 Distinguished Maine Professor, has been named president-elect of the Society for American Archaeology. He will serve as president-elect for one year before serving a two-year term as SAA president. Sandweiss is an internationally recognized archaeologist whose […]
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The Bangor Daily News quoted Sean Birkel, Maine state climatologist and research assistant professor at the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, in an article about frost quakes. Birkel explained how climate change and extreme weather events are creating better conditions for frost quakes.
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Partnership with Kiefel brings state-of-the-art fiber thermoforming machine to Orono The University of Maine Process Development Center (PDC), long recognized for its expertise in processing fiber for pulp and paper applications, is now home to new equipment that will advance renewable packaging research significantly for Maine’s forest products industry. Kiefel — an international leader in […]
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A longtime University of Maine professor who is a world-renowned researcher in Latin American archaeology and paleoclimatology is the 2022 Distinguished Maine Professor, the university’s most prestigious faculty award. Daniel Sandweiss is a UMaine professor in the Anthropology Department and the Climate Change Institute. He also is a cooperating professor in the School of Earth […]
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UMaine graduate student Sadia Crosby was profiled in Maine Women magazine. Crosby shared her work with browntail moths as a graduate student at University of Maine, as well as her experience farming oysters.
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A new University of Maine Cooperative Extension publication, “Tarping in the Northeast: A Guide for Small Farms,” provides the most up-to-date information on an emerging practice of tarping — applying reusable tarps to the soil surface between crops and then removing them prior to planting — for weed and soil management. Intended for beginning and […]
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The Juneau Icefield Research Program (JIRP) is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. JIRP, an education and research program with academics, is based in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences, with significant science support provided by the Climate Change Institute (CCI). As part of JIRP’s yearlong anniversary celebration, the program is holding a virtual […]
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