Earth, Life, and Health Sciences

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University of Maine announces fall 2024 Dean’s List 

The University of Maine recognized 3,371 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2024 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 2,327 are from Maine, 991 are from 46 other states and 53 are from 17 countries other than the U.S. To be eligible for the full-time Dean’s List, a student […]

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CBC Radio features Saros’ latest research on Greenland lakes

The CBC Radio program “Quirks and Quarks,” interviewed Jasmine Saros, associate director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, on her latest research, which revealed that lakes in West Greenland began emitting carbon and decreased in water quality following record heat and precipitation. Saros and a team of researchers concluded that the combination of […]

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News Center, WABI cover UMaine’s ‘Battle of the Chefs’

News Center Maine and WABI (Channel 5) covered the University of Maine’s “Battle of the Chefs,” an effort from Sodexo to expand its incorporation of Maine grown grains onto college menus. “College students are the future and planting the seed with them around Maine-grown grain [as] an exciting part of their diet, and a delicious […]

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Maine media highlight snowmobile economic impact study from UMaine

The Bangor Daily News, Maine Public, WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) and WGME (CBS 13 in Portland) highlighted the updated report from the University of Maine on the economic contribution of snowmobiling in the state. For the 2023-2024 winter season, the report found that industry contributions dropped $128 million in comparison to the previous […]

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Media feature conference organized by UMaine Lobster Institute

News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5) and Spectrum News Maine covered the 2025 U.S.-Canada Lobster Town Meeting in Bar Harbor organized by the University of Maine Lobster Institute. The conference was created to encourage bilateral interaction and conversation about the lobster industry. This year’s discussions focused on the ocean’s changing ecosystems, industry data and management […]

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News Center interviews UMaine researchers about invasive plant study on ticks

News Center Maine interviewed University of Maine senior research associate Ellisa Ballman; Allison Gardner, associate professor of arthropod vector biology; and Jessica Leahy, professor of human dimensions at the UMaine School of Forest Resources. They are participating in a study that aims to understand how invasive forest plants play a role in tick populations, which […]

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Press Herald interviews Birkel on record heat in Maine during 2024

The Portland Press Herald interviewed Sean Birkel, assistant professor at the University of Maine Climate Change Institute (CCI), on record high temperatures in the state during 2024. “We had a warmer than usual spring, a record hot June marked by a heatwave and very high overnight temperatures, and a record hot fall,” said Birkel, who […]

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UMaine celebrates launch of Maine Outdoor Recreation Economy Roadmap

The University of Maine, in collaboration with the Maine Office of Outdoor Recreation, Maine Outdoor Brands and a coalition of other industry partners, helped launch the Maine Outdoor Recreation Economy Roadmap at an event in Millinocket on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The roadmap lays out a vision for growing and diversifying Maine’s $3.4 billion outdoor recreation […]

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Economic contribution of snowmobiling slid last winter, study finds

Scarce snowpack hindered snowmobile recreation in Maine last winter, squeezing businesses that count on the sport to draw tourists. The University of Maine released an updated report on the economic contribution of snowmobiling in Maine, revealing a significant decline in impact for the 2023-24 season. According to the study, snowmobiling generated an estimated $582 million […]

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FOX 22 interviews Hobbs on recognizing lies in statistics

WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) interviewed University of Maine assistant professor of economics Kelsi Hobbs on how to avoid lies in statistics from studies and surveys. “There are a few different things that we can focus on, one is a sample, the second is the size of the sample and the third is how […]

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