Gordon Hamilton, an associate professor in UMaine’s Climate Change Institute, was quoted in a Boston Herald story about the possible reasons behind the region’s unseasonably warm weather. Hamilton said although climatic phenomenon are partly to blame for the current jet stream trajectory and warm air flow, the bigger cause of the current weather pattern is […]
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The University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole will offer a Natural Science Illustration Workshop July 16-20. The workshop is open to anyone who wants to illustrate a natural history journal with sketches or watercolor, hone observational skills and artistic talents to create scientifically accurate drawings, or bring art and science into the classroom.
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Seven University of Maine undergraduates will take part in a research showcase Friday in the Hall of Flags at the Maine State House in Augusta.
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Tim Bowden, a UMaine assistant professor of aquaculture, made an appearance in a WABI TV report about a Maine Day celebration at the Weatherbee School in Hampden. Students at the school had an opportunity for hands-on learning about different elements of the state. Bowden was at the school to display oysters to the students. Contact: […]
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Robert Bayer, a veterinarian and director of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, was interviewed for an article on lobster shell disease research published in Boston.com, a Boston Globe website. Researchers discussed possible causes of the disease and its effect on the industry. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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Several news organizations, including Channel 5 (WABI), Channel 2 (WLBZ) and the Bangor Daily News, reported Thursday on a bomb threat hoax emailed to an Aubert Hall employee. Students and staff were evacuated while public safety officials searched the building before allowing Aubert Hall to be reoccupied. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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Francis Avery, UMaine forest technician and operator of the university’s sugar house off College Avenue Extension, was interviewed Thursday for a Channel 2 (WLBZ) news report on how the maple syrup “sugaring” season is progressing. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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Coral communities are frequently associated with warm, shallow tropical waters. Yet corals survive and thrive in both deep and cold waters of regions such as the Gulf of Maine, the Arctic and the Antarctic. Just like tropical corals, cold-water corals play an important role in creating habitats that support thousands of species of ocean creatures.
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WNYC, a New York City radio station, listed the 18th century ship excavated by the World Trade Center site by UMaine marine archaeologist Warren Riess in a feature called “The Story of New York in 10 Objects.” Riess said New York City was developed with trading vessels such as the one he unearthed. Contact: Jessica […]
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A Bangor Daily News report on drug running along the I-95 corridor noted studies of drug-related mortality patterns in Maine done by Marcella Sorg, a UMaine forensic anthropologist who is also the state’s anthropologist and works in the state medical examiner’s office. Sorg told the BDN Friday that oxycodone, methadone and benzodiazepines are the primary […]
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