Maine Public Radio broadcast a report about research in bio-based plastics, including research being done at UMaine, where scientists are planning to produce a plastic resin called PLA, which stands for poly lactic acid, using wood chips and potato waste. The radio report also included statistics from a 2007 report by UMaine economist Jonathan Rubin, […]
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Anne Lichtenwalner, veterinarian and director of UMaine’s Animal Health Lab, was interviewed for a Bangor Daily News article about a new federal survey indicating that Maine’s agricultural industry appears to be healthy and growing. Lichtenwalner said the increasing number of cattle on Maine farms may reflect farmers’ ability to make the most of their grazing […]
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An article in Mainebiz newspaper about expectations for the coming cruise ship season in Maine cites research by University of Maine economists Todd Gabe of the School of Economics and Jim McConnon, a UMaine Cooperative Extension specialist and professor of economics, on the amount of money cruise ship visitors typically spend when they disembark to […]
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Contact: Lee Karp-Boss, chiefscientist@tara5.oceanpost.net or Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777 ORONO – University of Maine School of Marine Science research professor Lee Karp-Boss will leave Wednesday with an international group of scientists and researchers from Chile to Easter Island on a leg of the Tara Oceans Expedition, a three-year worldwide sailing journey to study oceanic ecosystems. […]
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The Bangor Daily News covered a Saturday event, organized by the UMaine Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, honoring Prof. Emeritus Katherine Musgrave. Musgrave, who retired in 1986 but continues to teach UMaine courses while also working as a dietitian and consultant, will be inducted into the Maine Women’s Hall of Fame later this […]
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Contact: Anthony Halog, (207) 581-2944 A group of student and faculty researchers concerned about sustainability, the environment and validating that “green” products are really carbon-friendly and environmentally sound is holding a daylong event April 15 to explore some of the ubiquitous claims about products claiming to be sustainable. The free program, “2011 Life Cycle Assessment […]
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Mary Ellen Camire, professor of food science and human nutrition at UMaine, was interviewed for a March 4 article in The Scientist magazine about efforts to preserve and protect Peruvian potato seeds at the Svalbard seed bank in Arctic Norway. In a discussion about the evolution and development of more than 4,000 potato varieties now […]
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The research of UMaine economist Phillip Trostel was mentioned Wednesday during a meeting of Envision Maine in front of about 200 people at a breakfast hosted by the Portland Regional Chamber, according to a Portland Press Herald story. Alan Caron, the president of Envision Maine, discussed ways the state could cut spending levels to be […]
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UMaine economist Jonathan Rubin was interviewed by two Bangor television stations Monday about rising gasoline prices. Rubin told WABI that recent increases are unrelated to the tensions in Libya because that country does not supply the U.S. with a significant amount of oil. Rubin said he thinks fear of a gas shortage may have sparked […]
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Jim McConnan and Jonathtan Rubin of the UMaine School of Economics faculty were quoted in a Bangor Daily News story about private snow removal companies, which are having a profitble winter season.
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