Earth, Life, and Health Sciences

Camire in No-Alcohol Beer Story

Comments from Mary Ellen Camire of the UMaine food science and human nutrition faculty are included in an Associated Press story about an alcohol-free beer that a German company touts as a recovery drink for athletes.

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Iron Fertilization Study Group On Website

A new 12-member international consortium, which includes UMaine, studying the potential effects of iron fertilization of the oceans was mentioned on the website Azom.com. Oceanographer Fei Chai is representing UMaine as the group examines how fertilization areas of open ocean can contribute to the removal of carbon from the atmosphere.

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Website Highlights Economist’s Study

The website Physorg.com has a story about the research of UMaine economist Todd Gabe, whose work was recently published in the “Knowledge in Cities” study. Gabe uses new occupational data to change the way people view regional economic activity. See a UMaine Today story to read more about Gabe’s work.

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Applications Available for Acadian Internship Summer Program Students, Field Sponsors

Applications Available for Acadian Internship summer program students, field sponsors Contact: Dr. Sarah Nelson (207) 581-3454 or acadianinternship@gmail.com ORONO – The inaugural Acadian Internship Program is now accepting applications from students and conservation organizations for summer 2011. This innovative program combines formal coursework, offered for credit through the University of Maine’s Summer University, with a […]

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Nutritionist Comments In Seattle PI Blog

UMaine nutritionist Mary Ellen Camire was quoted in a story about alcohol-free beer that appeared in a Seattle Post Intelligencer website blog. Camire said the beer, which was marketed as a healthy sports drink during the recent World Cup biathlon events in Aroostook County, will at least rehydrate athletes following a competition, but she was […]

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Occupations Attract

They say who you know is as important as what you know. But University of Maine economist Todd Gabe has turned this slogan on its side. His research is based on the premise that what you do is a reflection of what you know. What you know is as important as how much you know. […]

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UMaine Oyster Research Cited In Article

A story in the Portland Press Herald mentioned oyster research at UMaine’s Darling Marine Center and by UMaine Cooperative Extension scientists. According to the story, about the uncertainty of Maine’s oyster fishery in the wake of the discovery of the parasite MSX found in Damariscotta River oysters, the growth of oyster farming on the Damariscotta […]

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Students Develop Tourism Development Recommendations

Students working on UMaine project with Roger Merchant from the Cooperative Extension faculty are developing tourism development recommendations for the towns of Milo and Brownville.  Merchant, who is teaching a community tourism planning course in the School of Forest Resources, conducted a similar project in Greenville last year.  A story was reported in the Bangor […]

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Sentinel Letter References Study On Water Clarity, Property Values

A letter to the editor in Waterville’s Morning Sentinel newspaper mentioned a UMaine study that looked at the relationship between water clarity and shorefront property values. The letter, which is regarding municipalities that dump snow into rivers, lakes and coastal waters, referenced the1996 study which found that a 1-meter reduction in lake water clarity, on […]

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Wall Street Journal Interviews Fish Toxicologist

The Wall Street Journal ran an Associated Press story about PCB-resistant fish in New York’s Hudson River included comments from Adria Elskus, a UMaine-based fish toxicologist who works for the U.S. Geological Survey. Elskus commented on an article posted Thursday in the online version of the journal Science, said several researchers have been studying fish […]

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