UMaine College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture graduate students will make a series of Friday March 18 presentations as part of the college’s graduate student research awards competition. The 20-minute presentations, which begin at 1:10 p.m. and continue until 4, are scheduled for Room 57 of Stodder Hall. Scheduled to present are UMaine students […]
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The website foodnavigator-usa.com has a report about a study conducted by UMaine economist Mario Teisl which appeared in the journal Food Policy. According to the study, which Teisl conducted with an Ohio State researcher, consumers are willing to pay higher prices than government analyses suggest in order to reduce their risk of becoming ill from […]
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UMaine and the University of Maine Foundation are working with the Bangor and Orono land trusts to conserve 2,738 acres of land in the Bangor-Alton area, according to the Bangor Daily News. This newest addition to the Caribou-Penjajawoc Lands Project protects and connects land parcels ranging from 43 to 1,100 acres, while also raising $1.2 […]
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Bruce Sidell, UMaine professor and founding director of the university’s School of Marine Sciences, died on Tuesday at the age of 62. Sidell’s professional accomplishments included extensive research in Antarctica where a peninsula known as the “Sidell Spur” bears his name. “Bruce Sidell was an exemplary faculty member, mentoring and inspiring countless students while contributing […]
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Contact: Sally Jacobs at sjacobs@maine.edu ORONO — As a result of their largest combined effort so far, the Orono Land Trust and Bangor Land Trust have conserved 2,738 acres of forests, meadows, wetlands, and lakeshores in the Bangor-Alton area. This follows the 2001 establishment of the Caribou Bog-Penjajawoc Lands Project (Corridor Project) aimed at regional […]
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The Montgomery News of Fort Washington, Pa., has a story about Michael Burgess, a UMaine alumnus who was hired as a research botanist at the Morris Arboretum. Burgess received his doctorate from UMaine, where he completed dissertation research on the genus Amelanchier, known as the serviceberry. Burgess will be responsible for updating and redesigning the […]
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An article on the Feb. 1 edition of the Bangor Daily News about SnapSpace Solutions Inc., a business opening in Brewer to create novel homes out of shipping containers, cited collaboration by the company owner and the University of Maine’s Knowledge Transfer Alliance and the UMaine Advanced Manufacturing Center. The newspaper carried a story Feb. […]
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Contact: Christopher Gendron, (860) 803-1117 ORONO — A University of Maine graduate research assistant is looking for several dozen volunteers to participate in a study on how cranberry juice may affect appetite and blood chemistry. Volunteers will receive $300 in compensation at the completion of the study. Qualifying participants for the study will be asked […]
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Two UMaine researchers were mentioned in a Working Waterfront column about the state’s oyster industry and an outbreak of the pathogen Haplosporidium nelson, known as MSX. The column, which was co-authored by Catherine Schmitt of the UMaine-based Maine Sea Grant, mentioned the work that Dana Morse of the Sea Grant Extension program, and Debbie Bouchard, […]
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Contact: Cindy Paschal, 581-2841 More than 100 summer, temporary and permanent outdoor jobs will be available for UMaine students on Tuesday, Feb. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wells Conference Center. More than 20 employers will be available to discuss job opportunities with students. On-site interviews will be conducted from 2-5 p.m., […]
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