Phys.org published a University of Maine news release about a new study that found variation in lobster molt timing has been increasing in recent years and is related to changing ocean temperatures in the Gulf of Maine. The study was prompted by an extreme shift in timing of lobster landings in 2012, when they landed […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot published a University of Maine Darling Marine Center story about Carl Huntsberger, a researcher and lobsterman who recently earned his master’s degree in marine biology from UMaine. Huntsberger grew up lobstering on the Maine coast, and after completing his bachelor’s degree in 2012, worked at a nonprofit research lab on Cape […]
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How can you tell the age of a Jonah crab? Carl Huntsberger knows. The grinding teeth found inside its foregut have a banding pattern — similar to tree rings — that corresponds to its age. Research professor Rick Wahle says Huntsberger’s research is important for fishery scientists to understand population dynamics and ecology of the […]
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Variation in lobster molt timing has been increasing in recent years, and is related to changing ocean temperatures in the Gulf of Maine, according to a new University of Maine study — one of the first to provide a quantified time series for when the crustaceans annually shed their shells. Creating a time series for […]
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The University of Maine Graduate and Professional Center, or the Maine Center, has launched a podcast series devoted to complex and emerging issues in law, business and policy. “The Greater Good” features Maine Center-affiliated students, alumni, faculty and community guests. Each week, experts explore how law, business and policy contribute to the greater good of […]
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Medical Xpress published a University of Maine news release about a new study that found adherence to a Mediterranean diet has been associated with less cognitive decline over five years in older adults in the United States. The study, conducted by University of Maine and University of South Australia researchers, was published in the journal […]
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Adherence to a Mediterranean diet has been associated with less cognitive decline over five years in older adults in the United States, according to a new study led by University of Maine and the University of South Australia researchers. The study, conducted by researchers Alexandra Wade, Merrill Elias and Karen Murphy and published in the […]
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WVII (Channel 7) spoke with Caitlin McDonough Mackenzie, a postdoctoral research fellow with the University of Maine Climate Change Institute; Aaron Putnam, an assistant professor in UMaine’s School of Earth and Climate Sciences; and Peter Strand, a doctoral student at UMaine; for the first installment of its “Summit to Shore” series focusing on climate research […]
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Registration is open for any University of Maine faculty interested in attending one of two research orientation sessions hosted by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School. Participants will learn about UMaine resources and services available to aid research. Other topics will include recruiting and managing graduate students, […]
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WVII (Channel 7) interviewed Richard Corey, director of operations at the University of Maine’s Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction Laboratory (VEMI Lab), and Paul Fink, a graduate research assistant at the lab, about an upcoming research project focused on interactions between autonomous vehicles and their human passengers. “We’re looking at what they call level five […]
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