WVII (Channel 7) interviewed scientists at the University of Maine’s Aquaculture Research Center about how increased water temperature and acidity may be affecting Maine’s lobsters. “We know that ocean acidification is increasing. We know that temperature is increasing. We’re trying to look at these end-century predicted temperatures and pHs,” said Heather Hamlin, an associate professor […]
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Mount Desert Islander advanced the fourth annual regional Gulf of Maine and Ocean Life Conference May 19–20 in Bar Harbor. The conference, which is hosted by Allied Whale and the Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co., will include 12 spoken presentations on subjects ranging from oceanography to whales and everything in between, according to the article. […]
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Next week, staff from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will be in Orono to talk about three recent reports that will be of great interest to faculty, staff, and graduate students. On Tuesday, May 21, National Academies staff will provide an overview of report recommendations, and the university community will be encouraged […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) covered the University of Maine’s 217th Commencement ceremonies on May 11. The event was Joan Ferrini-Mundy’s first commencement as UMaine president, the BDN reported. Bridget Ziegelaar, operations manager for NASA’s International Space Station Research Integration Office, Old Town native and UMaine alumna, gave the commencement […]
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News Center Maine reported research by Michelle Volk, a University of Maine graduate student tracking tick migration in northern and Down East Maine, that shows ticks survive winter in some areas. Aroostook County is the only Maine county where deer ticks, which carry Lyme disease, have not been spotted yet, according to the report. Volk […]
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Old Town native and NASA manager Bridget Ziegelaar told University of Maine’s newest graduates to have faith in themselves, trust their potential, and not abandon dreams and goals because they seem out of reach. “Although I had been fascinated by outer space since I can remember, I often saw my goal of working in the […]
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WVII (Channel 7) and Q106.5 FM reported University of Maine Commencement-related traffic is expected in the Orono area Friday and Saturday. Maine Department of Transportation highway signs on Interstate 95 are warning of traffic delays at exits 191 and 193, the closest to the UMaine campus, WVII reported. Commencement events begin May 10 with the […]
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In an article about woodcocks, the Bangor Daily News reported Alexander Fish, a University of Maine doctoral candidate in wildlife biology who studies woodcocks, will present research findings May 10 at the Fields Pond Audubon Center in Holden. Fish uses GPS tracking to study the birds’ migratory patterns to try to learn more about their […]
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The University of Maine’s 217th Commencement ceremonies were included in a Bangor Daily News roundup of graduation ceremonies in Maine this weekend. More than 1,700 undergraduate and graduate students, including upward of 40 doctoral candidates, will be recognized at ceremonies May 10–11 in the Alfond Sports Arena, the article states. The Graduate School Commencement for […]
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Have you ever wondered what it might be like to sit at a table negotiating climate policy with nearly 200 representatives from countries throughout the world? University of Maine graduate students Anna McGinn and Will Kochtitzky, who attended the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poland last December, will facilitate a two-hour, interactive simulation […]
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