Ocean acidification and warming may be an unhealthy combination for lobsters, say University of Maine scientists. The heart rates of lobsters (Homarus americanus) who lived 60 days in water with predicted end-century ocean pH levels became erratic significantly sooner during an abrupt warming event than those of lobsters in ocean water with current pH levels. […]
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The College of Education and Human Development will hold its annual recognition ceremony April 22 at Wells Conference Center. Those being recognized include more than 80 undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty and staff. Individual undergraduate student award winners: Vincent Eze, Outstanding International Student in the College of Education and Human Development Grace […]
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Editor’s note: Story updated April 24 More than 1,200 students showcased nearly 400 research and creative works at the 2019 UMaine Student Symposium held at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on April 10. The fourth annual symposium provided an opportunity for the public to interact with student researchers and scholars as they viewed posters […]
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Suzanne Greenlaw, a Maliseet and Ph.D. student in the School of Forest Resources at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show’s topic was Wabanaki philosophies of leadership and obligation relating to humans and nonhumans, as well as reciprocity through self-governance, trading, the environment and resource […]
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News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) covered the fourth annual University of Maine Student Symposium April 10 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students presented their research findings in the arts, health care, science, engineering, education and other topics to more than 1,000 attendees. “Basically […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot and Republican Journal reported registration is open for the World Climate Negotiations from 5–8 p.m. May 9 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The free, interactive simulation will be led by Anna McGinn and Will Kochtitzky, UMaine graduate students who attended the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference in […]
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J. Michael Weber, dean of the Graduate School of Business in the Maine Business School at the University of Maine, was featured in the “Ask the Experts” section of the WalletHub study “2019’s Best Airline Credit Cards & Miles Credit Cards.” Weber gave advice on how often someone needs to fly to justify getting an […]
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Maine Impact Week celebrates University of Maine faculty, students, community and their contributions to the social and economic advancement of the state and beyond. The public is invited to attend multiple events highlighting the impact of research and creative work produced by Maine’s research university the week of April 8–13. The featured event is the […]
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Some people trying to eat healthy increase their consumption of salmon, tuna or mackerel — foods rich in omega-3 polyunsaturated fats (n-3 PUFA). People also take fish oil supplements that boost intake of vitamin D for healthy bones and muscle, and to regulate the release of serotonin, which affects appetite and stress. And why not? […]
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The School of Policy and International Affairs at the University of Maine will host a talk titled “Can We Live with China? A Roadmap for Co-Evolution” at 5 p.m. April 2 in the McIntire Room of Buchanan Alumni House. The talk will be given by Susan Thornton, visiting lecturer in law at Yale Law School […]
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