Jacob Eddy and Brianne Du Clos: Bees and Barrens
Fieldwork focuses on bee species diversity in habitats near blueberry fields.
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Gerard S. Cassidy ’80 Capital Markets Training Laboratory, Alum Featured on WLBZ
WLBZ (Channel 2) sat down with University of Maine alumnus Gerard S. Cassidy, who graduated from UMaine in 1980 with a dual degree in accounting and finance, to talk about his career and giving back to his alma mater. Made possible by Cassidy’s donation, the Maine Business School dedicated the Gerard S. Cassidy ’80 Capital […]
Read moreResearchers to Study Biodiversity of Falkland Islands, WVII Reports
WVII (Channel 7) reported three University of Maine researchers will travel to the Falkland Islands to learn more about the region’s biodiversity and what can be done to preserve it. Jacquelyn Gill, an assistant professor of paleoecology and plant ecology, will travel with two graduate students — Kit Hamley and Dulcinea Groff. “We are very […]
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UMaine Researchers to Travel to Falkland Islands
Learning more about the biodiversity of the Falkland Islands and what can be done to preserve it is the focus of a planned trip for three University of Maine researchers. Jacquelyn Gill, an assistant professor of paleoecology and plant ecology in the University of Maine’s School of Biology and Ecology and Climate Change Institute (CCI), […]
Read moreStudent-Owned Coffee Shop Opens on UMaine Campus, BDN Reports
The Bangor Daily News published an article about Hide and Seek, a new student-owned coffee bar that is housed in the IMRC center on the University of Maine campus. The shop is run by UMaine graduate students Rachel Nelson, Sarah Hollows and Kris Mason, who credit Dan Sturrup, executive director of UMaine Auxiliary Services, with […]
Read moreUMaine Extreme Weather, Climate Change Research Featured on WMTW
WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) reported on University of Maine research to improve the prediction of extreme weather events. UMaine received $1.5 million of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s $5.5 million award to increase the precision of predictions of extreme weather events and coastal flooding in the northeastern United States. The UMaine faculty and […]
Read moreUMaine Graduate School Open House Oct. 29
The University of Maine Graduate School will host a Graduate and Professional Programs Open House from 4–6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29 in Stodder Hall, Room 42. Those interested in pursuing a graduate education at UMaine are encouraged to attend. The school offers doctorate degrees in 30 areas of study and a master’s degree can be […]
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Director of Darling Marine Center Co-chairs International Ocean Optics XXII Conference
Oceanographers, water-quality experts and satellite remote-sensing scientists from around the world will shine light on developments in ocean optics and their application to environmental issues at a conference Oct. 25–31 in Portland, Maine. Mary Jane Perry, interim director of the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole, is co-chair of the conference, Ocean Optics […]
Read moreWorking Waterfront Publishes Op-Ed by Ph.D. Candidate
Stacy R. Knapp, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maine and adjunct faculty instructor at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, wrote an opinion piece for The Working Waterfront, about current research to measure the amounts of microplastics in the Gulf of Maine.
Read moreBDN, WABI Report on Grad Student’s Pay-As-You-Throw Study
The Bangor Daily News and WABI (Channel 5) reported on University of Maine graduate student Travis Blackmer and his study on pay-as-you-throw programs in Maine. In the program, households must purchase special trash bags for a fee, otherwise their waste is not collected by the town, according to Blackmer. “The purpose of this research is […]
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