Daniel Sandweiss, a professor of anthropology and Quaternary and climate studies at the University of Maine, was quoted in a CNN article “Probing ancient mastodon dung, scientists discover early humans had a lot to do with saving Thanksgiving dinner.” Sandweiss said the study referenced in the article is a reminder of the impact even a […]
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The University of Maine recently was recognized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its efforts in keeping wasted food out of landfills. UMaine was one of 24 organizations in the six New England states to receive a “Food Recovery Challenge Regional Achievement Certificate” from the EPA for its work reducing food waste, […]
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University of Maine graduate student Jesica Waller’s photograph of a 3-week-old American lobster is a finalist in the National Science Foundation’s Visualization Challenge, or Vizzies. The contest recognizes the most beautiful visualizations from the worlds of science and engineering. The People’s Choice winner is determined by public vote. Voting ends Tuesday evening and the winner […]
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Two University of Maine employees recently received awards for outstanding outreach achievement from the Northeast Sea Grant Consortium. Sarah Redmond, recipient of the individual award, is an extension associate with a focus on wild and cultured sea vegetables. A co-investigator on multiple research grants, including a NOAA Sea Grant research project with Susan Brawley, a […]
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Mark Wells, an oceanography professor in the School of Marine Sciences at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Associated Press piece “Boats Sit Idle as Algae Threatens Dungeness Crab Season” about a massive bloom of microscopic algae in the Pacific Ocean. The bloom has produced a toxin — domoic acid — that’s harmful […]
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When Samuel Belknap, Ph.D. anthropology and environmental policy student at the University of Maine, heard an increasing number of fishermen express concerns about the spread of a lobster shell disease and its potential impacts on Maine’s iconic industry, he was intrigued. “The thread that ran through all of these conversations was the need for more […]
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In the article, “Scientists explore better ways to tell the global warming story,” Medill Reports Chicago mentioned a book co-written by George Denton, a University of Maine professor in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences and Climate Change Institute. “The Fate of Greenland: Lessons from Abrupt Climate Change” was written by Denton; Philip Conkling, […]
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The Christian Science Monitor reported on a new study that found soil health is improving in the United States and Canada because of a decline in acid rain. The study, which was published in the journal Environment Science and Technology, was led by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) with collaboration from researchers at the University […]
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In the article, “Climate change in the Gulf of Maine,” the Bangor Daily News cited a scientific model for estimating the abundance of lobster in the Gulf of Maine that was created by Yong Chen, a professor of fisheries population dynamics at the University of Maine. According to the article, scientists sounded warnings for years […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release on recent research by University of Maine paleoecologist Jacquelyn Gill. The assistant professor in the School of Biology and Ecology and the Climate Change Institute says fossils and other records from the deep past provide evidence of widespread short- and long-term changes in community composition, […]
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