James Beaupre, the director of industrial cooperation at the University of Maine, spoke to the Bangor Daily News for an article about companies proposing to repurpose former Maine paper mills into refineries that create environmentally friendly fuels and fertilizer from wood. Beaupre told the BDN that Maine still has a “vibrant timber and lumber industry,” […]
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The Sun Journal reported on a University of Maine research study that shows animals and plants get rid of PFAS at different rates. The research showed that, once ingested, PFAS cycles out of dairy cows faster than humans, and even quicker in chickens. Corn and oats planted in contaminated soil will take up very little […]
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Z107.3 reported on a pilot study determining if pheromones could be the key to disrupting the browntail moth population and help reduce the infestation across Maine. Angela Mech, assistant professor of forest entomology, and graduate student Sadia Crosby are performing the study in several areas.
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University of Maine Early College has partnered with the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture to develop a Climate Change Online Career Pathway. The 15-credit Pathway consists of a set of core courses (nine credits) in geology, economics and English, and six credits of recommended electives. Climate Change joins a portfolio of 30 pathways […]
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Spire: The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability will release its sixth issue online this Earth Day, April 22. Spire is a student-run, interdisciplinary online journal based at the University of Maine. The publication seeks to unite communities across the Northeast by promoting impactful dialogue to effect profound environmental change. The sixth issue features photography from UMaine […]
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Leslie Forstadt, human development specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, and Caroline Noblet, associate professor of economics at the University of Maine and a team member of the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions PFAS Research Initiative, were interviewed for the Bangor Daily News about the anxiety surrounding Maine’s PFAS crisis. […]
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Phys.org, Verve Times and the Daily Check reported on a University of Maine and Schoodic Institute study that found seedlings are especially vulnerable to drought because their nascent root systems can’t access moisture deeper in the soil, but timing of drought also affects which tree species are more vulnerable. The research showed that some growth […]
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The Natural Resources Council of Maine awarded University of Maine Ph.D. student Greg LeClair with a 2022 Brookie Award for his environmental leadership. The Brookie Awards honors Maine’s young environmental changemakers for their leadership, creativity and positive impact for Maine’s environment. LeClair is the founder and lead organizer of Maine Big Night (MBN), a citizen […]
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The Wall Street Journal interviewed Stephen Shaler, professor of sustainable materials and technology in the School of Forest Resources, in an article about the rising popularity of wooden skyscrapers. “If you look at the carbon impact of harvesting trees and turning them into buildings, it gives you a much better number than you get from […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Daily Bulldog wrote about research at the University of Maine led by Alessio Mortelliti, associate professor in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Conservation Biology, found that studying marten can tell scientists about 11 other mammals living in the state. “This is great news for conservation and management agencies as […]
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