WABI (Channel 5) reported on the U.S. Army Natick Soldiers Systems Center awarding more than $3.2 million to the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine. The funding from a new five-year contract will allow the center to continue developing products for the army, such as Modular Ballistic Protection Systems used for […]
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WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) interviewed Sean Birkel, research assistant professor in the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, for a story about state and local efforts to combat climate change. Birkel provides technical assistance to the state’s climate action council, which “has recommended a push for Maine-made renewable materials, clean energy heating […]
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Gabrielle Hillyer is one of six recipients of the first-ever Brookie Awards for her leadership on environmental issues. The University of Maine doctoral student in ecology and environmental sciences was chosen for the honor by NRCM Rising, a Natural Resources Council of Maine project that engages and mobilizes the state’s emerging generation of environmental leaders […]
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The Beacon featured Natalie Michelle, an Interdisciplinary Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maine who’s establishing an intertribal climate change coalition. Michelle, who is Penobscot and Passamaquoddy, says a goal of the partnership will be to create a climate change adaptation workbook targeted toward the Maine environment and based on Wabanaki epistemologies and traditional values.
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A new Seed Grant Program will facilitate research collaborations between the University of Maine and Northeastern University as part of a memorandum of understanding between the two institutions. The program will fund up to $50,000 for a year of research for each initiative led by at least one researcher from each university in any field […]
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Editor’s note: Six Climate Change Institute explorers participated in the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition featured in the “Expedition Everest” special scheduled to air at 10 p.m. EST June 30 on National Geographic. CCI director Paul Mayewski was the expedition leader and lead scientist. He guided the biological, geological, glaciological, meteorological, mapping […]
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NE-SARE) program has awarded $149,000 to the University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture. The award will support a yearlong fellowship program for agricultural advisers and farmers working in vegetable and small fruit industries to adapt to challenges related to climate change. The […]
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The documentary “2020 Race to Save the Planet: Swing States” premieres at 9 p.m. ET, 8 p.m. CT June 17 on The Weather Channel. Focused on how climate change is perceived in U.S. swing states, the documentary features the University of Maine’s Rick Wahle, director of the Lobster Institute and a research professor in the […]
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Nolan Altvater of Milford, a University of Maine rising senior majoring in secondary education and minoring in English, was selected as one of 55 students nationwide to receive Honorable Mention for the Udall Scholarship in the Native American policy category. The Udall Foundation awards scholarships, fellowships, and internships for study in fields related to the […]
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UMaine Health Connection Chats continue this month and will explore various topics such as home gardening, summertime pests and staying healthy during the coronavirus pandemic. The University of Maine Center on Aging and its community sponsors host the free online chats from 11 a.m.–noon every Wednesday via Zoom. They provide practical information and tips for […]
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