The Ellsworth American reported on “Maine’s Ice Age Trail: Down East, Map and Guide,” which is available in print and as an iPhone app. The map was developed, in part, in 2006 by Hal Borns, professor emeritus of glacial and quaternary geology and founder of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute. The map shows […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported Norwegian energy giant Statoil received approval to explore for oil in an area next to the Georges Bank and the entrance to the Gulf of Maine. Environmentalists fear drilling could leave the ecologically sensitive Gulf of Maine susceptible to a catastrophic oil spill, according to the article. Neal Pettigrew, a […]
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Daniel Sandweiss, a professor of anthropology and Quaternary and climate studies at the University of Maine, was quoted in a ScienceNews article about earliest New World settlers. Researchers have discovered 39 stone artifacts in Monte Verde, Chile, nine of which date to between at least 18,500 and 17,000. The discovery challenges a popular view in […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported University of Maine researchers have documented that three tagged female shortnose sturgeon moved upstream into a stretch of the Penobscot River above the former Veazie Dam — a step in the recovery of the species that’s listed under the federal Endangered Species Act. “For us, we think it’s very encouraging […]
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University of Maine archaeologist Dan Sandweiss talked with Hakai Magazine for an article titled “The Civilizing Power of Nature” that indicates extreme weather may have created opportunities for radical transformation of Peruvian coastal life. While studying ancient societies along the Peruvian coast, Sandweiss found evidence that El Niño may have spurred the rise of the […]
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The Bangor Daily News reprinted a piece Ben Sprague wrote for the Maine Policy Review’s issue on aging. Sprague, who serves on the Bangor City Council, writes the city of Bangor has realized “that older Americans have a lot to offer in terms of raw economic output, mentorship and life perspective. Bangor has been ranked […]
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Travis Blackmer, research associate in UMaine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, was interviewed in a MPBN article looking at how Maine can better manage its waste. Blackmer worked with Sen. Tom Saviello, co-chair of the legislature’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee, to look at how other states and municipalities have improved their […]
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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 Associated Press, Bangor Daily News, The Sun Journal, Portland Press Herald and WABi reported on University of Maine head football coach Jack Cosgrove’s announcement that he will transition from his coaching role to senior associate director of athletics at UMaine. “I am honored to accept this position and embrace an opportunity to work toward […]
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The Associated Press, WABI (Channel 5), MPBN, Lewiston Sun Journal, WVII (Channel 7), Bangor Daily News and the Mainebiz reported on the unveiling of a new ocean engineering facility at the University of Maine. The laboratory will allow companies to test designs for offshore wind turbines, underwater turbines and ships against the toughest ocean conditions, […]
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