Contact: Andrew Pershing, Research Scientist, 207-228-1656; Ron Lisnet, 207-581-3779 Decades of whaling and fishing for the largest species have altered the ability of oceans to store and sequester carbon, according to a team of marine researchers from the University of Maine, the University of British Columbia and the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI). An […]
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Offshore Wind Wire, which tracks stories about wind energy, named University of Maine, including the AEWC Advanced Structures and Composite Center director Habib Dagher, a world leader in deepwater floating turbine technology. The Maine Public Utilities Commission released Wednesday a request for proposals for the state’s deepwater offshore wind pilot project.
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A hazing study conducted by UMaine professors Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden was mentioned in a blog posting about a rally in response to a fraternity hazing incident at the University of South Florida. The study found that more than half (55 percent) of students report they experienced a specific behavior that was defined as […]
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The Bangor Daily News wrote about a $12.3 million grant awarded to the UMaine-based Maine Center for Research in STEM Education, or RiSE, to redesign the physical science curriculum at 48 schools in Maine. The grant will be used to form the Maine Physical Sciences Partnership, which will create 12 jobs and generate curricula for […]
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Former Bangor High School student Rebecca Ye blogged about her work with UMaine food scientist Vivian Wu on a rapid method to detect E. coli O157:H7 in water, enabling quick corrective action to be taken in hours as opposed to days.
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UMaine biological oceanographer Andrew Pershing presented earlier this year his concept of carbon credits for whale conservation, according to Nature Magazine. Pershing says whales are like trees because they store a lot of carbon. Just as planting trees removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, allowing whale population to rebound following the era of factory whaling […]
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The Portland Press Herald includes a report on Thursday’s 2-1 Black Bear field hockey win over Michigan in a game played at UMaine. Kallie Aldus scored the game-winning goal with just 12 seconds left in the second half.
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UMaine economist Todd Gabe was interviewed for a Thursday Maine Public Radio story based on his study of the potential economic impact of a proposed Oxford County casino.
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Jeff Evans of the UMaine English faculty will lead a discussion about Alfred Hitchcock’s films on Saturday Sept. 18 in Bangor. As reported in the Bangor Daily News, the discussion will follow a 2 p.m. Penobscot Theatre screening of Hitchcock’s 1939 film, “The 39 Steps.” It is part of Penobscot Theatre’s programming related to its […]
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Several UMaine initiatives, such as research into tidal power and the use of composites in bridge-building, were on display last week for attendees of the two-day Atlantica conference held in the Bangor area, according to a Mainebiz story. The conference, which drew more than 100 people from the U.S. and Canada, aims to promote increased […]
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