UMaine in the News

Noblet discusses PFAS on Resources Radio

The Resources Radio podcast interviewed Caroline Noblet, University of Maine associate professor of economics, on the health and environmental risks associated with a group of chemicals known as PFAS.

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Jackson Hole News & Guide highlight tree study co-authored by McGill

Jackson Hole News & Guide reported on a study co-authored by Brian McGill, a professor of ecological modeling at the University of Maine, that reveals how trees that adapted to cold climates, like the western limber pine, may have greater heat resilience than previously thought. They compared trees’ “realized niches” in the wild with their […]

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Decke featured on ‘Maine Calling’ summer camp segment

Maine Public featured Jessica Decke, director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Tanglewood, on a segment of its radio show “Maine Calling” about summer camps. The segment explored the various summer camps in Maine, covering their history, diverse offerings and essential role in shaping the state’s culture and […]

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BDN recognized Black Bear who won Olympic medal in 1928

The Bangor Daily News reported that Edmund Black, a Maine lobsterman and University of Maine alum who made history in 1928 by becoming one of the first Mainers to win an Olympic medal. He secured a bronze medal in the hammer throw. Beyond the Olympics, Black demonstrated his athleticism by excelling in various sports throughout […]

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News Center highlights UMaine research on PFAS in soil, farm crops

News Center Maine interviewed University of Maine graduate student Sonora Ortiz, who is leading a study on phytoremediation, the process by which plants draw a group of chemicals known as PFAS from soil; exploring which crops can safely absorb these toxic chemicals and seeking new solutions for the state’s contaminated farms. “The PFAS will accumulate […]

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BDN features UMaine Pelagic Fisheries Lab

The Bangor Daily News reported on the work of the University of Maine’s Pelagic Fisheries Lab overseen by Walt Golet, assistant professor of marine science. By chemically analyzing materials in the otoliths, Golet’s lab can tell whether Atlantic bluefin tuna were spawned in the Mediterranean Sea or on the North American coast. That’s an important […]

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NYT interviews Waring, Schattman on farmers adapting to climate change

The New York Times interviewed Tim Waring, University of Maine associate professor of social-ecological systems modeling, and Rachel Schattman, UMaine professor of sustainable agriculture, for a story about farmers in Vermont trying to implement new growing tactics to mitigate the effects of climate change, such as flooding and other extreme weather. “These are rural areas, […]

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UMaine salt marsh research cited in Maine Monitor, Press Herald report

An article about how sea level rise threatens salt marshes, which was jointly published by The Maine Monitor and the Portland Press Herald cited one 2003 paper co-authored by University of Maine researchers about the values, functions and restoration of salt marshes, and a 2018 paper by a UMaine graduate student, which estimated Maine will […]

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Media report on new aquaculture innovation center coming to UMaine

Maine Public, Mainebiz and WFVX (Channel 7) reported on the University of Maine’s upcoming Sustainable Aquaculture Workforce Innovation Center (SAWIC), the development, design and engineering for which will commence this fall. SAWIC will advance aquaculture talent development and innovation for Maine and beyond. The University of Maine System (UMS) Board of Trustees approved moving forward […]

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