The Ellsworth American interviewed Shaleen Jain, professor of civil engineering at the University of Maine, on concerns dams can pose to communities and his research, which looked at how historical data on river flow and rainfall is considered in dam design and whether more expansive records could better predict future outcomes. “We found that longer […]
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Oceanographic Magazine and The Cool Down reported on new research from the University of Maine Pelagic Fisheries Lab that illustrated a shift in the tuna’s diet — away from Atlantic herring and toward menhaden — and described the role of foraging in the tuna’s lifecycle. The Penobscot Bay Pilot shared the release from UMaine News.
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The Portland Press Herald highlighted a presentation and demonstration completed by two University of Maine students at Camp Ellis Harborfest, a festival on a pier that dates back 30 years and returned annually three years ago. Ph.D. students Kaylyn Zipp and Joseph Dello Russo demonstrated how UMaine’s Pelagic Fisheries Lab takes samples from tuna heads […]
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WGME (CBS 13 in Portland) interviewed Mark Brewer, chair and professor of political science at the University of Maine, on whether political parties will seek redistricting in Maine like is happening in Texas. “It just goes against political culture in Maine. Texas politics is intensely partisan. Maine politics is becoming more partisan but is not […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Hepeng Li, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Maine, for a story on whether AI data centers are influencing electricity costs in Maine. While the state has yet to see an impact, Li believes Maine’s geography and cool climate could attract these centers one day. […]
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Reasons to be Cheerful published a story in collaboration with the Local Catch Network, which is based in the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, that highlighted a UMaine graduate student who is studying the impact of Sea-to-School community programs. The story explores these types of programs, which integrate fresh seafood from Maine’s coast […]
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Maine Public featured Kristy Ouellette, University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor of 4-H youth development specialist, in a segment of its show “Maine Calling” that explored the history of agricultural fairs in Maine, events and activities different fairs are offering and what makes the state’s fairs special.
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WGME (CBS 13 in Portland) reported on a new app from Jon Ippolito, professor of new media at the University of Maine, which calculates the environmental cost of using AI. The Bangor Daily News and Daily Bulldog shared the release from UMaine.
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The Sun Journal highlighted collaborative research from the University of Maine Pelagic Fisheries Lab and Maine Department of Marine Resources in which researchers are monitoring the Gulf of Maine’s great white sharks with cylindrical fish acoustic receivers. Since 2020, receivers have recorded radio tagged great whites in Eastport, Harpswell, Ogunquit, Kennebunk, Higgins Beach, Phippsburg, Hermit […]
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The Harpswell Anchor featured Dana Morse, University of Maine Cooperative Extension program manager and aquaculture lead, in a story about the future of aquaculture in Maine, particularly the opportunity it presents in Harpswell. Morse, a part of the UMaine-run Maine Sea Grant, also co-owns Iron Island Oysters, part of the New Meadows River Shellfish Co-op […]
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