Maine Public interviewed Ivan Fernandez, a professor emeritus in the University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources, on a report from the Maine Climate Council, of which he is a member, that will guide updates to the state’s climate action plan. Fernandez said the report builds on a previous study and shows trends that contributed […]
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An episode of “Maine Calling” featured Denise Skonberg, a professor of food science and human nutrition at the University of Maine The special segment from Maine Public focused on what approaches need to be taken to harvest seafood with minimal harm to the environment and to ensure seafood species will continue to be plentiful into […]
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Nadège Levallet, an assistant professor of management and information systems in the Maine Business School, contributed a piece in The Conversation titled “The power of belief: How expectations influence workplace well-being interventions.”
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News Center Maine highlighted “Maine Farm News” from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, which listed reminders for how to navigate extreme heat across a wide range of agriculture and animal farming practices.
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Maine Public highlighted a new service the state of Maine is launching through the University of Maine Cooperative Extension that will help farmers whose land is contaminated with “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, explore their options for buyout.
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News Center Maine interviewed Kat Gross, a University of Maine student and president of the Black Bear Beekeepers club, on UMaine’s designation as a Bee Campus by Bee City USA. Gross said protecting bees is especially important for state crops like blueberries and that pollinators are responsible for about a third of the food humans […]
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The New York Times featured Justin Wolff, chair of the University of Maine Department of Art and professor of art history, in an obituary for a renowned collector, museum curator and scholar of American art, John Wilmerding. Wolff, who was a former student of Wilmerding, spoke toward how Wilmerding helped give American art an identity […]
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News Center Maine highlighted research from University of Maine scientists and graduate students into a group of chemicals known as PFAS infects and their ability to contaminate crops. They are growing different varieties of forage crops and testing them for chemicals accumulated from the soil.
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The Portland Press Herald and News Center Maine reported on the inaugural artificial intelligence conference hosted by the University of Maine and held at the University of Southern Maine in Portland on Friday, June 14. Leaders in business, government and academia participated in panel discussions aimed at helping the state’s businesses know how they can […]
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News Center Maine reported on research from University of Maine professors and a graduate student exploring a new, cost-effective method to mitigate soil liquefaction, a damaging side effect of earthquakes that turns water saturated soil into a liquid state. Lead researcher Aaron Gallant, an associate professor of geotechnical engineering at UMaine, said events such as […]
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