Phys.org carried a University of Maine news release about a study on ecological traps as a way to control mosquito populations and reduce the incidence of mosquito-borne pathogens. The study, “Discovery and exploitation of a natural ecological trap for a mosquito disease vector,” was led by Allison Gardner, an assistant professor of arthropod vector biology […]
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News Center Maine’s ‘Maine Portraits’ included aerial footage of the University of Maine campus in a profile of Christi Holmes, an alumna of the UMaine College of Engineering. Holmes was born in Machias, where her family has lived since 1765, and earned a degree in civil engineering from UMaine. After graduation she hiked the Appalachian […]
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The Ellsworth American reported a 23,000-pound stone sculpture was to be installed at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Diagnostic and Research Laboratory on Nov. 29. The sculpture, titled “Bio Spheres,” was created by Steuben-based Japanese sculptor Kazumi Hoshino, who was chosen to create the piece through the Maine Arts Commission’s Percent for Art Program, […]
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VillageSoup advanced a talk by Paul Holman, an adjunct professor of political science at the University of Maine and adjunct professor at the Naval War College. Holman will speak on “China in Africa: A New Kind of Colonialism?” at the Camden Public Library at 7 p.m. Dec. 18. The talk, which is offered as a […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, about his recently released climate report for the article, “Maine fisheries and blueberries could be at stake due to climate change, report says.” Mayewski collaborated with Sean Birkel, a UMaine research assistant professor and Maine State Climatologist, […]
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Kimberley Miner, a research assistant professor at the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, spoke about her glacier research on Radio Ecoshock. Miner discussed her discovery of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the downstream water of the Silvretta Glacier in the Swiss Alps, and the potential for resulting health risks in an area where wind […]
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CUInsight reported the Black Bear Exchange, the University of Maine’s food pantry and clothing exchange, has been added to the University Credit Union’s Ending Hunger on Campus in Maine campaign. The Black Bear Exchange is one of three campus food pantries added to the campaign this year, bringing the total to eight University of Maine […]
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WVII (Channel 7) interviewed Sean Birkel, a University of Maine research assistant professor and Maine State Climatologist, about the Coastal Maine Climate Futures Report he recently released in collaboration with Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute at UMaine. The researchers used weather data dating back to 1895 to track climate change throughout Maine’s […]
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News Center Maine reported on the discovery of pesticide pollutants in a remote glacier and its meltwater by Kimberley Miner, a research assistant professor at the University of Maine Climate Change Institute. Miner led a team of researchers that analyzed ice core and meltwater samples from the Jarvis Glacier in Alaska and compiled the first […]
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The Republican Journal mentioned the University of Maine in a report on the University of Maine System’s Early College program offerings for spring 2019. The system partners with the Maine Department of Education to waive tuition for qualified high school students in Maine to take up to 12 college credits per year, with more than […]
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