Maine Sea Grant at the University of Maine was mentioned in a Scarborough Leader article about invasive red algae on Pine Point Beach. Last summer, residents of the beach community asked the town council to ramp up the amount of times the beach is raked and cleaned in order to remove the red algae, Heterosiphonia […]
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Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, was mentioned in a Morning Sentinel article about the opening of the 20th Maine International Film Festival in Waterville. The festival opened July 14 with a showing of “The Sounding,” a psychological mystery about a woman living on an island off the […]
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CBC News cited statistics from the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine for a report about a calico lobster that was caught off the coast of Canada’s Prince Edward Island. Calico lobsters, known for their uniquely colored shells and distinctive pigmentation, are anything but ordinary, the article states. According to UMaine’s Lobster Institute, the […]
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Gordon Bromley, a research assistant professor at the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) about an ice shelf weighing more than one trillion metric tons and measuring about the size of Delaware that recently broke off from Antarctica. Bromley, who has taken multiple research trips to the continent, said a […]
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Edward Grew, a research professor of geological sciences at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Business Insider article, “Humans have caused surprising changes to the planet that will be visible billions of years from now.” Grew helped write a recent paper that cataloged for the first time 208 new minerals that humans have […]
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Kathy Savoie, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and professor, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about how to safely ferment food at home. As products like kimchi, kombucha and kefir gain in popularity, more people are looking to try fermentation — an age old method of food preservation ― in their home kitchens, […]
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The Boston Globe cited statistics from the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine in a report about an upcoming Paris dinner between President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron. The two presidents were expected to have dinner at Le Jules Verne, the posh restaurant on the second floor of the Eiffel Tower which […]
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The Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier reported researchers at the Maine Geological Survey and the National Weather Service in Gray have been studying beach erosion patterns in York County with help from the Maine Sea Grant program at the University of Maine. Sandy beaches in southern Maine are under a greater threat than ever from coastal erosion due […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported the Emera Astronomy Center at the University of Maine hosts educational and entertaining screenings about the universe. The center, which opened in 2014, has an observatory where spectators can view the night sky, as well as a domed theater where visitors of all ages can take in a variety of shows, […]
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The Lincoln County News and Boothbay Register published a University of Maine Darling Marine Center news release inviting community members to “Science for the People: Damariscotta Estuary Marine Science Public Forum” at 7 p.m. July 17 at Darrows Barn at Round Top Farm in Damariscotta. The event is hosted by the DMC, aquaculture industry partners […]
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