WCSH (Channel 6 in Portland) spoke with Rick Wahle, a research professor at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center, about concern over whether the state’s record lobster catches can be sustained. Wahle said warmer water in the Gulf of Maine has been one factor in the big jump in lobster landings, as well as […]
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The Guardian, Smithsonian, Atlas Obscura, Daily Mail, UPI, Heraldo, Energy and Environment News, Gizmodo in Australia and Clean Malaysia reported on a new analysis of ice core data and historical records that shows human-made lead air pollution has been elevated for approximately the last 2,000 years, except for a four-year period during a devastating pandemic […]
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Catharine Biddle, an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Maine, spoke with The 74 for the article, “Solving the rural education gap: Experts weigh in on new report’s findings tying gap to prosperity.” A study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service determined that whether students in rural public school […]
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Amy Blackstone, a sociology professor at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Huffington Post titled, “Recognizing childfree families on International Family Day.” Blackstone conducts research on the decision not to become a parent. She and her husband maintain the blog, “We’re {not} having a baby! childfree adventures in a child-centric world.”
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The Portland Press Herald spoke with Paul Mayewski and Jacquelyn Gill, researchers at the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute, about President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord. Mayewski, director of the CCI, said that while countries such as China are taking steps to reduce carbon emissions, the U.S. stands to lose […]
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Caitlin Caserta, the assistant director of fitness at University of Maine Campus Recreation, visited the studio of WABI (Channel 5) to talk about the upcoming Body and Mind Adult Fitness/Wellness Camp. The camp, which is for adults 55 years of age or older, will include wellness, fitness and falls-risk assessments; ideas for safe, at-home workouts; […]
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A University of Maine report was cited in the Sun Journal article, “Maine’s climate already changing, with more to come.” “Maine’s Climate Future: 2015 Update,” by the Climate Change Institute and Maine Sea Grant at UMaine, lays out a troubling scenario for a state that depends on tourism, recreation, logging, farming and fishing — all […]
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USA Today, Climate Central, Popular Science and Climate News Network reported on a new study led by University of Maine glacial geologist Aaron Putnam. The study, published in the journal Science Advances, found as the world warms due to human-induced climate change, variations in the global distribution of rainfall can be expected, impacting water resources […]
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Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for an article about two confirmed Maine cases of the Powassan virus, which is transmitted primarily through deer tick bites. Both midcoast Maine residents were hospitalized with encephalitis in late April but have since been […]
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WABI (Channel 5) recently reported on University of Maine students who spent a week on Swan’s Island as part of a May Term travel-study course. “Maine Island Culture and Community Engagement” is a service-learning class where students volunteer part of each day at local organizations and businesses on Swan’s Island, located about six miles south […]
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