UMaine in the News

Climate Reanalyzer cited in Sydney Morning Herald polar heat wave story

The Sydney Morning Herald used data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer website in a recent story on the way polar heat waves are causing ice at both ends of the Earth to retreat. According to the website, the story noted, “the Arctic region as a whole continues to be very […]

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BDN cites fatal drug overdose statistics collected by Sorg

The Bangor Daily News cited data collected by Marcella Sorg, a University of Maine medical and forensic anthropologist, in an article about the state getting a second detox center. The state recently awarded $1,167,000 to Wellspring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, a residential and outpatient services program in Bangor, to start a “residential social […]

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UMaine archaeologist Robinson dies at 63, BDN reports

The Bangor Daily News reported on the death of University of Maine archaeologist and associate professor Brian Robinson. Robinson, who was 63, died at his home in Orono last week after a long illness. Robinson held joint appointments in the Department of Anthropology and the Climate Change Institute. “In Maine archaeology, Brian was a leader […]

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Students help Bangor residents save heating dollars, WABI reports

WABI (Channel 5) was at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Bangor Saturday to watch University of Maine economics undergraduates and graduate students build energy-efficient window inserts for area residents. The service learning project, a partnership with the Rockland-based nonprofit Window Dressers, was organized by assistant professor of economics Sharon Klein. “It can seem complicated and […]

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Private memorial set for Gordon Hamilton, AP reports

The Associated Press reported the University of Maine is holding a private memorial service Nov. 3 for UMaine climate scientist Gordon Hamilton. At the request of the family, the service is by invitation only. A video tribute to Hamilton is expected to be released in November. A fund in Hamilton’s name has been established in […]

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AP speaks with student about power of young voters on Election Day

The Associated Press interviewed University of Maine student Sam Saucier for a report about how a large turnout of young voters could sway tight races in Maine on Election Day. Ballot questions on raising the minimum wage and legalizing the recreational use of marijuana could attract Maine’s younger voters, disenchanted with the presidential candidates, to […]

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School of Forest Resources making 3-D maps of forests, WABI reports

The University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources is using new technologies to create multidimensional views of the forestlands that feed one of the state’s most important industries, according to WABI (Channel 5). At a weekend meeting of the Maine chapter of the Society of American Foresters, the school demonstrated the 3-D maps of the […]

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