The News York Times shared a data visualization from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer that showed warmer-than-usual forecast temperatures across Canada.
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Maine Public, News Center Maine and WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) covered the expansion of an informational database on hazing created in collaboration with the University of Maine and Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education leadership at UMaine. The database, made available on HazingInfo.org, now extends to all 50 states and can help students and […]
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The Maine Monitor interviewed Griffin Dill, integrated pest management professional and University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor, on data points that connect tick-borne disease to warming climate. Dill said new research from UMaine Extension’s Tick Lab, which he manages, confirms the tick season is expanding in Maine and the disease babesiosis is increasingly prevalent in […]
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The University of Maine and the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) have confirmed the presence of an invasive Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) in the state for the first time. The tick was submitted through University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s passive tick surveillance program and identified by staff at the UMaine Extension […]
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Hazing data from nearly 1,500 college campuses across the United States is now available at HazingInfo.org. This marks the first time that information about college hazing incidents in all 50 states is available in one place for students, families and others to learn about hazing on their campuses. The announcement also marks a major expansion […]
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The Portland Press Herald highlighted a presentation and demonstration completed by two University of Maine students at Camp Ellis Harborfest, a festival on a pier that dates back 30 years and returned annually three years ago. Ph.D. students Kaylyn Zipp and Joseph Dello Russo demonstrated how UMaine’s Pelagic Fisheries Lab takes samples from tuna heads […]
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Reasons to be Cheerful published a story in collaboration with the Local Catch Network, which is based in the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, that highlighted a UMaine graduate student who is studying the impact of Sea-to-School community programs. The story explores these types of programs, which integrate fresh seafood from Maine’s coast […]
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The Harpswell Anchor featured Dana Morse, University of Maine Cooperative Extension program manager and aquaculture lead, in a story about the future of aquaculture in Maine, particularly the opportunity it presents in Harpswell. Morse, a part of the UMaine-run Maine Sea Grant, also co-owns Iron Island Oysters, part of the New Meadows River Shellfish Co-op […]
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MESAT1, Maine’s first research satellite developed by the University of Maine and collaborators statewide, is a finalist for the SmallSat “Rookie of the Year” Award, which is sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The public is encouraged to cast their vote online to boost MESAT1 to victory as the top rookie small […]
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News Center Maine referenced a social media post from University of Maine Cooperative Extension warning that larvae of the spotted wing drosophila have been confirmed in several types of berries and now is the time to take preventative action.
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