University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy will welcome more than 150 researchers, policy makers and coastal community partners to a blue economy virtual discussion at 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 18. The event will focus on the challenges and opportunities for Maine in the blue economy and how Maine’s public research university factors into solutions. Heather […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that the University of Maine was awarded a $99,894 grant to investigate using fertilizers, pollination and soil amendments to bolster wild blueberry resilience to global warming. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant program.
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WCVB (Channel 5 in Boston) reported on University of Maine-affiliated lobster research. The program explored research conducted at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm that was funded by the UMaine Lobster Institute. It also featured Marin Skincare, a startup founded by UMaine alumni Amber Boutiette and Patrick Breeding that sells a specialty skincare product made with […]
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A new Maine Farm to School Institute for rural middle and high schools will focus on promoting and sourcing local food, and educating students about what they eat. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded Jade McNamara, a University of Maine assistant professor of human nutrition, a nearly $225,000 […]
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A column published in the Mount Desert Islander cited a 2020 “Maine Energy Overview” by Jonathan Rubin, director of the University of Maine Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and a professor of resources economics and policy, and Mariya Pominova, a former master’s student of the UMaine School of Economics.
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Scientists studying how human activity alters the Earth use the term “Anthropocene” to describe a generalized period of time in which humanity has impacted the planet through landform and ecosystem alteration, species eradication, climate change and more. Yet Anthropocene has no concrete scientific definition, resulting in it being given several conflicting meanings that cause confusion […]
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The Associated Press reported on University of Maine scientists receiving $400,000 to expand research into baby lobsters. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative awarded the funds, which will help researchers, including UMaine Lobster Institute director Rick Wahle, investigate the relationship between baby lobster’s food supply and both changes in ocean […]
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Mainebiz reported on the latest research by Walt Golet, an assistant professor with the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, to conserve western Atlantic bluefin tuna and explore new marketing efforts to help fishermen sell it.
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The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5) and the VillageSoup noted that University of Maine Cooperative Extension is participating in research to determine the effects of a dual-use, Rockport solar array on the wild blueberries fields on which it was built. Yahoo! News shared the BDN report.
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The moose has become so synonymous with Maine that it serves as the state animal. Residents and tourists alike scout the forests and mountains to catch at least a glimpse of this majestic mammal, and their odds aren’t too slim. Maine has the highest wild moose population in the lower 48 states, with 60,000–80,000 roaming […]
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