Pentagon leaders appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee in late September to review the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s takeover of the country. As the Taliban gains control over the country amidst ongoing instability, it has become clear that the road to peace seems more difficult than ever before. “I think […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot shared a University of Maine news release about Noah Charney’s simulated climate future of the Galápagos Islands. “The Galápagos are a global treasure,” said the University of Maine assistant professor in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Conservation Biology.
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The Sun Journal noted that the University of Maine worked with FB Environmental and the Horsley Witten Group to prepare a study of Lake Auburn that examines the regulations governing how it’s used. Yahoo! News shared the story.
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A Portland Press Herald editorial about President Joseph R. Biden Jr., offshore wind energy and the Maine lobster industry cited technology developed by the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center that supports the development of floating offshore wind facilities. Centralmaine.com shared the editorial.
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A Bangor Daily News report about hunting woodcock noted efforts from University of Maine researchers to improve their understanding of its populations and migration patterns.
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Protecting the Galápagos Islands — sometimes referred to as an evolution showcase and a living museum — is a priority for Noah Charney. “The Galápagos are a global treasure,” says Charney about the 19-island volcanic archipelago that’s home to giant tortoises, finches, marine iguanas, flightless cormorants, huge cacti, land snails, mockingbirds, corals, sharks, penguins, sea […]
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Oceans serve as the dominant feature of the Earth. They sustain life, which began in their salty waters, and influence weather and climate. Despite the significance of Earth’s oceans, much of their history remains a mystery. Katherine Allen, and assistant professor from the School of Earth and Climate Sciences at the University of Maine, looks […]
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StudyFinds reported on a new University of Maine-led study which found that fewer frogs died from vehicle collisions in spring 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began, than during the season in other recent years. Greg LeClair, a University of Maine master’s student in ecology and environmental sciences, spearheaded the study to investigate how this slowdown in […]
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The Maine Science Podcast features Ali Abedi, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Maine, in its latest episode. Abedi, also associate vice president of research for UMaine and director of its Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR), discusses his wireless sensor networks studies, his effort to build the first CubeSat in […]
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WQCB (Q106.5 in Brewer) reported on a University of Maine study investigating whether pheromones could disrupt browntail moth populations and reduce infestation rates across the state.
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