Heather Leslie, the director of the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC), penned a news release highlighting the DMC’s three-day marine sciences boot camp that was published in the Wiscasset Newspaper, the Boothbay Register and the Penobscot Bay Pilot. This orientation provides an opportunity for new marine sciences students to become acquainted with the […]
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The Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training will be offered as a pre-recorded online module this fall for undergraduate students participating in research sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA). Students who complete the training, […]
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Aquaculture creates many benefits for Maine people, including fresh seafood, stable jobs, and opportunities to enhance tourism, environmental conservation and community resilience. And, like all working waterfront activities, aquaculture operations occupy ocean space and are part of the busy coastal environment that we call home. People have varied perspectives about aquaculture and the future of […]
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Morning Ag Clips shared an announcement from Maine’s Forest Carbon Task Force seeking public comment on carbon sequestration strategies outlined in the committee’s draft report. University of Maine faculty members Ivan Fernandez and Adam Daigneault, who are with the School of Forest Resources, are members of the task force.
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk about how collaborative teams can draw from lessons learned in kindergarten to tackle complex problems 3–4 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 13. Humanity is grappling with many “wicked” problems — such as climate change, ocean plastic pollution and […]
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Thousands of humans live on the 660-acre University of Maine campus. So too, do many other species. To find out how many others and which ones, the School of Biology and Ecology Graduate Organization (SBE GO) invites members of the UMaine and local communities to take part in a BioBlitz from 8:30 a.m. to 4 […]
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The Bangor Daily News shared a news release about a University of Maine-led research team receiving a $2.34 million EPSCoR award from the Department of Energy to study the next generation of harsh environment materials and wireless sensor techniques.
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Vancouver Is Awesome cited a University of Maine-led alternative seafood network study in a story about how one in the British Columbia-based city is thriving.
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The Bangor Daily News cited a 2020 report about climate change drafted by researchers at the University of Maine in a story about environmental conditions in Maine in the year 2100, which is considered a benchmark year for climate change. Maine Public shared the BDN story.
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot shared a University of Maine news release highlighting a summer research program for high school students. Students in the five-week Integrated Science and Research and Career Exploration Early College course at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center explored STEM careers by investigating relevant research questions applicable to the environmental problems of […]
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