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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The next generation of harsh environment materials and wireless sensor techniques are the focus of a $2.34 million Department of Energy’s (DOE) EPSCoR award for research led by University of Maine researchers Mauricio Pereira da Cunha and Robert Lad. The DOE award was one of nine initiatives funded nationwide for a total of $22 million. […]
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Mainebiz reported that the University of Maine Darling Marine Center and the Maine Business School have introduced the “UMaine Blue Economy” program to deepen partnerships between science and business experts in the state’s fisheries and aquaculture sectors and other working-waterfront industries. A $50,000 award from the William Procter Scientific Innovation Fund supports the initiative, which seeks […]
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The Maine Monitor discussed the outlook for browntail moth in Maine in 2022 with Jim Dill, a pest management specialist at University of Maine Cooperative Extension, and Angela Mech, a University of Maine assistant professor of forest entomology whose research has focused on controlling the moth. Dill said that climate change is a factor in […]
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Seacoastonline cited a report on Maine’s climate future authored by University of Maine climate scientists in a column highlighting the many impacts of severe drought, which the author describes as a natural disaster.
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot promoted a free, online presentation by Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine. “The Arctic, Maine, and the First Abrupt Climate Change Event of the Modern Era” is scheduled for noon on Sept. 7. More information about the event is online.
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The Bangor Daily News promoted the Sept. 12 “Forestry Field Day” at Wicopy Woods Tree Farm in Sebec. Jessica Leahy, the Henry W. Saunders Distinguished Professor in Forestry at the University of Maine, co-owns Wicopy Woods, and will offer a brief tour highlighting conservation projects in the forest. Amber Roth, a UMaine assistant professor of […]
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WVII (Channel 7) talked with Robert Dana, University of Maine dean of students, and John Volin, UMaine executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, in reporting on move-in day on campus, and the conclusion of the week-long celebration of student research and creativity. Senior student Kenneth Hugel said masks are a necessary annoyance. First-year […]
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The Bangor Daily News cited two University of Maine studies in a story about the numbers of Atlantic salmon in the Penobscot River this year, which are expected to be the lowest in the last four years. One study revealed that salmon experience difficulty finding the fishway at the Milford dam, which reduces spawning success. […]
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The Bangor Daily News, The Ellsworth American, Centralmaine.com, The Irregular and the Sun Journal advanced an upcoming talk from the University of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions about how collaborative teams can draw lessons learned from kindergarten to tackle complex problems featuring Pips Veazy, director of the UMaine Portland Gateway. The talk will be held […]
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