Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, talked with Maine Public about a United Nations climate change report that highlights the urgency of the problem and reduces the timeline for meaningful response to global change from 2050 to 2030.
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The Portland Press Herald cited the University of Maine Cooperative Forestry Research Unit (CRFU) in a story about a long-term study of the impact of forestry on migratory songbirds in Northern Maine. CRFU will provided partial funding to researchers for a comprehensive survey planned for 2022.
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The way fresh and seawater mix in an estuary influences its water circulation, physics and quality, which affect ecosystems and aquaculture. Scientists understand the dynamics of the process in estuaries with simple topographies, but Lauren Ross seeks to better understand them in more complex ones, like the Penobscot River Estuary in eastern Maine. The National […]
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News Center Maine highlighted artificial intelligence research from University of Maine faculty. It also noted the University of Maine Artificial Intelligence (UMaine AI) initiative, in which the institution aims to work with various partners to make Maine a hub for AI research, education and use.
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot noted that the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $2 million funding request from Sen. Susan Collins to support University of Maine research. The funding, if approved by Congress, would support research into developing wood-fiber insulated panels to build new, energy-efficient buildings and retrofit existing ones.
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Twenty five undergraduate and recent post baccalaureate students from the University of Maine, University of Southern Maine and 10 other institutions will share the results of their summer marine research on Aug. 10 in the virtual 2021 University of Maine SEA Fellows Symposium. The SEA (Science for Economic Impact and Application) Fellows program is coordinated by UMaine’s Darling Marine Center […]
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Eat This, Not That cited a University of Maine study that explored antioxidant levels in colored potatoes in reporting on the benefits of potato milk, including reduced environmental production costs as compared to other plant-based milk products.
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Bradfield Lyon, an associate research professor in climate analysis at the University of Maine, spoke with The Guardian for a story about the heat wave in the Pacific Northwest. “By mid-century, the spatial size of heatwaves in the U.S. are expected to increase between about 50% to 80% from what they are in the current […]
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In March, the Institute of Medicine (IoM) at the University of Maine requested proposals in the areas of health and life sciences for a seed grant program, which is meant to support the goals and objectives of the institute. This grant program required two or more full-time UMaine or University of Maine at Machias faculty […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the findings of a new fire ant control study led by Sue Ishaq. Ishaq, a UMaine assistant professor of animal and veterinary sciences, investigated biological methods of controlling European fire ants, including using nematodes that carry bacteria harmful to the ant. Phys.org shared a University of Maine news release […]
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