WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) talked with Cassandra Leeman, a marine biology and marine policy master’s student at the University of Maine, about efforts to monitor lobster health and conditions in the shipping crates as the crustaceans travel from trap to market. Sensors that measure temperature, oxygen levels and the lobster’s heart rate are intended […]
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A national study of college hazing by Elizabeth Allan, a University of Maine professor of higher education, was cited in a News Center Maine story about the variation in states’ hazing laws across the U.S.
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The Bangor Daily News cited a report prepared by a coalition of University of Maine faculty and staff in a story about rising sea levels in mid-coast Maine, particularly in the city of Bath.
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University of Maine paleoecologist Jacquelyn Gill talked with Yale Environment 360 about the impact of climate change on the world’s flora. She noted that ecosystems change by adding new species, but existing plants and trees may be lost. “Death has to be part of the story,” Gill said. Grist shared the Yale Environment story.
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The Bangor Daily News shared a University of Maine news release showcasing a research collaboration between UMaine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) and local K–12 teachers. The Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program makes research accessible to the community while teaching STEM principles to teachers and elementary and high school students.
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Increased local tourism and toxic substances transported to glaciers from distant locales can contribute to high concentrations of human-sourced metal pollution in snow and streams around Mount Everest that is likely degrading the quality of water used by thousands of residents and climbers. Heather Clifford made the discoveries in a study she conducted after taking […]
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Angela Mech, an assistant professor of forest ecology at the University of Maine, talked with the Bangor Daily News about using browntail moth pheromones to confuse the male moths and reduce mating. WQCB (Q106.5 in Brewer) also spoke with Mech and graduate student Sadia Crosby about their research. The researchers are working to identify the most effective pheromone […]
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The Bangor Daily News shared a University of Maine news release highlighting an analysis by Jonathan Borkum, an associate adjunct professor, which characterizes migraines as a protective response to oxidant and energy imbalances in the brain.
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Casey Olechnowicz, a Ph.D. student in the School of Forest Resources at the University of Maine, spoke with Down East magazine about using prescribed burns to reduce fire danger in Maine. Olechnowicz notes that resistance to prescribed burning often reflects a lack of trust between the public and the agency conducting the burn.
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In reporting on a vote by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees to approve the 2021–22 budget for the System, the Portland Press Herald reported on two pilot programs at UMaine and UMaine Machias. A revenue-neutral initiative seeks to consolidate student fees to simplify billing, and a new research learning program will provide […]
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