University of Maine researchers are studying how changes in rainfall patterns caused by climate change could affect strawberries in the Northeast. Principal investigator Rachel Schattman, an assistant professor of sustainable agriculture, and her research team built a precipitation and cropping simulator to assess the effects of four possible rainfall scenarios on strawberries and other specialty […]
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Live Science spoke with University of Maine researchers Tim Waring and Zach Wood about a recent study which suggests that culture drives faster evolutionary change than human genetics. Waring is an associate professor of social-ecological systems modeling; Wood is a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Biology and Ecology. Real Clear Science shared the Live […]
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WVII (Channel 7) talked with Rachel Schattman, a University of Maine assistant professor of sustainable agriculture, about the impact of changing rainfall patterns on strawberries in Maine. Morning Ag Clips and Horti Daily also reported on Schattman’s research.
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National Geographic spoke with Andy Pershing, an associate professor of climate change at the University of Maine, and Robert Steneck, a professor of marine sciences at UMaine about climate change in the Gulf of Maine and the impact on the lobsters and the lobster fishery.
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When Sharon Tisher reflects on the climate crises that students in her courses are inheriting, she sometimes experiences a momentary loss of words. “My generation are the ones who allowed climate change to happen and benefited in many ways from the conveniences of burning fossil fuels,” she says. Then, the lecturer in the University of […]
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In a report that traces the path of Maine wild blueberries as they move from the fields to consumers, Down East magazine cited University of Maine research into best practices for cultivation and University of Maine Cooperative Extension outreach to growers for helping the industry thrive.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration cited several studies conducted by University of Maine faculty and students in reporting on changes in the lower Penobscot River ecosystem following the removal of two dams. The studies led by faculty in the School of Marine Sciences, the School of Biology and Ecology and the School of Earth […]
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A novel liquid surface coating on human catheters could help reduce protein deposition that leads to urinary tract and bloodstream infections, according to researchers at the University of Maine and University of Notre Dame who are leading a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The research, funded by a five-year, upward of $2 […]
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The Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI) published three reports this spring, all of which are now available on the MEPRI website. The publications include “How Students with IEPs and Their Teachers Are Faring in Maine Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” by research associate Patricia Lech and MEPRI co-director Amy Johnson; “School-Community Partnerships in Maine,” […]
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The Bangor Daily News cited University of Maine contributions to the state’s farming, fishing and forestry industries in promoting the latest edition of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce’s magazine, “OneVoice Maine.” The magazine includes stories that highlight the link between research and development efforts by the university and innovation in farming, fishing, and forestry […]
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