Colleagues at the Climate Change Institute are collaborating to strengthen climate education for youth in grades 5–12 in Maine. CCI faculty and staff have created the Climate Education Resources webpage to provide educators with a variety of informative materials in one place. The resources are grouped within five themes — Climate Synthesis & Overview, Climate Data […]
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The Associated Press spoke with Rafa Tasnim, a Ph.D. student of ecology and environmental sciences at the University of Maine about how rising temperatures are affecting Maine’s wild blueberry crop. Tasnim led a study of changes in temperature and precipitation in Down East Maine over the past 40 years which revealed a greater increase in […]
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The University of Maine Office of Research Compliance has opened registration for its virtual Responsible Conduct of Research training for students. Undergraduates participating in research sponsored by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health or U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture are required to take the training, which will be […]
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WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) interviewed Jay Hao, an associate professor of plant pathology at the University of Maine, about his project to reduce pathogens in soil by planting rotational crops after potatoes. “Because the tubers stay in the soil, you face a lot of soil borne pathogens,” he said. “That can cause a […]
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The County noted that University of Maine researchers are helping Original Mass Timber Maine, an initiative from the town of Ashland, study the environmental benefits of structural round timber, which is expected to be more environmentally sustainable than other wood building products. According to the report, “university will also be conducting a cost analysis of […]
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A report compiled by Marcella Sorg, a University of Maine research professor at the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, was cited by WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) in its “Intervention Aroostook” segment. According to the report, as cited in the story, there were 132 overdose deaths in the state in the second quarter last […]
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Foresters working with family forest landowners should apply contemporary approaches, including place attachment theory and addressing landowner concerns regarding biophysical and social conditions on their woodlands to advance forest stewardship, according to two researchers in the University of Maine School of Forest Resources. Jessica Leahy, the Henry W. Saunders Distinguished Professor in Forestry, and former […]
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In a new study, University of Maine researchers found that culture helps humans adapt to their environment and overcome challenges better and faster than genetics. After conducting an extensive review of the literature and evidence of long-term human evolution, scientists Tim Waring and Zach Wood concluded that humans are experiencing a “special evolutionary transition” in […]
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The spring 2021 edition of OneVoice Maine, the Maine State Chamber of Commerce magazine, focuses on the role innovation has played in Maine’s long-standing traditional industries – farming, fishing, and forestry – in the last century. The magazine’s opening letter cites chamber president Dana Connors and board chair Clif Greim. “Perhaps our state’s biggest incubator for […]
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Researchers at the University of Maine will host the virtual Maine Reuse Summit to celebrate Maine’s vibrant reuse economy from 11 a.m.–1 p.m. June 9. Attendees will learn about a multi-year research project on Maine’s reuse sector from researchers who conducted the study. The researchers will share findings from a statewide survey, national economic data […]
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