“Forever chemicals” used in water-repellant outdoor gear have been found in snow from the top of Mount Everest. Kimberley Miner says these human-made per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — which have been linked to birth defects, high cholesterol and increased risk of kidney and testicular cancer — could eventually pose a risk for trekkers, climbers […]
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Paul Mayewski and Mariusz Potocki are included in the Eos story “An Ice Core from the Roof of the World” about the 2019 National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition. Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute, was the expedition leader and lead scientist. Potocki, a Ph.D. candidate, collected the highest ice core in […]
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BEVNET reported on the partnership between Nestlé Waters North America and the University of Maine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Institute to explore development of packaging materials produced from sustainably harvested Maine wood.
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The Bangor Daily News, the Daily Bulldog, Village Soup and Phys.org picked up a University of Maine news release about a collaborative study which concluded that 447 species of trees and shrubs are growing in less than 50% of their suitable North American ranges. The study, which was published in the Journal of Biogeography, suggests that soils, other plants and animals […]
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Maintaining National Park infrastructure and built environments, such as roads, information kiosks and visitor centers, is a known and persistent challenge. But a new study led by Kathryn Miller, University of Maine alumna and quantitative ecologist for the National Park Services’ Northeast Temperate Network, suggests that undeveloped areas within national parks also require capital investments […]
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Four University of Maine graduate students will help communities that rely on natural resources for recreation and tourism prepare for the ramifications of climate change. The team will provide stakeholder municipalities data to help them adapt to the changing climate and assist them with developing climate adaptation frameworks using ‘scenario planning’— a method of forecasting […]
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When reporting about a new offshore wind and renewable energy partnership between Maine and the United Kingdom, Maine Public noted the University of Maine and New England Aqua Ventus assisting Gov. Janet Mills in her effort to build the first floating offshore wind research array in the U.S. OffshoreWIND.biz also noted the state initiative involving […]
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Daniel Regan, a Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering (GSBSE), is conducting research focused on the development of platforms for the detection and deterrence of biological threats. A year into his work in assistant professor Caitlin Howell’s Biointerface and Biomimetics Lab, Regan had an idea for a new type of […]
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The World reported on a study of rural youth in Maine and Oregon by University of Maine professor of human dimensions of natural resources Jessica Leahy. Leahy and her colleagues in Oregon surveyed youth about their aspirations and their perceptions of their communities. The findings, formatted as fact sheets, can be used by schools to […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot, Morning Ag Clips and Potato News Today featured a University of Maine news release highlighting the development of genomic tools for breeding economically important polyploid crops. Greg Porter, a University of Maine professor of crop ecology and management, and E. Han Tan, an assistant professor of plant genetics, will focus on reducing the timeline for […]
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