Research

Sweat bee on aster

New publication about bees and their New England habitats available

Researchers in the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station and their colleagues from neighboring institutions published a report called “Bees and Their Habitats in Four New England States” this summer. The report includes previously unpublished information and a synthesis of literature relevant to Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. The report also offers recommendations for […]

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Public invited to SEA Fellows Symposium on Aug. 7 at DMC

Students, researchers, fishermen, aquaculture entrepreneurs and other marine professionals will gather at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center 2-4:30 p.m. Aug. 7 for the third annual SEA Fellows Symposium. UMaine and University of Maine at Machias President Joan Ferrini-Mundy will welcome participants to the student-centered symposium at 2 p.m. in Brooke Hall on the […]

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Blomberg interviewed for BDN article on ruffed grouse study

The Bangor Daily News interviewed Erik Blomberg, an assistant professor of wildlife, fisheries and conservation biology at the University of Maine, for an article about a recent study of ruffed grouse. Blomberg was a collaborator on the study, along with biologists from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) and other UMaine researchers. […]

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Medical Xpress publishes UMaine release on depressive symptoms, cardiovascular disease

MedicalXpress carried a University of Maine news release about a recent study that found an association between short- and long-term depressive symptoms and cardiovascular disease. Depressive symptoms can predict the occurrence of cardiovascular events. Short-term or baseline depressive symptoms increase the risk of cardiovascular events for up to 15 years, and chronic depressive symptoms increase […]

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Ruffed Grouse

Study supports Maine’s current management practices for ruffed grouse hunting

Maintaining current hunting regulations for ruffed grouse will help ensure sustainable population management in the state, according to a new University of Maine study. Ruffed grouse live in Maine’s forests year-round and are popular quarry among hunters, including a substantial number of non-resident hunters who travel to Maine to pursue the birds each year. The […]

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AP reports on USDA grant awarded to UMaine for tick research

The Associated Press reported on a $1.17 million grant awarded to University of Maine researchers by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for research on protecting forest workers from tick-borne diseases. The grant will fund the development and testing of land management practices to protect forest workers, who are members of key industries in Maine but […]

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WABI, WVII interview Sporer about research on terrorism, Twitter

WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) interviewed Karyn Sporer, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Maine, about her research on the role of Twitter in terrorists’ justification of violence. Sporer began the research and analysis of the tweets when she was at the University of Nebraska, and continued the project when […]

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Gerbi named associate dean for research

Christopher Gerbi has been named associate dean for research in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture, and associate director of the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station. Gerbi joined the School of Earth and Climate Sciences as faculty in 2007 and will be promoted to the role of professor on Sept. 1. He […]

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