The Portland Press Herald reported University of Maine folklorist Edward “Sandy” Ives, who founded the Maine Folklife Center, inspired the Mallett Brothers Band’s latest CD, “The Falling of the Pine: Songs from the Maine Woods.” Will and Luke Mallett’s father, folk singer David Mallett, is an obvious musical influence, but their mother, Jayne Lello, also […]
Read more
A tiny storm rages at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center. Simulated wind and waves beat against the hull of a model FPSO vessel in conditions comparable to a 100-year storm off the coast of western Africa. Watching from the side of the wind-wave basin in the Alfond W2 Ocean Engineering Laboratory, […]
Read more
Long-term changes in weather are affecting Maine agriculture, bringing both risks and potential opportunities for farmers in the state. At the University of Maine, faculty initiated the Maine Climate and Agriculture Network to improve coordination among faculty, staff and students on the subject. The network recently published a fact sheet that outlines observations of how […]
Read more
Mount Desert Islander reported the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor will host a free screening of four films produced by The Island Institute at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19. The future of fisheries and the changing ocean in the Gulf of Maine and elsewhere are explored in the films, according to the article. […]
Read more
The Maine Sea Grant College Program is accepting preliminary proposals for research projects to be funded from February 2018 through January 2020. Maine Sea Grant seeks proposals for research that links the scientific capacity of Maine with the needs of coastal stakeholders, as well as synthesis efforts that will integrate knowledge from diverse sources to […]
Read more
Farming of finfish, shellfish and plants in fresh and saltwater is the fastest-growing food production sector in the world and it’s growing in Maine, too. From 2007 to 2014, the total economic impact of aquaculture in Maine — including sales revenue, full- and part-time jobs and labor income — nearly tripled from $50 million to […]
Read more
Eric Venturini, an assistant research scientist in the School of Biology and Ecology at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about the new protection of the rusty patched bumblebee under the Endangered Species Act. The species will officially receive endangered status on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife […]
Read more
University of Maine Ph.D. candidate Kristine Hoffmann’s research on blue-spotted salamanders could lead to a greater understanding of how climate change is impacting northern ecosystems, reports Zocalo Public Square. Since 2012, Hoffmann has been studying how urbanization is effecting vernal pools and blue-spotted salamanders in Maine. In her work, Hoffmann has trapped, measured and released […]
Read more
WABI (Channel 5) reported on a presentation made to the Bangor City Council by University of Maine Honors College student Jaymi Thibault. For her honors thesis, Thibault studied the city’s ongoing outreach efforts and assess how residents access information from the government. Working with the city, the political science major from Lisbon developed a survey […]
Read more
The Ellsworth American reported three Husson University students were awarded a $1,500 grant to study stormwater runoff. The students will use the award to design a rain garden on Husson’s Bangor campus, according to the article. Rain gardens are designed to absorb rainwater from impervious surfaces, such as roads and driveways, before the water flows […]
Read more