The Associated Press, Portland Press Herald, Maine Public Broadcasting Network, NECN and WLBZ (Channel 2) covered a news conference held at Ready Seafood in Portland to address Sweden’s proposed American lobster ban. Maine politicians, scientists and lobster industry representatives spoke out against the proposal to deem the American lobster as an invasive species, which would […]
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A new interactive, online tool that allows high-resolution exploration and display of spatial data sets of Maine woodlands will help provide more information about the state’s forest resources to stakeholders — from landowners to researchers and policymakers. The Maine Forest Spatial Tool, developed by the University of Maine Center for Research on Sustainable Forests, provides […]
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Mainebiz, WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on a new study released by the Professional Logging Contractors of Maine that shows Maine’s logging industry contributed an estimated $882 million to the state’s economy in 2014. The study, conducted with the University of Maine and Farm Credit East, revealed logging supported more than 7,300 […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported Maine politicians, scientists and lobster industry representatives will speak out against Sweden’s bid to deem the American lobster as an invasive species, which would end a $150 million export market to the European Union. Robert Steneck, a marine biologist at the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences, is among […]
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Mainebiz and WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine is one of 37 institutions nationwide to receive first-ever awards for the National Science Foundation’s INCLUDES program, a comprehensive initiative to enhance U.S. leadership in science and engineering by broadening participation in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). UMaine will receive $300,000 […]
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Boothbay Register, The Free Press and Lincoln County News reported Molly Jacobs, a visiting researcher from McDaniel College in Maryland, will present a brown bag seminar on decorator crabs at noon Thursday, Sept. 15 at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole. Jacobs’ talk is titled “Age-appropriate outfits? Decorating behavior in juvenile and […]
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Amanda Rose, an internationally recognized expert in peer relations research and a leader in women’s professional development in academia, will be on campus Sept. 15–16 to lead two public presentations. Rose will lead a workshop, “Women’s professional development: A lifespan perspective,” focusing on the strategies to address the professional development challenges faced by women in […]
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Katherine Allen is an ocean historian. But instead of poring through old texts, she studies the chemical composition of tiny ancient fossil shells in Southwest Pacific marine sediment. Allen, a research assistant professor at the University of Maine, says these marine fossils — which have been accumulating on the seafloor for millions of years — […]
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Access to Maine’s beaches and coastal areas can sometimes be a challenge. According to the latest analysis of property ownership data by the Maine Coastal Program, the public owns just 12 percent of Maine’s 5,400-mile shoreline. Public rights to the rest of the coast vary considerably, from submerged areas below low tide through the intertidal […]
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A University of Maine video on bee research being conducted by Frank Drummond, a professor of insect ecology, was featured on Science360. For the past 30 years, Drummond has studied the biology, ecology, disease susceptibility and pesticide exposure of Maine’s 275 native species of bees, as well as the millions of commercial honeybees annually trucked […]
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