Data collected by Daniel Harrison, a professor of wildlife at the University of Maine, was included in a Conway Daily Sun article on a Fryeburg selectman warning residents about a coyote he recently saw roaming around town. The best estimate the state has of the coyote population is about 12,000, which represents the “over-winter population,” […]
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Data from the Maine Sea Grant College Program at the University of Maine was cited in the Portland Press Herald article, “Judge rules that rockweed harvesters need landowners’ permission.” Jeff Nichols, spokesperson for the Maine Department of Marine Resources, said there were 134 licensed seaweed harvesters in Maine in 2016. They landed 13,977,313 pounds of […]
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The Portland Press Herald, Maine Public and Mainebiz reported on a new study released by the Maine Brewers’ Guild and conducted by the University of Maine School of Economics. The report is projecting growth of nearly 40 percent next year as the number of Maine’s craft brewers continues to increase, according to Maine Public. Maine […]
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The University of Maine’s SMART (Stormwater Management Research Team) program was mentioned in an Idaho Ed News feature on Alyssa Lu, a junior at Boise High School. Lu is committed to combating climate change, helping the environment, and making the world a better place for her generation and those that come after, the article states. […]
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Bradfield Lyon, an associate research professor of climate analysis at the University of Maine, was interviewed by National Geographic for an article about the current drought in Somalia. The country’s government recently declared the drought a national disaster, and observers fear if rain doesn’t come this month, mass starvation will follow, according to the article. […]
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The University of Maine’s Stormwater Management Research Team (SMART) program will be featured in the 2017 NSF INCLUDES Video Showcase. The online event will feature three-minute videos on projects around the country that are aspiring to make STEM education in the United States more inclusive. The SMART program, based in the College of Engineering, seeks […]
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Maine Public reported a new University of Maine study commissioned by AARP Maine suggests that as more people retire, inadequate personal savings means taxpayers will have to take on more of the burden. According to the research conducted by Philip Trostel, an economics and public policy professor at the UMaine School of Economics and Margaret […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on the MDI Biological Laboratory’s Center for Science Entrepreneurship and its new course, Bridging Disciplines: Navigating Successful 21st Century Careers in Biomedical Science. The center and course aim to help University of Maine and College of the Atlantic science and engineering undergraduates explore approaches to biomedical research using concepts and tools […]
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The National Parks Conservation Association reported on the Dragonfly Mercury Project, a program that encourages students, volunteers and park visitors to collect dragonfly larvae to measure mercury levels in water bodies. The project was initiated by Sarah Nelson, an associate research professor in the School of Forest Resources, and is a collaboration among UMaine, the […]
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New research by the University of Maine commissioned by AARP Maine reveals the fiscal impact of inadequate retirement savings in the state. “The Fiscal Implications of Inadequate Saving for Retirement” report shows that an aging Maine workforce moving into retirement is increasingly reliant on public assistance, signaling a trend that could have important fiscal implications […]
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