Ellen Mallory, University of Maine Cooperative Extension specialist and associate professor of sustainable agriculture, was awarded $11,902 grant for food research from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The project is supported by the USDA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) and is titled, “Investigating Diversity as a Climate Resilience Strategy for Potato and […]
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Several University of Maine partnerships and projects were mentioned in the Mainebiz article, “U.S. R&D grows more than GDP.” Research and development expenditures in the United States totaled $456.1 billion in 2013, according to new data from the National Science Foundation, which at 3.2 percent is a higher growth rate than the 2.2 percent for […]
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University of Maine research on bird trade-offs during migratory flights was included in the HeraldNet article, “Five new findings about the bird world.” During migration, birds weigh the risk-reward of stopping to refuel versus threats of predators, according to the article. After two years of study, UMaine graduate student Jennifer McCabe and professor Brian Olsen […]
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WABI (Channel 5), The Washington Times, The Daily Journal, Berkshire Eagle and WGME (Channel 13) reported the University of Maine has been awarded almost $12,000 from the USDA to further research the state’s potato industry. The funding will help enhance critical food research of Maine’s agricultural sector, according to the report.
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Engineering News-Record (ENR) published an article about the University of Maine-led New England Aqua Ventus I offshore wind project. UMaine researchers are completing the design and engineering work for a full-scale floating hull for the proposed 12-MW Aqua Ventus I offshore wind farm, according to the article. The project follows the successful 2014 deployment of […]
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On about 20 acres in rural Kennebec County along Long Pond sits a lodge, as well as accompanying carriage house and cottages, that will become a rehabilitation retreat for wounded veterans and their families. The property, which crosses the boundary between the towns of Rome and Mount Vernon, was built in 1929 and owned by […]
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A 2011 waste characterization study by the University of Maine School of Economics was cited in the Bangor Daily News article, “What it would take for Maine to compost its way to sustainability.” The study found about 43 percent of what Mainers send to landfills and incinerators is compostable, and two-thirds of that waste is […]
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A three-year, $2 million National Science Foundation project led by University of Maine researchers was cited in a New York Times article about Microsoft acquiring MinecraftEdu, a modified version of Minecraft tailored for use in schools. The popular video game is described as a digital sandbox, inside which players can construct anything they want, much […]
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PRI’s “The World” mentioned two University of Maine researchers in the report, “In Greenland, a climate change mystery with clues written in water and stone.” According to the article, Greenland holds the world’s second largest ice sheet, and it’s melting fast — an average of 287 billion metric tons of ice a year. Glaciologist Gordon […]
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A special collection at the University of Maine’s Fogler Library was mentioned in the Portland Press Herald article, “Find a treasure trove of old Maine seed catalogs online.” More than 18,000 seed and nursery catalogs dating back to the 18th century have been digitized and uploaded by the National Agricultural Library to the nonprofit Internet […]
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