Frank Drummond, an entomology specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and a UMaine professor of insect ecology, and David Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist with UMaine Extension and professor in the School of Food and Agriculture, were quoted in a Maine magazine article about the wild Maine blueberry industry. In the article, Drummond […]
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Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute, spoke about his recent 4.5-week trek to recover ice cores in South Georgia on “207,” a news program on WLBZ (Channel 2) and WCSH (Channel 6). Part I of the interview aired Monday, Jan. 11. Part II will air Tuesday, Jan. 12.
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Patricia Oh, coordinator of older adult services in Bowdoinham, was a recent guest on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s “Morning Edition.” She spoke as part of a monthlong series that focuses on the challenges faced by Maine’s increasing population of older adults and how public policy is addressing them. Oh and other guests in the […]
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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, “How we can divert food from landfills to cupboards, food banks.” The study found about 28 percent of what Mainers send to landfills is food, according to the article.
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Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute, will talk about his recent excursion in the South Atlantic on “207,” which will air at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11 and Tuesday, Jan. 12, on WLBZ (Channel 2) and WCSH (Channel 6). Rob Caldwell, host of “207,” will talk with Mayewski about his 4.5-week trek to […]
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In the context of modern anthropogenic climate change, many Peruvian societies are experiencing the brunt of abrupt climate change impacts. The Peruvian Andes are home to 70 percent of the world’s tropical glaciers, which provide surrounding communities with water for drinking, agriculture and pastoralism, energy production and tourism. Recent studies indicate that glacier coverage in […]
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Boothbay Register reported a presentation titled, “Ocean acidification and midcoast Maine estuaries” is being offered from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Damariscotta River Association’s Round Top Farm in Damariscotta. The presentation is the result of an on-going partnership between the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center and an alliance of local water […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the article, “What Maine youth are learning in school about climate change,” which was written by Mario Teisl, an economics professor at the University of Maine, and Ph.D. candidates Bjorn Grigholm and Amy Kireta. Grigholm is a student in UMaine’s School of Earth and Climate Sciences and Kireta is a […]
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Daily Bulldog reported Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife biologists recently finished capturing and radio-collaring moose in a new study area in Aroostook County as part of a five-year moose monitoring program. The study aims to provide a greater understanding of the health of Maine’s moose population, particularly factors that affect their survival and […]
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Kit Hamley, a graduate student at the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute, recently spoke with WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) about the Follow a Researcher program. For a second year, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering the program that aims to connect K–12 students in Maine and around the […]
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