Research being conducted by Joel Tebbenkamp, a University of Maine Ph.D. student in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology, was featured in the Bangor Daily News article, “Why are spruce grouse declining in the Northeast? Study aims to find out why,” by Bob Duchesne, vice president of Maine Audubon’s Penobscot Valley Chapter. The […]
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SSPP Blog, the weekly blog of the journal Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy, cited a paper by David Hart, director of the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine. Hart’s article, “Mobilizing the power of higher education to tackle the grand challenge of sustainability: Lessons from novel initiatives,” was […]
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How do we innovate to prepare for the 21st century? To promote health and well-being, enhance education, and engage communities to satisfy society’s greatest needs? See how the state’s only public research university is helping Maine prepare for tomorrow by turning knowledge into solutions.
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network spoke with Laura Rickard, an assistant professor of communication at the University of Maine, about her recent study on climate change communication. The research, which was published in the journal Global Environmental Change, aimed to determine if the perceived proximity of climate change can be manipulated to inspire engagement in […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported that while Maine’s largest fishery brings in more than $500 million a year and employs tens of thousands of people, there is no map that shows where lobstermen trap their catch. This lack of data can be harmful for regulatory agencies responsible for permitting nonfishing activities in the Gulf of […]
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John Jemison, a soil and water quality specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was mentioned in an Associated Press report that states only two Maine residents have applied to grow the state’s first licensed crops of industrial hemp. They’re setting off into unknown territory at a time when federal law prohibits commercial hemp […]
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The Portland Press Herald published the article, “Risky choices paying off for UMaine’s wind project,” about the University of Maine-led New England Aqua Ventus I floating offshore wind pilot project. The team, which is led by Habib Dagher, director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, made calculated gambles on several innovative strategies, including the […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a Mainebiz article about companies that make products using renewable biobased resources instead of petroleum-based compounds. Maine’s biobased manufacturing sector is composed of several companies including UMaine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Institute, according to the article, and Biobased Maine has partnered with UMaine in a grant application to the […]
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As the sun rises over Bass Harbor, Maine, Jim Dow and crew fish for lobsters — retrieving and baiting traps and measuring and banding lobsters. Jim Dow is vice president of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association, and sits on the board of advisors of the University of Maine Lobster Institute. UMaine has been a leader in […]
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Read transcript The award-winning basketball captain and 2016 graduate with a degree in biology with a concentration in pre-medical studies has learned to live, and thrive, in the moment. Liz Wood, who earned a 3.95 GPA, scored nearly 1,500 points and pulled down more than 900 rebounds for the Black Bears. Her sights are now set […]
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