The Bangor Daily News spoke with University of Maine researchers for the article, “Why researchers are excited about spotting a pair of sturgeon in Milford.” This spring, the researchers went to the Penobscot River to look for evidence that endangered shortnose sturgeon had spawned in the river for the first time since two dams were […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported Old Town city leaders approved a proposed $3 million bond to purchase the 40-acre parcel of land and some warehouses along the Penobscot River where the Expera Old Town mill once operated. The property is owned by a consortium of liquidators and still home to the University of Maine’s Technology […]
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DigitalCommons@UMaine recently passed 1 million total downloads (since 2012), with more than 400,000 in the past year alone. DigitalCommons is an online repository of works produced by UMaine faculty, staff and students. The homepage of DigitalCommons shows a worldwide reader map with real-time statistics on downloads.
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Technology created by a spin-off company of the Laboratory of Surface Science and Technology (LASST) at the University of Maine has won a top safety award. CF Industries, a North American manufacturer and distributor of agricultural fertilizers, recently presented a 2016 Stephen R. Wilson Excellence in Safety Award to staff at its Port Neal laboratory […]
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Mail Tribune of Oregon cited research from the University of Maine in a “Since You Asked” column titled “Be sure to rinse those fruits and veggies.” In response to a reader’s question about whether rinsing fresh produce is necessary, the author wrote “there are conflicting opinions on the value of rinsing, but there seems to […]
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Research conducted by Rick Wahle, a marine scientist at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center; and Andrew Goode, who earned a bachelor’s degree in marine sciences in 2016; was cited in an Ellsworth American article about horseshoe crabs. The “living fossils” have survived unchanged for eons, but lately their numbers have diminished, according to […]
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Read transcript Over the last year, Rhian Waller, associate professor of marine science at the University of Maine, has been to the ends of the Earth to study how changing oceans are affecting cold-water corals and what those changes may eventually mean in places like the Gulf of Maine. Waller’s research team included three undergraduate […]
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Josh Stoll, an ecology and environmental sciences Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on “Blue Fish Radio,” an Outdoor Canada podcast about the future of fish and fishing in Canada. Stoll, founder of LocalCatch.org and the Walking Fish Cooperative, spoke about the importance of community-supported fishing and how new fishing […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a fact sheet published by The White House, titled “Obama Administration Announces Clean Energy Savings for All Americans Initiative.” UMaine was listed among 25 members of the administration’s National Community Solar Partnership that have new commitments to deploy nearly 145 MW of community solar, including projects to scale […]
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A 2003 University of Maine study led by psychology professors Douglas Nangle and Cynthia Erdley was cited in the Huffington Post blog entry, “13 life lessons all parents should teach their kids.” Under the lesson, “Value your BFFs,” the article cited the UMaine study of 193 third- through sixth-graders. The researchers found having one or […]
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