Several news organizations including the Associated Press, Science Magazine, Discovery News, NPR, Yahoo News, Portland Press Herald and Climate Central reported on a new study that found rapid warming of waters off New England is a key factor in the collapse of the region’s cod fishery. The study, published in Science, determined changes to the […]
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Amy Blackstone, a sociology professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the HealthAim article, “Taylor Swift countersues radio personality: The trauma of sexual harassment.” The singer recently filed a countersuit against a radio host who allegedly touched her inappropriately during a meet-and-greet in 2013, according to the article. Sexual harassment has the same […]
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A University of Maine analysis on heating costs was cited in the Pocono Record article, “Winter won’t freeze your wallet.” Heating prices have fallen and electricity rates have remained stable heading into what is predicted to be a mild winter, according to the article. The UMaine study found heating oil costing $1.80 a gallon produces […]
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A University of Maine study was cited in the Cleveland.com article, “A look at the steep costs of lead poisoning: Toxic neglect.” Lead poisoning, even at low levels, causes diminished intelligence and learning problems, according to the article. It causes some of the largest economic effects from the toxin — loss of earnings and lost […]
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Marine scientists warn that the future may bring more harmful algal blooms (HABs) which could threaten wildlife and the economy, but that poor scientific understanding limits long-term forecasts. Understanding algal blooms and how they will impact society was the focus of a four-day workshop — comprised of 11 marine science researchers from around the world […]
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Mick Devin, a marine biologist and shellfish hatchery manager at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center (DMC), spoke with the Portland Press Herald for the article, “Ocean acidification threatens future of aquaculture, shellfish industries,” which is part of the series, “Mayday: Gulf of Maine in distress.” Devin is experimenting with raising mussels in the […]
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A study on bats being conducted by the University of Maine’s Department of Wildlife Ecology was mentioned in a Penobscot Bay Pilot article on the misconceptions surrounding the creatures. A single little brown bat, one of Maine’s eight species, can eat up to 1,000 mosquitoes in an hour and can eat bugs that harm produce, […]
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The prominent mineralogical journal “The Canadian Mineralogist” has celebrated University of Maine research professor Edward Sturgis Grew’s 70th birthday by dedicating the entire March 2015 issue to his extensive career in mineralogy and petrology. The volume contains 12 papers contributed in his honor by 63 authors representing Grew’s scientific colleagues from around the world. The […]
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Science 360 reported on a recently published paper by researchers at the University of Maine and University of California at Santa Cruz on the differences between male and female western mosquitofish and how the differences affect an entire ecosystem. The study suggests sexual dimorphism and the ratio of females to males in populations of western […]
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Science Codex and Summit County Citizens Voice quoted Mark Wells, a marine science professor at the University of Maine, in reports on an international workshop on harmful algal blooms and climate change. The workshop was organized by the North Pacific Marine Science Organization and the Global Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms and endorsed […]
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