The University of Maine’s Jake Ward, vice president for innovation and economic development; Stephen Shaler, director of the School of Forest Resources; and Jonathan Rubin, a professor of resource economics and policy, were quoted in the Bangor Daily News article, “Is there fuel in those trees? Maine’s forests, distant hopes of alternative fuel revolution.” Seven […]
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Paul Anderson, director of the Maine Sea Grant College Program at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Cape Cod Times article on the 6th International Oyster Symposium held in North Falmouth, Massachusetts. At the symposium, Anderson said Maine Sea Grant is using a $20 million National Science Foundation EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate […]
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When Ginger Kieffer graduates from the University of Maine in May 2017 with a degree in political science, she plans to take her roots with her. Hailing from Caribou, Maine — the most northeastern city in the United States — the political science major grew up surrounded by potatoes and learned early on the economic […]
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On Friday, June 26, as various school systems came to the end of their academic calendars, 17 Maine high school and middle school teachers and 12 science researchers gathered around small tables at the University of Maine, all with the same topic in mind. Climate change. The group participated in a climate science teacher workshop […]
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The University of Maine Biocar Team is hitting the road November 8–13 to participate in the 2015 National Chem-E-Car competition at the University of Utah. The team — composed of 10 bioengineering students — will cheer for its car named Babe as it races against 36 unique chemically powered vehicles designed by teams from around […]
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The American Eel, Anguilla rostrata, is one of three species of freshwater eels found around the globe and is the only species found in North America. According to the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, the species has survived multiple ice ages and is considered to have the broadest diversity of habitats of any fish species […]
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Phys.org carried a University of Maine news release about ecosystem-based ocean management research by Heather Leslie, director of the University of Maine Darling Marine Center. Leslie said ecosystem-based approaches to restore ocean health provide a flexible framework for marine management and allow scientists and stakeholders to move beyond reactive and piecemeal solutions. She reviewed six […]
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The Office of Research & Sponsored Programs’ NCURA (National Council of University Research Administrators) Communications Task Force, together with the ORSP Compliance, Analysis & Training group, have developed a survey to aid the development of an improved communications strategy and training program. Members of the UMaine research community are asked to complete the survey, as […]
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The director of the University of Maine Darling Marine Center says ecosystem-based approaches to restore ocean health provide a flexible framework for marine management and allow scientists and stakeholders to move beyond reactive and piecemeal solutions. “Ecosystem-based management (EBM) accounts for the diverse connections between people and oceans and the trade-offs inherent in managing for […]
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The Maine Edge reported the University of Maine is involved in several research initiatives to strengthen and enhance some of the state’s specialty crops. Agriculture Commissioner Walter Whitcomb announced Maine is partnering with USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program to invest $562,583.50 to support Maine Specialty Crop Producers and help farmers and producers meet new […]
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