The University of Maine Darling Marine Center offers free, guided, 90-minute tours of its waterfront laboratories at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 19. Ashley Rossin, an undergraduate student in the School of Marine Sciences and a DMC summer intern, is the tour guide. She recounts the history of the center’s founding — 50 years ago […]
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Robert Bayer, executive director of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, spoke with the Morning Sentinel for an article about a rare orange, yellow and black calico lobster discovered in a shipment to a Skowhegan market. According to the Lobster Institute, the calico lobsters are believed to be one in 30 million. However, […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine has been awarded more than $200,000 for climate change research. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced the award in a press release. The National Science Foundation awarded the $201,515 in grant funding to support the study of climate change and its effect on birds’ migratory […]
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On July 22, the Maine Development Foundation (MDF) and the University of Maine’s School of Economics released the sixth quarterly report analyzing critical economic indicators in Maine. The latest report, “Water Quality in Maine,” addresses the economic, social, and natural effects of Maine’s comparatively high water quality. Water is an essential resource in Maine that […]
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Rebecca Holberton, a professor of biological sciences at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Maclean’s article about tensions rising over the last remaining disputed lands between the United States and Canada. The two treeless islands — North Rock and Machias Seal — are located in the ocean between Maine and New Brunswick. The […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported The University of Maine System Board of Trustees approved spending up to $9 million for the future Cooperative Extension Diagnostic and Research Center. The laboratory will help scientists study pest management and threats to human and animal health across the state, according to the article. It will be the only […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the annual Camden Conference generated nearly $1.1 million in the local economy last year, according to a report commissioned by the organizers to determine how beneficial the event is for businesses and job creation in midcoast Maine. The Camden Conference has been held each February in Camden since 1988 to […]
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The University of Maine’s Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research (CCAR) in Franklin was mentioned in the Mainebiz article, “A promise of higher ag yields: Aquaponics offers new source of food.” According to the article, Maine’s foodie scene will soon get a new source of fresh vegetables from Maine greenhouses that use aquaponics, an indoor ecosystem […]
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The Associated Press reported on this year’s final training session for citizen scientists interested in Maine’s bumblebee counting project. The session took place at the University of Southern Maine. The Maine Bumble Bee Atlas project aims to help determine Maine bee range and abundance, according to the report. The project is being coordinated by the […]
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The University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC) is host of the free Science on Tap Seminar series at the Newcastle Publick House from 6–7 p.m. Wednesdays. On July 22, the seminar, “Shellfish aquaculture: Job creation, tasty bivalves and some cool science too,” will be presented by Carter Newell. A resident of Damariscotta, Newell will […]
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