Maine Public, Portland Press Herald and News Center Maine highlighted research from the University of Maine Darling Marine Center on local shellfish harvesting trends along the Damariscotta and Medomak River estuaries led by graduate student Sarah Risley. “As researchers, we can only be out in the field for a couple months out of the year. […]
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While kelp forests are increasingly dwindling along portions of the Maine coast, those that remain still provide valuable food and habitat for lobster, fish and other species. Yet rapidly proliferating turf algae, which resemble thick mats along the seafloor, are chemically sabotaging kelp forests’ recovery from decades of decline, threatening biodiversity and nutrient systems in […]
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The Portland Press Herald and News Center Maine featured the election of Bob Steneck, University of Maine professor emeritus of oceanography, marine biology and marine policy, to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Steneck helped reshape marine research in Maine during his 41-year career with the university.
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The Bangor Daily News reported on $8 million secured by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Infrastructure for University of Maine research. The federal funding will allow UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center to explore the use of AI and composites in developing bridges in less time and […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Spectrum News and WABI (Channel 5) covered a joint presentation from University of Maine master’s of forestry students and the Bangor Department of Public Works on how to handle emerald ash borer infestations. “The idea now is that it is not yet found in Bangor, so everything we’re doing is proactive […]
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Aboard the Norwegian tall ship Statsraad Lehmkhul traversing the North Atlantic Ocean, Emmanuel Boss is teaching 50 graduate students from around the world during the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Advanced Ocean Training Course. Boss, professor of oceanography at University of Maine, is among researchers providing lectures during the voyage from Tromø, Norway, to Nice, France. […]
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Bob Steneck, who helped reshape marine research in Maine during his 41-year career at the University of Maine, was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Established just after the American Revolution by Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton and 60 others, the Academy honors excellence and convenes leaders from every field of human endeavor […]
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By studying the Damariscotta and Medomak River estuaries, University of Maine researchers have formally documented shifts in shellfish populations, from soft shell clams to oysters. Because Maine’s intertidal mudflats, such as those found in these estuaries, are difficult to study, this work filled an important gap in information about shellfish harvesting. Research documented how tidal […]
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Researchers at the University of Maine have been awarded a total of $2.25 million in funding from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) to study a group of chemicals known as PFAS in order to help commercial farmers manage its presence. The UMaine awards, which are directed to faculty members associated with […]
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CBS News interviewed Amy Blackstone, professor of sociology at the University of Maine, about the childfree by choice movement on which she has researched and published studies. “We are raised to believe that it is our destiny to become parents,” Blackstone said.
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