The University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC) will host “Wednesday Walking Tours” for the months of July and August. The event will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will last approximately 90 minutes. Staff will give a walking tour of their waterfront laboratories and speak about current research projects focusing on lobster ecology and fisheries […]
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Anthropology, Earth science double major studies urban transformation, landscape change in Croatia.
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The Darling Marine Center announces events for students, researchers and community members.
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UMaine researchers adapt DNA method to detect invasive fishes in Maine waters.
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WLBZ (Channel 2) and the Associated Press reported University of Maine marine scientist Heather Hamlin and colleagues discovered that certain plastic bags with FDA food-grade approval leach nonylphenol (NP) in concentrations that are highly toxic to fish. The researchers found one type of bag commonly used to transport fish home from pet stores released NP […]
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Paul Mayewski has been named one of the 50 bold visionaries defining the state in the July issue of Maine magazine. The director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine was included in the third annual list for his four decades of exploration aimed at understanding “why and how the climate is […]
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An interview with University of Maine history professor Stephen Miller about the Boer War is part of a 35th anniversary edition of “Breaker Morant,” the 1980 film about the court-martial of three Australian army lieutenants for alleged war crimes in South Africa. The film, based on true events, was directed by Bruce Beresford and starred […]
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Hamlin discovers certain plastic bags leach nonylphenol in concentrations toxic to fish.
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Research by Todd Gabe, an economics professor at the University of Maine, was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News article about Bangor City Councilor Joe Baldacci pushing forward a plan to raise the minimum wage in the city and tie future wage changes to inflation. If approved, Baldacci’s ordinance would incrementally increase the minimum wage […]
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Renee Kelly, director of economic development initiatives and co-director of the Foster Center for Student Innovation, was interviewed for a story in the June 22 issue of SAGE Business Researcher titled, “Should academic capitalism shape teaching and research?” The story explores the role of universities as engines of economic development, including the ethical questions regarding […]
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