Deseret News reported on the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ 2015 Chem-E-Car competition held at the University of Utah from Nov. 8–13. The University of Maine Biocar Team — composed of 10 bioengineering students — is competing against 36 chemically powered vehicles designed by teams from around the world. The UMaine team’s car, named Babe, […]
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Boothbay Register published a news release from the University of Maine Darling Marine Center announcing marine science student Ruleo Camacho received a Young Investigator Award at the Ninth Florida State University Mote Symposium in Sarasota, Florida. The symposium focuses on issues relevant to fisheries, and this year’s topic, Territorial Use Rights for Fishers (TURFs), drew […]
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Phys.org and The Maine Edge carried a University of Maine news release on bat research by Erik Blomberg, an assistant professor in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology at the University of Maine. Through his research, Blomberg wants to bring the massive declines in bat populations to the public’s attention, educate residents about […]
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The Christian Science Monitor reported on a new study that found soil health is improving in the United States and Canada because of a decline in acid rain. The study, which was published in the journal Environment Science and Technology, was led by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) with collaboration from researchers at the University […]
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In the article, “Climate change in the Gulf of Maine,” the Bangor Daily News cited a scientific model for estimating the abundance of lobster in the Gulf of Maine that was created by Yong Chen, a professor of fisheries population dynamics at the University of Maine. According to the article, scientists sounded warnings for years […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release on recent research by University of Maine paleoecologist Jacquelyn Gill. The assistant professor in the School of Biology and Ecology and the Climate Change Institute says fossils and other records from the deep past provide evidence of widespread short- and long-term changes in community composition, […]
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The European Geosciences Union is honoring Paul Mayewski for his achievements in ice research and climatic change. In April, the director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine will receive a 2016 Hans Oeschger Medal in Vienna, Austria. The EGU Division on Climate: Past, Present & Future established the medal in recognition […]
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Acadia Harvest Inc. has been awarded a $744,000 National Science Foundation grant to continue developing innovative fish feeds for its land-based aquaculture business. This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant. In 2013, AHI secured a Phase I award of $270,000 from NSF for the same aquafeed project. Acadia Harvest formed in […]
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The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the recipients of the Academic Year Research and Creative Activities Fellowships for 2015–16. The fellowships were developed to enhance and increase undergraduate student involvement in faculty-supervised research. Each fellowship provides a $1,000 award for the student to help cover costs of their project. The […]
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A graduate student at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center received a Young Investigator Award Honorable Mention at the 9th Florida State University Mote Symposium in October. Ruleo Camacho, who is a pursuing a dual master’s degree in marine biology and marine policy, presented his thesis research, “Antigua’s Community Based No-Take Reserves: Developing a […]
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