Research conducted at the University of Maine was mentioned in the International Business Times article, “Blueberries show strong influence on wide range of human biomarkers linked to chronic ailments.” Several studies have shown that the different health benefits of blueberries — from getting rid of dental plaque to creating glowing skin — come from its […]
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The World Ocean Observatory has recognized Paul Mayewski for his inspiring contributions to ocean knowledge and advocacy. W2O, which advocates for the health and sustainability of the ocean through an accessible worldwide network of communication, hails the director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute as an Ocean Exemplar or special Citizen of the […]
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The central ornithology publication office reported on University of Maine researchers studying bird trade-offs during migratory flights. They need to fuel up with food as efficiently as possible, but they need to avoid predators while they do it, says the release. Graduate student Jennifer McCabe and Professor Brian Olsen spent two years capturing birds during […]
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Research by Susan Brawley, a professor of plant biology at the University of Maine, was cited in the Kennebec Journal’s latest Backyard Naturalist column, “Remembering the invasive periwinkles.” Periwinkles belong to a class of mollusks with spiral shells. They have soft bodies and a head inside the permanent univalve shell, as opposed to bivalves such […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on a public tour of a garden and wildflower plot installed at the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden by University of Maine researchers in an effort to support the native bee population. “Maine is a very heavily forested state, and we don’t find many bees in the […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine release about research by Damian Brady, an assistant professor in the School of Marine Sciences at the Darling Marine Center. The National Science Foundation recently awarded Brady and colleagues a $266,309 grant to advance UMaine high-performance computer modeling tools to aid timely forecasts of storms and effective […]
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Joseph Kelley, a professor of marine geology in the University of Maine School of Earth and Climate Sciences and Climate Change Institute, was quoted in a Portland Press Herald article on a proposed U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging project in Searsport. Although the project aims to improve and upgrade Maine’s second-busiest port, it has […]
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Greg Porter, a professor of agronomy at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article about what it takes to develop new potato varieties. For the last eight years, Porter has led UMaine’s potato breeding program, looking for the right combination of consumer marketability and disease and pest resistance, according […]
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The Associated Press reported University of Maine researchers are working on a two-year project to increase the state’s crop of locally grown plums. The project — funded by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry — is identifying suitable plum varieties for Maine’s climate that would help diversify the state’s apple farms. The project […]
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University of Maine research was cited in an Associated Press article about wildlife officials and private landowners working to save the Canada lynx by providing patches of spruce and fir forests to attract more snowshoe hares on which lynx feed. An outbreak of spruce budworm threatened large areas of forest and prompted massive clear cutting […]
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