An economic impact study on Maine’s craft beer industry that was commissioned by the Maine Brewers’ Guild and conducted by two professors at UMaine’s School of Economics was the focus of a Mainebiz article. The study found the state’s craft beer industry could double in the next four years. It also found that Maine breweries […]
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The role of citizen science in sustainable river herring harvest is the focus of a more than $49,000 grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The co-principal investigators are Theodore Willis and Karen Wilson at the University of Southern Maine, and Karen Hutchins Bieluch, Linda Silka and Laura Lindenfeld at the University of Maine. […]
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Research being conducted through the University of Maine’s Sustainability Solutions Initiative (SSI) was highlighted in the the National Climate Assessment report recently released by President Barack Obama, which found global warming is directly affecting life in Maine and other New England states. The research by the SSI team is focused on the effects of increasingly […]
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Xuan Chen, a farm credit assistant professor in the University of Maine’s School of Economics, received a $28,390 Maine Department of Agriculture grant for his proposal, “Determining the Current Cost of Producing Milk in Maine 2013.” The yearlong project aims to accurately determine the costs of producing milk in Maine based on four levels of […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported on questions surrounding the U.S. Department of Energy’s decision not to award the University of Maine’s offshore wind project with a key $47 million grant. According to the article, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins spoke with U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, who said one reason the project lost out was because […]
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Bridie McGreavy, a post doctoral sustainability science researcher for the University of Maine’s Sustainability Solutions Initiative and graduate student in the Communication and Journalism Department, was quoted in a Down East magazine article about the spring migration of Maine frogs and salamanders when they travel from the woodlands where they hibernate to the vernal pools […]
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A University of Maine astronomy professor and graduate student will travel to Chile in July to spend one night of observation at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, east of the city La Serena. The observatory is home to the newly developed Dark Energy Camera or DECam; the only one of it’s kind. The DECam is part […]
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A 2013 study conducted by University of Maine economics professor Todd Gabe was cited in a Bangor Daily News article titled, “City reviewing noise complaints in wake of season’s first Bangor Waterfront concert.” In his study, Gabe found the series brought $30 million into the local economy in its first three years. Waterfront Concerts promoter […]
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A significantly greater number of students fail science, engineering and math courses taught lecture-style than fail in classes incorporating active learning that expects them to participate in discussions and problem-solving beyond what they’ve memorized. Active learning also improves exam performance — in some cases enough to change grades by half a letter or more so […]
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The Associated Press reported Maine Sea Grant is seeking proposals for research projects related to the nearshore scallop fishery in Maine. The program is making money available for projects that emphasize cooperation between fishermen and scientists, with the goal of improving the management of Maine’s scallop fishery. Maine Sea Grant said it expects proposals will […]
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