The Bangor Daily News reported the Down East Research and Education Network has commissioned a study to determine the economic impact of conservation effort in Washington and Hancock counties. Two University of Maine economics researchers and several UMaine students will work with Phillips Consulting in Clinton to conduct the study. The study will analyze the […]
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A University of Maine economics study was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News article about Lucas St. Clair, the son of environmentalist and entrepreneur Roxanne Quimby, speaking at a Lincoln Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce meeting. While St. Clair spoke about his efforts to create a North Woods national park and multi-use recreation area, he […]
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University of Maine professor of oceanography Emmanuel Boss advises students to pursue their passion. And he leads by example. This summer, Boss and UMaine master’s graduate Thomas Leeuw will board Tara — a sailboat for the planet — to collect data and conduct research in the Mediterranean Sea. They’ll study the ocean color, composition and […]
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Research conducted by Philip Trostel, a University of Maine professor of economics and public policy, is the focus of the Mainebiz article, “Maine’s colleges and universities struggle with shrinking budgets.” Trostel was the author of “The Fiscal Return on Higher Education in Maine,” which looks at the state benefits of greater educational attainment, such as […]
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Frank Drummond, an entomology specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and a UMaine professor of insect ecology, spoke to the Bangor Daily News about a five-year, $3.5 million research project on the role bees play in blueberry production. Drummond is leading the project that involves biologists, economists, anthropologists and graduate students from UMaine, […]
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Mick Devin, a Democratic state representative for District 51 and researcher and shellfish hatchery manager at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center, was a recent guest on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on ocean acidification off the coast of Maine and the dangers it poses for marine […]
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The Bangor Daily News published an opinion piece titled “To survive and grow, Maine farmers must keep innovating,” by John Piotti, president and CEO of Maine Farmland Trust. The article first appeared in Maine Policy Review, published by the University of Maine’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center.
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The Penobscot Times reported on the appearance of Paul Mayewski, a University of Maine professor and director of UMaine’s Climate Change Institute (CCI), on the June 9 series finale of the Showtime series “Years of Living Dangerously.” The show is a nine-part documentary series about the impact of climate change on people and the planet. […]
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Rick Wahle, a University of Maine research professor at the Darling Marine Center, was interviewed for the AccuWeather.com article, “Drastic New England lobster decline may be linked to warmer waters.” Wahle, founder of the American Lobster Settlement Index, has been tracking lobster populations since 1989. Recently, he and his crew of divers have been counting […]
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Laura Lindenfeld, an associate professor of communication and policy at the University of Maine, was interviewed for a ClimateWire article about the rise in fiction films that use climate change to help drive the plot line. Lindenfeld and postdoctoral researcher Bridie McGreavy recently published an article in the International Journal of Sustainable Development about their […]
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