Mary Ellen Camire is among the first food scientists nationwide — and the first at UMaine — to be certified by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT). More than 1,400 food scientists nationwide were in the inaugural class of Certified Food Scientists, a certification program created by IFT that recognizes the applied scientific knowledge and […]
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Hannah Breton Loring, a graduate student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UMaine, was interviewed by WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) about her research on and development of a more affordable bridge reinforcement system. Loring’s system consists of fiber-reinforced polymer composites that attach to the bottom of concrete beams to […]
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Rick Wahle, a University of Maine research professor at Darling Marine Center, spoke about the possibility of green crabs negatively affecting Maine’s lobsters in a recent Forecaster article. Wahle said finding crabs in deeper water is a “disturbing development.”
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UMaine grad student developing more affordable option for state to reinforce aging bridges.
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Doctoral research focuses on the favorite sites of the blue-spotted salamander.
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Boston.com, WGME (Channel 13), WABI (Channel 5) and the Portland Press Herald were among several news organizations to carry an Associated Press report on a University of Maine research project that found wild low-bush blueberries are good for digestion. Vivian Wu, associate professor of microbiology and food safety, led a group of researchers who studied […]
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Rick Wahle and Katherine Mills, UMaine researchers who helped co-author a recent article in the scientific publication Oceanography, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about how Maine fisheries can and should be more adaptive to climate change.
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The Bangor Daily News quoted UMaine anthropologist Brian Robinson in the article “Maine Coast Heritage Trust preserves ancient rock carvings in Machiasport.” Robinson, who has been involved in archaeological research on the property, said the project is significant in protecting the cultural history of the region.
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The Boothbay Register spoke with Todd Gabe, UMaine economics professor, about a recent UMaine School of Economics study. The study estimates the economic effect of the more than 63,000 visitors to the Boothbay Region Land Trust’s preserve is around $3.9 million a year.
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David Hart, research director of the Sustainability Solutions Initiative (SSI) and director of the Mitchell Center, and UMaine President Paul Ferguson coauthored the July 4 op-ed in the Bangor Daily News, “How UMaine is driving sustainability, research”. The op-ed highlighted the work of SSI in addressing statewide needs and hands-on learning opportunities for students through […]
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