Andrew Pershing, a biological oceanographer with the University of Maine and Gulf of Maine Research Institute, testified in a July 19 Congressional hearing about the need to consider the role of climate change in marine fisheries management. The hearing of the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs considered three bills, including HR 6096 […]
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A new graduate program funded by NSF will focus on the need to adapt policies and strategies to meet social and environmental needs.
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Coastal, maritime and marine science communities, including researchers at the University of Maine, will benefit from federal funding of $2 million recently awarded to the Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Observing Systems, known as NERACOOS. The Gulf of Maine buoy array operated by the University of Maine Physical Oceanography Group under the direction of UMaine […]
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New project will connect private industry with UMaine researchers in order to validate, demonstrate and help commercialize developing fuel, chemical and advanced material technologies from forest bioproducts.
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Based on extensive studies carried out in the last five years, researchers have determined why cod living at high densities developed cataracts.
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Adults who include dairy foods in their diets might be reducing their arterial stiffness and decreasing their risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study by researchers from the University of South Australia, the University of
Maine and Australian National University.
Initiative aimed at fostering the professional development of UMaine female faculty members in engineering, mathematics, technology, and the physical, biological and social-behavioral sciences.
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By advancing scientific understanding of arsenic and the way it functions in the body, UMaine researchers Carol Kim and Julie Gosse hope to promote science-based environmental regulations and medical interventions to mitigate the element’s toxic effects.
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The University of Maine-based Maine Sea Grant will hold the Marine Science with Impact: Maine Sea Grant Biennial Research Symposium from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 5 at Buchanan Alumni House on the UMaine campus. The event is free and open to the public.
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