CentralMaine.com featured Hannah Carter, dean of University of Maine Cooperative Extension and associate provost for online and continuing education at UMaine, receiving the 2024 Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) Commissioner’s Distinguished Service Award.
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In a story about the damage Maine snowmobile trails incurred during recent storms, Spectrum News cited a 2020 University of Maine study about the economic impact of snowmobiling in the state. According to the research, as reported in Spectrum News, snowmobiling generated $459 million in direct spending and supported more than 2,200 jobs in the […]
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Appalachian Mountain Club scientists collaborated with partners from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the National Park Service, Dartmouth College, and the University of Maine to examine how mercury bio-accumulates in dragonfly larvae sentinels. This research shows how much mercury is in a given ecosystem, based on differences in habitat across the country.
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The Multistate Research Fund Impacts Program reported that the University of Maine’s School of Food and Agriculture is participating in a study on pastures in the Northeastern U.S. Scientists have made discoveries about the health benefits of pasture-produced milk, which could increase demand and prices and help dairies stay in business. The project includes Cornell […]
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Orono Brewing Company is serving one of Maine’s pest experts Jim Dill twice by brewing his favorite style of beer and donating to tick research. The new JD Brown Ale, which is inspired by and named after Dill, University of Maine Cooperative Extension pest management specialist, will be tapped and served at both OBC locations […]
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Decor Maine, Reasons to be Cheerful and Deutsche Welle (DW) reported that in 2023, researchers at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) unveiled the first ever entirely bio-based 3D-printed home. BioHome3D is made completely out of wood fibers and bio-based resins, and is produced with very little waste. Due to the […]
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An article in Harpswell Anchor highlighted research from the University of Maine and published in the Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology which found that commercial harvesting has limited impact on seaweed beds, and seaweed harvesting has a smaller impact than previously thought.
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As the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning grows, so too do the questions about the best and most ethical way to deploy these technologies in various fields. In K–12 schools, for example, students, teachers, parents and other stakeholders face significant decisions about how to balance the potential benefits of generative AI and other […]
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Hannah Carter, dean of University of Maine Cooperative Extension and associate provost for online and continuing education at UMaine, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) Commissioner’s Distinguished Service Award. The award is the highest agriculture sector recognition in the state, annually celebrating individuals who demonstrate […]
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The Boston Globe, Spectrum News, WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7) and the Bangor Daily News highlighted a new collaborative project between Rhode Island-based seafood company The Town Dock and the University of Maine to devise new frozen food products that can be created from squid fins. Squid has become a popular menu item in […]
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