The location, season and the time of day influence how fast temperatures are rising at Maine wild blueberry fields due to climate change, according to a new University of Maine study. To identify variations in climate across Maine wild blueberry fields at different times of the day and year, the research team led by Rafa […]
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Maine Audubon hosted its sixth annual Native Plant Festival on June 11. The festival’s feature event was an interactive presentation featuring University of Maine researchers who are working to conserve brown ash (Fraxinus nigra). John Daigle, a citizen member of the Penobscot Nation and professor of forest recreation management, and Ph.D. students Suzanne Greenlaw of […]
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Maine Public, the Bangor Daily News, Mount Desert Islander and WMTW (ABC 8 in Portland) in shared preliminary findings from the University of Maine that suggest that mature browntail moth caterpillars also may be able to subsist on coniferous trees. The discovery — which was made thanks to a chance sighting by a UMaine undergraduate […]
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Mary Ellen Camire, professor of food science and human nutrition, was quoted in an article from Quality Assurance magazine’s June 2022 issue about the science behind flavor trends. “Tasting is really flavor by our nose, so something that is very dry will need a little more of a flavor boost compared to a food that […]
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Morning Ag Clips reported that Alaa Rabee from the Desert Research Center in Egypt will arrive at the University of Maine on June 24 to conduct research on ruminant animals and their ability to convert feed into sugars that can be used in biofuel production. Over the next six months, Rabee will study the gut […]
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Lily Brickman of Fort Kent, Maine, has been named as a finalist for the Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Abstract Recognition Award Program in Community and Public Health Nutrition, a program of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) that recognizes the highest quality research presented by students and young investigators at NUTRITION 2022 LIVE ONLINE. […]
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Mary Ellen Camire, professor of food science and human nutrition, was interviewed by the Atlanta Business Journal about how to shop for organic foods without breaking the bank. Camire discussed the impact of importing produce in general, noting that bringing conventional or organic produce from a distance can have a negative impact on its nutrient […]
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Jennifer Perry, a professor of food microbiology at the University of Maine, was featured by the Bangor Daily News about the challenge of developing well-fitting food safety regulations for harvested seaweed. Perry has been working with seaweed food safety for years and said there are a number of factors that make it hard to craft […]
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Anne Lichtenwalner, associate professor of animal and veterinary sciences with University of Maine Cooperative Extension and director of the University of Maine Animal Health Laboratory, was featured on an episode of the Maine Science Podcast from the Maine Science Festival. Lichtenwalner spoke about her career conducting research about and serving Maine’s animal industries.
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot and Morning Ag Clips featured Sonora Ortiz, an undergraduate at the University of Maine whose research focuses on developing artificial weeds using 3D printing and nanocoating technology with the goal of improving physical weed removal and reducing the need for pesticides. Ortiz was recently awarded the 2022 John Jachetta Undergraduate Research […]
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