To recruit more women for careers in the forestry industry, particularly the bioenergy sector, University of Maine researchers have devised a road map. The team, led by Abigayl “Abby” Novak, a master’s student in forest resources at the BioEnergy Lab of the School of Forest Resources (SFR), found that attracting and retaining women in bioenergy […]
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A University of Maine-led delegation of students and faculty joined the 8th Forest Congress in North America from Oct. 17-20 in Minneapolis, Minn. Forest Congresses date to 1882, and are called when critical issues arise for forests and the people who steward them. Past meetings led to groundbreaking change, including the establishment of the U.S. […]
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ScienceDaily, Futurity and Yale Daily News noted that Jay Wason, assistant professor of forest ecosystem physiology at the University of Maine, co-authored a new study showing that a simple change in the vascular system of plants made them more drought-resistant, which opened new landscapes for exploration.
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk titled “Wabanaki plant gathering in Acadia National Park: Mobilizing Indigenous Knowledge to restore traditional sweetgrass harvesting” at 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 14. In this talk, Suzanne Greenlaw, a Ph.D. student with the UMaine School of Forest […]
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The Bangor Daily News, CentralMaine.com and Sun Journal shared that the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk titled “Wabanaki plant gathering in Acadia National Park: Mobilizing Indigenous Knowledge to restore traditional sweet grass harvesting” at 3 p.m. on Nov. 14. In this talk, Suzanne […]
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News Center Maine, Bangor Daily News, Daily Bulldog, Spectrum News and CentralMaine.com reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded $62,500 to the University of Maine for the National Wood Bank project, which has the goal of providing operating support for national research and outreach programming related to wood banks. Jessica Leahy, professor […]
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded $62,500 to the University of Maine for the National Wood Bank project, which has the goal of providing operating support for national research and outreach programming related to wood banks. Wood banks have been around for a long time, although not always recognized or called wood […]
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Daniel Hayes, associate professor of geospatial analysis and remote sensing at the School of Forest Resources at the University of Maine, was featured by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science discussing the impact of his 2012 Early Career Award. “The award allowed me to collaborate with scientists around the world to work […]
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The School of Forest Resources at the University of Maine will present Patrick “Pat” Strauch, Ken Lausten and Mike Dann with Distinguished Alumni Awards in Nutting Hall on Oct. 14 at 5 p.m. The awards event will be followed by a barbecue and bonfire in the field adjacent to Nutting Hall. The event, which coincides […]
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) featured research from the University of Maine that shows how artificial intelligence could be a cost-effective and energy-efficient tool to monitor and manage Maine’s forests as part of their NSF Science Now video series. Ali Abedi, principal investigator of the recent study and professor of electrical and computer engineering at […]
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