University of Maine researchers received financial awards from the Northern States Research Cooperative (NSRC) to conduct projects that tackle issues communities in the Northern Forest are facing. The funding that will support UMaine research endeavors derives from an overall $1.6 million investment from the NSRC for 13 projects across Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New […]
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University of Maine researchers are developing a forest landscape model to monitor sources of carbon in the Acadian Forest Region in the northeastern U.S. and maritime Canada, as well as any changes in them. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded $940,308 for the three-year project from researchers in the Center for Research on […]
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The Times Record and the Boothbay Register promoted an online presentation by Aram Calhoun, a University of Maine professor of wetland ecology, scheduled for 6 p.m. May 20. More information about the event, which is sponsored by the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust, is online.
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WVII (Channel 7) spoke with Elissa Ballman, a University of Maine citizen science coordinator, and Allie Gardner, a UMaine tick investigator, about the Maine Forest Tick Survey for 2020, and a new effort to recruit forest landowners in southern and coastal Maine for the second year of the citizen science tick surveillance project. The Scarborough Leader […]
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The University of Maine System Research Reinvestment Fund (RRF) Advisory Board has announced the award of 14 new internal grants for the 2020–21 academic year. These one-year projects will foster research and development activities in three important areas: COVID-19 Rapid Response Grants; Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Collaboratives (IURCs); and UMS Research Collaboration Networks. Applicants were required […]
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WVII (Channel 7) cited the University of Maine’s efforts to develop the forest industry workforce and train pulp and paper engineers in a story about Maine’s Forest Opportunity Roadmap (FOR/Maine). Mainebiz also reported on the workforce development efforts that are part of the FOR/Maine initiative.
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The Women’s Forest Congress noted that Jessica Leahy, Henry W. Saunders Distinguished Professor in Forestry at the University of Maine, has joined the ranks of its advisory council in a news release.
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A Bangor Daily News column by U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree highlighted the April 9 Maine Forest Bioeconomy Summit, which will feature Jake Ward, University of Maine vice president for innovation and economic development, and Adam Daigneault, assistant professor of forest, conservation and recreation policy, as panelists in discussions of sustainable forestry and climate change and […]
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The Maine Agriculture & Climate Network (MECAN) at the University of Maine is hosting the virtual Spring 2021 Climate & Ag Webinar Series throughout the month of April. Each webinar, which will be held noon–1 p.m. via Zoom, will consist of three short presentations followed by a panel discussion. Speakers will include farmers, outreach professionals […]
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University of Maine graduate students Luke Douglas and Carl Pohlman have been awarded the 2021 Garden Club of America Frances M. Peacock Scholarship for Native Bird Habitat. The scholarship awards will help support field research activities this summer. The students are the only recipients of the competitive, nationwide scholarship this year. Only one other University […]
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