World-renowned climate scientist and explorer Paul Mayewski and glaciochemist Mariusz Potocki will give a free, public talk titled “The University of Maine’s Role in the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Extreme Mt. Everest Expedition,” 5:30–6:30 p.m. Friday, March 6 in the auditorium at the Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The goal of the two-month multinational, […]
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WGME reported on Maine’s first CubeSat — a small research spacecraft selected by NASA to fly as an auxiliary payload aboard a rocket. The University of Maine and University of Southern Maine are providing CubeSat design, development, integration and testing. And Saco Middle School, Fryeburg Academy and Falmouth High School are developing payloads for experiments. […]
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Faculty and graduate students in a variety of disciplines will discuss publishing considerations 4–6 p.m. March 5 in Fogler Library Classroom 1. “Publish or Perish? A Graduate Student’s Guide to Publishing” will include what to watch out for, whom to consult, how to respond to reviews, and tips for reaching audiences and gaining visibility for […]
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In the 19th century, Penobscot grandmothers approved marriages, adjusted family disputes, sanctioned divorces and carried wampum. The tribe’s grandmothers’ council (nohkəməssizak mawebohwak, or the modern spelling, nohkomess potawasin) could veto a declaration of war by the chief and tribal council. Penobscot women had powerful and wide-ranging roles in their society, and their importance was embedded […]
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The latest episode of “The Maine Question” asks, what does the future hold for Maine’s forests? Forests play a central role in defining the state — from its geography to the economy to just about any aspect of Maine’s way of life that you can think of. But the way forestry is practiced and the […]
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New federal funding for research on the region’s forest ecosystem and economy will allow the University of Maine Center for Research on Sustainable Forests (CRSF) to continue co-leadership of the Northeastern States Research Cooperative (NSRC) with Vermont, New Hampshire and New York. NSRC, created by Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont in the 1998 Farm Bill […]
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The Bangor Daily News shared findings from the 2020 Maine’s Climate Future report authored by University of Maine scientists, with support from the Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park. The state’s climate is not only changing due to global temperatures increasing overall, but the rate at which it is changing is speeding up, according to […]
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University of Maine scientists Bob Steneck and Lindsay Seward dispelled some myths about monogamy in the natural world in the Portland Press Herald’s wildlife Valentine’s Day story. Steneck, a professor of oceanography, said male lobsters may mate with as many as 10 females in a season. Although up to 90% of the world’s nearly 10,000 […]
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Nearly every climate-related parameter measured in Maine is accelerating, according to “Maine’s Climate Future — 2020 Update,” the latest report from the University of Maine. The rate of air and sea warming is increasing. Precipitation is increasing in intensity and volume, and sea level is not only rising, but rising faster than in the previous […]
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University of Maine economics professor Jonathan Rubin talked with WGME for its story about the impacts that road salt has on the environment and infrastructure. MaineDOT reportedly used an average of 16 tons of salt per lane mile over a four-year period, putting it in the top 10 among state governments.”All the salt and and […]
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