Farming of finfish, shellfish and plants in fresh and saltwater is the fastest-growing food production sector in the world and it’s growing in Maine, too. From 2007 to 2014, the total economic impact of aquaculture in Maine — including sales revenue, full- and part-time jobs and labor income — nearly tripled from $50 million to […]
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Middle school students are invited to explore aquaculture and marine science research during the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Science Saturday, Jan. 21. From 10 a.m.–1 p.m. in 101 Libby Hall, youth in grades six through eight will play games and perform experiments similar to those conducted in UMaine research labs. Topics covered will […]
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For Gabriela Constantin, a second-year student from Romania, one of the best things about her chemical engineering major is the opportunity to gain work experience as part of her studies. Every October, companies recruit students through the College of Engineering’s Co-op Program. Constantin got an offer to spend the fall 2017 and summer 2018 working […]
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Effective communication with residents is crucial for many municipal governments, including the city of Bangor. Yet with many new tools such as social media and web-based communications, as well as more traditional methods, it can often be difficult to know what is working. This year, University of Maine Honors College student Jaymi Thibault worked with […]
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The use of residual forest biomass for rural development faces economic hurdles that make it unlikely to be a job source in the near future, according to an Oregon State University analysis led by a University of Maine researcher. The study, published in Forest Policy and Economics, focused on biomass generated during timber-harvesting operations. It […]
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United Press International wrote about University of Maine economist Timothy Waring’s work to develop a theory of sustainability, including which combination of sociopolitical factors and institutions are most likely to encourage sustainable resource management. Cooperation within social groups may be key, Waring says. “We found that sustainable use of resources emerged more when societies were […]
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Alaska Dispatch News posted a map from the Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer website in an article about a deep freeze predicted to descend on North America, Europe and Asia due to record-high temperatures across the Arctic. “Think of it like a seesaw,” said Matt Rogers, president of Commodity Weather Group in Bethesda, Maryland. When […]
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Cooperation may be the key to successful sustainability, says Timothy Waring, an associate professor in the School of Economics and the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions. Waring is working toward a ‘theory of sustainability’ and is seeking to discover what makes sustainability possible. He’s asking the question: when, and how, do sustainable […]
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The Associated Press ranked a story that stemmed from University of Maine research — that baby lobsters might not be able to survive in the ocean’s warming waters — as the No. 10 story this year in Maine. WABI (Channel 5) and The Washington Times carried the AP’s top 10 list. University of Maine Darling […]
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The Maine Technology Institute (MTI) has announced the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center will receive one of four new awards for collaborative projects that boost Maine’s high-potential, technology-enabled clusters. Under MTI’s Cluster Initiative Program (CIP), the UMaine Composites Center was awarded $438,046 to establish a Smart Materials Industry Consortium and Smart Materials […]
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