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Brady among national experts on NOAA-led study of the climate change vulnerability of coastal habitats in the Northeast

A first-of-its-kind climate vulnerability assessment of 52 marine, estuarine and riverine habitats in the Northeast United States found more than half impacted negatively by climate change. Coastal habitats also are highly vulnerable, due in part to nonclimate, human-caused stressors, according to a NOAA-led research team that included Damian Brady, University of Maine associate professor of […]

Media report on UMaine-led FOR/Maine coalition being named finalist for Build Back Better Regional Challenge

The Associated Press, Maine Public, the Sun Journal, Mainebiz and News Center Maine reported on the FOR/Maine Coalition being named by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) as a finalist in the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge. The University of Maine was awarded the $500,000 grant to support the coalition to further develop and scale […]

BDN interviews MacRae about significance of federal funding for wastewater system upgrades in Maine

Jean MacRae spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article about how the recent $1 trillion infrastructure package from the federal government will support wastewater system upgrades in Maine that should reduce the amount of untreated sewage entering streams and rivers. “It is an old problem and one that needs more investment,” said MacRae, […]

Mainebiz: Shahinpoor helping develop robotic clot retriever

Mainebiz reported that Mohsen Shahinpoor, Richard C. Hill Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maine, is working with MaineHealth neurosurgeons Robert Ecker and Jeffrey Florm to develop a robotic clot retriever.

Kaye op-ed about person-centered long-term care published in BDN

The Bangor Daily News published an op-ed from Lenard Kaye, University of Maine professor of social work and director of the Center on Aging, titled “We need a commitment to person-centered long-term care. Kaye is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the country to […]

Kreutz to serve as UArctic chair

Karl Kreutz, director of the University of Maine School of Earth and Climate Sciences and professor in the Climate Change Institute, has been selected as the University of the Arctic Chair in Arctic Ice, Climate and Environmental History. University of the Arctic (UArctic) is a network of universities, colleges, research institutes and other organizations concerned […]

Phys.org highlights Rutgers study co-authored by Kelemen

Phys.org shared a news release about a recent study led by Rutgers University—New Brunswick that was co-authored by Sara Kelemen, a University of Maine master’s student of plant, soil and environmental studies. The study found that “increasing adoption of agricultural practices such as cover cropping, grazing management and agroforestry can increase the amount of carbon […]

Media advances yogurt, blood pressure study

ScienceDaily, India.com, The Indian Express, the Times of India, the Times of Oman, The Siasat Daily, The Times, the News Tribune, the New Daily the Miami Herald, the Central Valley Business Journal the Daily Express, the Grand Forks Herald, Best Life and Clean Eating magazine advanced a study from University of Maine and University of […]

A photo of two people being recorded on video while sitting on a rock on the Maine coast

Where do the stories of Native Americans come from? Who tells them, and why?

Much of what Americans learn about Indigenous people of the continent is communicated by people who are not Indigenous. Euro-American archaeologists in particular have influenced how people think about Native Americans past and present. A team of Wabanaki researchers and students led by professor Bonnie Newsom of the University of Maine is creating a framework […]

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Mercury exposure in tidal marshes affecting breeding success of two sparrow species

Mercury exposure is related to a 10% decrease in nest survival in two tidal marsh songbird species surveyed in four states, from Maine to New Jersey, according to a new University of Maine-led study. These species have been experiencing sharp declines in this region due to sea level rise-related habitat loss and, therefore, mercury may […]