Down East magazine spoke with Rafa Tasnim, a Ph.D. student in ecology and environmental sciences at the University of Maine, about a study which revealed that Washington County’s blueberry fields are warming at a faster rate than the rest of the state. Tasnim hopes that the methods used in this study will be applicable to […]
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In an effort to support Maine and the nation’s growing finfish aquaculture industry, University of Maine scientists seek to develop more effective, safe, sustainable and affordable fish vaccines using nanocellulose produced from Maine’s renewable wood pulp industry. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a team of UMaine aquaculture […]
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Next April, Václava “Vendy” Hazuková will go to an arid, treeless area in West Greenland to solve a puzzle. It’s not known how lakes there contribute to Arctic carbon cycling — the process in which carbon atoms move from the atmosphere to the Earth and back. Where carbon is — including in the atmosphere, oceans, […]
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Seacoastonline reported on a presentation by Don Beith, a University of Maine assistant professor of philosophy, which challenged attendees to think about changing their habits based on their ecological impact. Beith, who writes about how habits can transform environments, classifies beneficial habits as virtues and suggests that we must apply “existential ethics” to address climate […]
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Alice Kelley, undergraduate coordinator in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences at the University of Maine, and UMaine graduate Jackie Bellefontaine spoke with CNN for a story about the importance of understanding climate change in finding solutions. Bellefontaine is a weather observer and educational specialist at the weather observatory on Mt. Washington; Kelley was […]
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The scientific community’s push to improve undergraduate biology education over the past decade prompted the creation of numerous open educational resources. A group of researchers, including one from the University of Maine, will evaluate how well these materials have met this demand and deliver positive learning outcomes. The National Science Foundation awarded a nearly $2 […]
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A column about biomass published in The Bethel Citizen and The Franklin Journal cited research from the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests at the University of Maine. According to the center, as cited in the opinion piece, “the total stored biomass is roughly constant, thus maintaining the forest-based economic sector of Maine.”
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Composites Manufacturing cited the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine as the developers of the composite arch bridge technology used in building a bridge in Washington. The Duvall bridge is the first of its kind on the West Coast. Construction Equipment Guide also cited the ASCC in a story about two […]
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Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, talked with Maine Public about a United Nations climate change report that highlights the urgency of the problem and reduces the timeline for meaningful response to global change from 2050 to 2030.
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The Portland Press Herald cited the University of Maine Cooperative Forestry Research Unit (CRFU) in a story about a long-term study of the impact of forestry on migratory songbirds in Northern Maine. CRFU will provided partial funding to researchers for a comprehensive survey planned for 2022.
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