The way fresh and seawater mix in an estuary influences its water circulation, physics and quality, which affect ecosystems and aquaculture. Scientists understand the dynamics of the process in estuaries with simple topographies, but Lauren Ross seeks to better understand them in more complex ones, like the Penobscot River Estuary in eastern Maine. The National […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot noted that the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $2 million funding request from Sen. Susan Collins to support University of Maine research. The funding, if approved by Congress, would support research into developing wood-fiber insulated panels to build new, energy-efficient buildings and retrofit existing ones.
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Good Morning America spoke with Joshua Stoll, a University of Maine assistant professor of marine policy, about the Local Catch Network, a cooperative that supports sustainable fisheries and seeks to link consumers directly with local fishermen. Stoll, who created the seafood finder with colleagues in the Local Catch Network, is encouraging consumers to think about […]
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The Bangor Daily News promoted “200 Years of Maine Boats,” a retrospective exhibit of Maine’s boat building history Aug. 13–15 at Buoy Park in Rockland. 3Dirigo, a boat designed and 3D-printed at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine, will be on display at the event, which is sponsored by Maine […]
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Twenty five undergraduate and recent post baccalaureate students from the University of Maine, University of Southern Maine and 10 other institutions will share the results of their summer marine research on Aug. 10 in the virtual 2021 University of Maine SEA Fellows Symposium. The SEA (Science for Economic Impact and Application) Fellows program is coordinated by UMaine’s Darling Marine Center […]
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Bradfield Lyon, an associate research professor in climate analysis at the University of Maine, spoke with The Guardian for a story about the heat wave in the Pacific Northwest. “By mid-century, the spatial size of heatwaves in the U.S. are expected to increase between about 50% to 80% from what they are in the current […]
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Bill McKibben touted Sharon Tisher’s “A Climate Chronology” in his latest column in The New Yorker. The environmentalist, author and founder of 350.org provided readers looking for a searchable chronology of climate-change events dating back to 1824 with a link to Tisher’s website. Inside Climate News also reported that Tisher’s comprehensive timeline of climate science and policy […]
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The Bangor Daily News published an op-ed from Jared Entwistle, a University of Maine graduate student studying ecology and environmental sciences and business administration, titled “Pandemic, patrons and packaging: Thoughts on our role in takeout culture.”
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Sean Birkel, a research assistant professor with the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine and Maine’s state climatologist, talked with the Bangor Daily News about smoke from fires in Canada and the western U.S. affecting Maine’s air quality. Birkel noted a recent increase in wildfires in Maine, but said it is unclear how […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the 3Dirigo, the world’s largest 3D-printed object, will be in Rockland for public viewing Aug.13–15 in conjunction with the Maine Home and Boat Show and the delayed celebration of Maine’ bicentennial. 3Dirigo was engineered and printed at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine. A boating […]
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