Increased local tourism and toxic substances transported to glaciers from distant locales can contribute to high concentrations of human-sourced metal pollution in snow and streams around Mount Everest that is likely degrading the quality of water used by thousands of residents and climbers. Heather Clifford made the discoveries in a study she conducted after taking […]
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Jared Entwistle, a graduate student studying ecology and environmental sciences and business administration at the University of Maine, calls for a shift in the public mindset regarding single-use and reusable packaging in a Bangor Daily News column.
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A Bangor Daily News report soliciting submissions from the public to be included in Maine’s bicentennial time capsule mentioned the Dirigo Star, a 3D printed star donated by the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine. The star will sit atop the granite time capsule which will be sited outside the Maine […]
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In a roundup of new hires and promotions around the state, the Portland Press Herald reported on the May appointment of Christina Cash as the assistant director for outreach and communication at the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute.
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Alexander Collins and Rakibul Hossain, bioproducts engineering master’s students at the University of Maine, won 2021 TAPPI NANO Student Poster Competition awards at the TAPPI annual conference. Both students are advised by Mehdi Tajvidi, associate professor of renewable nanomaterials with the School of Forest Resources. The annual TAPPI conference is considered the world’s largest cellulose […]
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This summer, Rhian Waller will return to an area of the Atlantic Ocean that she last explored 16 years ago. And she’s inviting everyone interested in the deep sea and deep sea animals to watch the underwater discoveries with her in real time. In 2005, Waller was a postdoctoral fellow at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution […]
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The Bangor Daily News talked with Brie Berry, Cindy Isenhour and Jen Bonnet for a story about the thriving reuse culture in Maine. Berry is a Ph.D. student in anthropology and environmental policy at the University of Maine; Isenhour is an associate professor of anthropology, and Bonnet is a social sciences librarian.
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The Maine Monitor talked with Sean Birkel, a University of Maine research assistant professor and Maine’s state climatologist, about the influence of surface winds and new wind patterns on climate change. The Penobscot Bay Pilot shared the Maine Monitor story.
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William DeSisto, a University of Maine professor of chemical and biomedical engineering, talked with the Bangor Daily News about his efforts to sustainability produce a cost-efficient alternative disinfectant to alcohol-based hand sanitizer. U.S. News and World Report shared the BDN story in a roundup of pandemic-related news from each state. Clean Link also reported on […]
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University of Maine sophomore Grace Bradish of Wells, Maine will study engineering in Ireland with a George J. Mitchell Peace Scholarship. The merit-based scholarship allows recipients to participate in semester-long student exchanges at the University College Cork, providings funds for 12–15 credits of study, housing and meal and airfare stipends. UMaine partnered with UCC to […]
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