Orono, Maine — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk about how food waste can be safely recovered and recycled from 3–4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 22. New England is making progress toward a more circular food system, in which food waste is recovered […]
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The Maine Monitor interviewed Jean MacRae, a University of Maine associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, about the by-products of commercial mining and their impact on the environment.
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Kimberley Miner, a research assistant professor with the Climate Change Institute, spoke with Eos for an article about evidence of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) polluting the Ganges River. Miner says the finding adds to the growing body of studies documenting chemical and microplastic pollution throughout the Himalayas, which includes the discovery of microplastic […]
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The Portland Press Herald, Centralmaine.com and the Times Record noted that Jack Witham, an associate scientist in the School of Forest Resources and site manager of Holt Research Forest, will discuss small mammal research at the forest in an upcoming talk. In previewing the event, the Bangor Daily News interviewed Witham about using small mammals to evaluate forest […]
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The Office of the Governor has announced that University of Maine faculty Ivan Fernandez and Adam Daigneault have been appointed to the Maine Forest Carbon Task Force. Forming a task force was recommended in the state’s new four-year climate action plan, Maine Won’t Wait, to guide development of a voluntary program for small-to-medium size woodland owners who […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on a research project to develop a smartphone app that will help people with visual impairments and seniors enjoy ride-sharing and ride-hailing with self-driving cars. A research group led by the Virtual Environments and Multimodal Interaction Laboratory (VEMI Lab) at the University of Maine is creating the app known as the Autonomous […]
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A Portland Press Herald opinion column cited aquaculture research conducted at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in calling for faster turnaround on shellfish aquaculture licenses from the Maine Department of Marine Resources, and a return to scoping and public hearing practices impacted by the pandemic.
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Renews, Manufacturing Global, The Maine Edge, 3-D Printing Network and CompositesWorld highlighted the Department of Energy awarding $2.8 million to the Advance Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine to develop a rapid, low-cost additive manufacturing — 3D printing — solution for fabricating large, segmented wind blade molds. In addition, the UMaine Composites […]
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The Portland Press Herald and AZO Cleantech reported on research exploring the effects of ocean warming and acidification on gene expression in the earliest life stages of the American lobster. The study from a team of researchers from the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay and Maine Department […]
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Kimberley Miner will be featured on CBS Mission Unstoppable at 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30. Show host Fig O’Reilly will talk with Miner, a research assistant professor with the Climate Change Institute, about climate change and sea level rise. The interview will be posted on YouTube. Miner, who also is a scientist with NASA’s Jet […]
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