Joshua Stoll, University of Maine assistant professor of marine policy, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about a $500,000 grant to the Local Catch Network, based in the School of Marine Sciences. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) award is intended to enhance integration of seafood into local food systems, and […]
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In a story about regional efforts to curb vehicle emissions, the Bangor Daily News cited a University of Maine study by the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests that shows that forests offset 75% of the state’s emissions.
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Phys.org picked up a University of Maine news release documenting the diverse community benefits from small, local fisheries. The study by Heather Leslie, director of the Darling Marine Center, and Kara Pellowe, a former UMaine postdoctoral scholar, found that non-fishing families recognized the broader community benefits of the fishing industry in a small town in […]
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The Cooperative Institute for the North Atlantic Region (CINAR) has awarded Joshua Stoll, assistant professor of marine policy in the School of Marine Sciences at the University of Maine, a two-year fellowship in quantitative fisheries and ecosystem science. Funding from the fellowship will be used to support a post-doctoral researcher who will work with Stoll […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Sean Birkel, University of Maine research assistant professor and Maine’s state climatologist, about signs of a warming climate in Maine. “The warming climate brings changes in atmospheric circulation that make extreme events — such as intense short-term drought and wind storms with heavy rainfall — more likely,” said Birkel.
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A French research schooner known for its scientific expeditions in the world’s oceans set sail on another voyage last week, equipped with sensors from the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences. Emmanuel Boss, a professor of oceanography, and Lee Karp-Boss, a professor with the School of Marine Sciences, have been serving as coordinators for […]
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Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute, took part in a ScienceWhys podcast with host Lisa Heldke, director of the Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College. The podcast poses questions at the confluence of science and ethics. Mayewski says that everybody wants to be healthy. If we had clean air and clean water, he […]
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Guinness World Records determined that the 2019 National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition, which included scientists from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, revealed the highest altitude where microplastics were found. The highest-ever recorded sample of microplastics was pinpointed on the “Balcony” of Mount Everest at 8,440 meters, one of the last […]
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The Ellsworth American noted that the University of Maine Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research will assist Sarah Redmond, owner of Springtime Seaweed LLC in South Goldsboro, in her efforts to expand her business. Redmond plans to cultivate green sea urchins year-round. The Mount Desert Islander shared the article.
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The University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation has received the 2020 Education at Work for Maine Award from the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) in recognition of their role in revitalizing Maine’s forest products industry. The mission of the foundation is to sustain a critical pipeline of talented engineers by recruiting, training and providing […]
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