When reporting about a new offshore wind and renewable energy partnership between Maine and the United Kingdom, Maine Public noted the University of Maine and New England Aqua Ventus assisting Gov. Janet Mills in her effort to build the first floating offshore wind research array in the U.S. OffshoreWIND.biz also noted the state initiative involving […]
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National Fisherman noted that Joshua Stoll, assistant professor of marine policy, will serve on a panel for its webinar about how independent fishermen and small-scale fisheries can directly market their products. Register online to participate.
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Ivan Fernandez, a University of Maine professor of soil science and forest resources and a member of Maine’s Climate Council, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News editorial praising the state’s actions to mitigate climate change.
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The Bangor Daily News, Village Soup, Penobscot Bay Pilot and the Mount Desert Islander advanced an online screening of the film “Entangled” on Dec. 11. The film, which chronicles regulators’ efforts to balance commercial fishing interests and protections for endangered right whales, is hosted by the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. More information about the […]
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The University of Maine Hutchinson Center will host a free online screening of the award-winning documentary, “Entangled,” at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 11. The film, which will be shown online, will be introduced by filmmaker David Abel and followed by a Zoom discussion featuring a panel of researchers and industry experts. “Entangled” is an […]
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The Defense Logistics Agency cited Hemant Pendse, director of the University of Maine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI), in a news release announcing an award of $4.8 million to FBRI to continue developing jet fuel from woody biomass. “UMaine’s wood-to-liquid fuels project takes a holistic view of harnessing Maine’s readily available woody biomass resources to […]
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The Center Square and The Washington Examiner published a story about Governor Janet Mills’ efforts to advance the University of Maine and New England Aqua Ventus’ experimental floating offshore wind project.
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After last year’s 25th annual Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market, organizers renamed the event Wabanaki Winter Market to better represent participants and the wide range of artforms. And because of the coronavirus, the word “virtual” has been added to the name of the 26th annual market slated for Saturday, Dec. 12. This year’s popular collaboration […]
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The Maine Climate Council released its four-year plan for climate action Tuesday, the same day 60-mph wind gusts were battering the state. As Council member Ivan Fernandez remarked during the public release of the report that the five hottest years in Earth’s recorded history were the last five, the temperature in a number of communities […]
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For the second consecutive year, University of Maine professor of biological sciences Brian McGill, whose research focuses on modeling large-scale ecology and global change, has been named one of the most cited researchers worldwide, according to Clarivate. The company’s 2020 Highly Cited Researchers list identifies researchers who produced multiple scientific papers ranking in the top […]
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