Darling Marine Center news

DMC invites friends, neighbors to July 11 social

Want to learn more about local marine science research? Friends and neighbors are invited to a free social at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center 4–5:30 p.m. July 11, to meet DMC scientists and students and learn about new and ongoing summer projects. “We want to share some of the exciting new research initiatives […]

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Want to be a marine scientist? Visit the Darling Marine Center

Prospective students interested in marine sciences are encouraged to meet faculty and undergraduates and tour the University of Maine Darling Marine Center at one of two July open house events.  Faculty and undergraduate students will be at the Walpole waterfront campus to talk about the School of Marine Sciences (SMS) academic program as well as […]

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Leslie, Wilson to share coastal community resiliency project

Heather Leslie and Carl Wilson will discuss “Building Coastal Community Resilience in Maine” at 10:30 a.m. June 28 in Brooke Hall at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole.  Leslie is the director of the DMC and a Libra Associate Professor of Marine Sciences. Her research on the ecology, policy and management of […]

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Free Press advances NOAA scientist’s DMC talk on shellfish filtration

The Free Press reported Darien Mizuta, a postdoctoral research associate at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Laboratory, will speak June 12 at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole. The 6 p.m. presentation, “In situ feeding performance for shellfish culture,” will describe how shellfish filtration is affected by local environmental factors such […]

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Leslie discusses marine fisheries research at symposium in Germany

Heather Leslie, director of the University of Maine Darling Marine Center, presented her research in June at the 2nd Symposium on Functional Marine Biodiversity at the University of Oldenburg in Germany. Leslie was one of 16 invited speakers at the symposium organized by the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity at the university. The Libra […]

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Darling Marine Center scientist receives promotion, Boothbay Register reports

Boothbay Register published a University of Maine Darling Marine Center news release announcing the promotion of Damian Brady, a faculty member in the School of Marine Sciences and based at the DMC in Walpole. Brady, who has been promoted to associate professor with tenure, was one of 34 UMaine faculty to receive tenure and/or promotion […]

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Mount Desert Islander speaks with Morse about future of scallop farming

Mount Desert Islander spoke with Dana Morse, a University of Maine marine Extension associate with Maine Sea Grant and the Darling Marine Center, for the article “Scallop farming’s future looks bright.” Morse has been a leading proselytizer for scallop aquaculture in Maine, seeking out relatively inexpensive materials for spat (juvenile scallop) collection and grow out, […]

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In Sweden, Waller shares in-depth knowledge of cold-water corals

Rhian Waller’s front yard is a 660-foot-deep fjord. The long, narrow sea inlet nestled between cliffs in Tjärnö, Sweden is home to a host of marine species, including seabirds and harbor seals. And corals. Until January 2020, the fjords also will be areas of exploration for Waller, a University of Maine marine scientist based at […]

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Lincoln County News reports Rigaud’s talk rescheduled for Feb. 20

The Lincoln County News reported a Feb. 13 talk by Christopher Rigaud, the diving operations manager for the University of Maine, is rescheduled for noon Feb. 20 in Brooke Hall at UMaine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole due to a snowstorm. The talk will provide an inside look at scientific diving with the U.S. Antarctic […]

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