Darling Marine Center news

Media highlight naming of new Lobster Institute executive director

The Bangor Daily News, Mainebiz, the Penobscot Bay Pilot and Seafoodneews.com highlighted the naming of Christina Cash as the new executive director of the University of Maine Lobster Institute, effective May 17. Formerly the captain and owner/operator of a lobster boat, Cash is native to the state of Maine and graduated from UMaine. She is […]

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Transformation of ocean management is underway, study finds

Marine ecosystem-based management (EBM) is a growing practice of ocean stewardship and conservation that offers benefits to the production of healthy, local food and the preservation of clean water, as well as recreation, habitation and storm protection in the Gulf of Maine and beyond.  Despite its benefits and recognition as a keystone practice of ocean […]

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Mainebiz highlights UMaine’s history, innovative advancements

Mainebiz highlighted the University of Maine in an article about how colleges and universities in Maine have a long history of advancing and innovating their campuses despite economic downturns. During the 2008 recession, UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center partnered with a private company to use composite technology in bridge construction. The university’s Aroostook Farm […]

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Press Herald highlights UMaine researchers’ work with NASA satellite

Research from University of Maine professor of oceanography Emmanuel Boss and professor of marine sciences Damian Brady to collect ocean data using a NASA satellite was highlighted by the Portland Press Herald. The PACE satellite will be in space for three years to collect the most detailed data on record about the color and health […]

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Media highlight UMaine study on fishermen’s resilience to climate change

Earth.com, ECO Magazine and the Scientific Inquirer highlighted a study from an international research team led by Timothy Frawley, postdoctoral researcher affiliated with the University of Maine Darling Marine Center, about how fishermen’s operational decisions can affect their ability to adapt to climate change. Reports also cited quotes from Frawley and Heather Leslie, a UMaine professor […]

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Media boost UMaine research on fisherman’s adaptation to climate change

Sky News, Eurasia Review, Phys.org, AZo Cleantech shared a news release from the University of Maine on an international research team led by a Timothy Frawley, postdoctoral researcher affiliated with the Darling Marine Center, studying how fishermen’s operational decisions affect their ability to adapt to climate change. 

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NAS awards UMaine professor for work on marine ecosystems

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) honored University of Maine marine ecologist Robert S. Steneck for advancing the scientific understanding and conservation of marine ecosystems.  Steneck, who retired from a 41-year career at UMaine in fall 2023, was among 20 recipients of the 2024 NAS Awards.  The Gilbert Morgan Smith Medal and a $50,000 prize […]

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UMaine launches the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences 

The College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences made its debut during a town hall meeting at the University of Maine on Oct. 31.  The college, formerly known as the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture, is the largest of UMaine’s six colleges, accounting for 26.5% of all university enrollments. Members of the newly […]

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