Foster’s Daily Democrat covered a recent talk in Wells by Brian Beal, professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias. Beal shared information about an upcoming project in which wooden recruitment boxes will be used to protect young soft-shell clams on coastal flats from invasive European green crabs. Soft-shell clam landings across […]
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The second meeting of the Maine Climate Council on Jan. 29 in Augusta will focus on a report from the Science and Technical Subcommittee about the effects of climate change in the state. The subcommittee’s work in the past four months provides the initial scientific basis for the ongoing deliberations of the various working groups, […]
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An updated website has been launched for the University of Maine’s regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias (UMM). With this update, UMM has adopted the features available on the UMaine website. New features include a searchable A–Z directory, a combined campus calendar, and new program-specific sites for UMM’s academic areas. Behind the scenes, […]
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The Machias Valley News Observer advanced a play titled “The Dollar” that University of Maine at Machias students will perform at 7 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Performance Arts Center. The students are enrolled in instructor Eustacia Landrum’s Introduction to Theater course. The one-act comedy is free and open to the public. Improv performances will […]
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The Machias Valley News Observer announced that Margaret La Farge’s new exhibit “Scientific Illustrations” will be displayed during December in the Art Gallery in Powers Hall at the University of Maine at Machias. La Farge’s painstaking attention to detail and heartfelt appreciation for the natural world is evident in her exquisite black-and-white renderings of wildlife […]
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Scientific American quoted Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias, in the article “Harm to Table: Turning an Invasive Crab into a Delicacy.” Local conditions will continue to promote green crab population surges as ocean waters warm faster in the Gulf of Maine than almost anywhere else in […]
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Pollinator biologist Eric Venturini will present the seventh annual Roque Island Lecture on Environmental Conservation on Oct. 16 at the University of Maine at Machias. The free public lecture, “Bees and Blueberries: Where Does It Go From Here?” will be held at 11 a.m. in the UMM Science Building, Room 102. It is sponsored by […]
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Machias Valley News Observer and Mainebiz reported the University of Maine at Machias and the Downeast Salmon Federation (DSF) signed a memorandum of understanding Oct. 2 that formalized the growing partnership between the two organizations. “Partnering with DSF both broadens and strengthens the STEM programs that the university can offer students,” said Daniel Qualls, head […]
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Brian Beal, professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine Machias, told the Bangor Daily News that invasive Asian shore crabs are probably a “ticking time bomb.” Beal was interviewed after Acadia National Park officials said a molted shell of an Asian shore crab was found Sept. 19 along the shore near Schoodic Point. […]
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University of Maine professor Ivan Fernandez has been appointed to serve on the Maine Climate Council, and will serve as co-chair of the Science and Technical Subcommittee. Numerous other experts from UMaine and University of Maine at Machias have been invited to serve on the Science and Technical Subcommittee, as well as working groups. Climate […]
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