The first University of Maine forum to open preliminary discussions on the FY17 budget was held in Wells Conference Center Nov. 9. As a “first conversation” on the FY17 budget, the forum provided an overview of the E&G budget and the projected gap, and the ways the campus community can be engaged, including providing input […]
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Erik Blomberg, assistant professor in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology at the University of Maine, wanted to bring the massive declines in bat populations to the public’s attention and to educate residents about the extensive services that the animals provide to humans. He also wanted to improve monitoring methods used by researchers […]
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Marine scientists warn that the future may bring more harmful algal blooms (HABs) which could threaten wildlife and the economy, but that poor scientific understanding limits long-term forecasts. Understanding algal blooms and how they will impact society was the focus of a four-day workshop — comprised of 11 marine science researchers from around the world […]
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Editor’s note: updated version, Nov. 6, 2015 The University of Maine will recognize veterans with a week of events to coincide with Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The activities are coordinated by the UMaine Office of Veterans Education and Transition Services (VETS) and UMaine Veterans Association. “I have come to know student-veterans at UMaine, and they […]
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The University of Maine Humanities Center and several area sponsors will present a performance and audience discussion on the effects of war Nov. 12 in Bangor. Outside the Wire, a social impact company, will perform “Theater of War” at the Bangor Opera House at 131 Main Street from 7 to 9 p.m. “Theater of War” […]
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Researchers at the University of Maine wanted to know how the Antarctic ice sheet reacts to climate change. To find out, they dove into the past to learn how the ice sheet behaved during the last glaciation, when the glacier achieved its greatest extent and what factors contributed to its ultimate retreat. In order to […]
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Taking action is an emphasis of the second Maine Hunger Dialogue at the University of Maine on Nov. 6–7. About 150 students and staff from 17 universities and colleges throughout the state will pack 10,000 nutritious, nonperishable meals for food pantries. In addition, people from five college campuses and Mt. Ararat High School will report […]
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Males and females of many species are often visibly different from one another. Scientists call these differences ‘sexual dimorphism’ and it has been studied extensively by evolutionary biologists all of the way back to Charles Darwin. But what is not yet clearly understood is how these differences impact an entire ecosystem. Researchers at the University […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Orono and its nonprofit partners Goodwill Industries of Northern New England and Alpha One received $189,000 of the $4 million awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the AgrAbility Program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded funds to 21 land-grant universities to assist farmers […]
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On Friday, June 26, as various school systems came to the end of their academic calendars, 17 Maine high school and middle school teachers and 12 science researchers gathered around small tables at the University of Maine, all with the same topic in mind. Climate change. The group participated in a climate science teacher workshop […]
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