Just like people, animals have personalities — and, like people, these individual differences in behavior may determine what role an animal plays in building the world around it. “Mutualisms” are […]
The Penobscot Bay Pilot shared information about an upcoming presentation by University of Maine Ph.D. student Julia Sunnarborg about the principles of environmental DNA. The online webinar will take place […]
The Bangor Daily News interviewed Diane Kopec, faculty fellow at the George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, about the difference between mercury contamination and PFAS contamination in Maine’s fish. […]
Angela Mech, assistant professor of forest entomology, was interviewed for WGME Portland about Maine currently suffering through the worst infestation of browntail moths since they were first introduced to the […]
The Bangor Daily News and Mount Desert Islander reported on a University of Maine and Maine Medical Center study illustrating how Lyme disease-causing ticks have increased in Maine. The researchers […]
The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk on bringing together diverse interests to slow the spread of the invasive […]
The 2022 Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit will be held virtually on Friday, April 15, from 9 a.m.–noon. This year’s theme is “Improving Maine’s Food System.” Food waste data is […]
Alessio Mortelliti, a University of Maine wildlife ecologist, was featured in the Toronto Star for his research studying the behavior of small rodents in the Penobscot Experimental Forest in Maine. […]
The Associated Press and News Center Maine reported on research from the University of Maine and Maine Medical Center Research Institute’s Lyme & Vector-Borne Disease Laboratory that shows blacklegged ticks, […]
Aram Calhoun, professor of wetland ecology at the University of Maine, spoke with Seacoastonline about the spring phenomenon of the “Big Night” migration of amphibians to vernal pools. Calhoun said […]
