Brandon Henry: Studying blue crabs in Casco Bay
Warming temperatures have attracted blue crabs to the Gulf of Maine, and their aggressive nature is harmful to native bivalves that are essential to Maine fisheries. Brandon Henry, a graduate […]
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Beth Davis: Using eDNA to Monitor Maine’s Rivers
Beth Davis, a graduate student in the University of Maine School of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, is exploring the uses of environmental DNA, or eDNA, to monitor fish and invertebrates […]
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Daigle speaks to Saturday Evening Post about emerald ash borer impact on Wabanaki basket making
The Saturday Evening Post spoke to John Daigle, professor of forest recreation management at the University of Maine, about the impact of the invasive emerald ash borer on Wabanaki basket […]
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UMaine geologist helps identify critical minerals in northern Maine
In his career as a University of Maine geologist, Martin Yates has been recruited to help investigate geologic anomalies, but none like the one found last year on Pennington Mountain […]
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Mitchell Center researchers explore how community-university partnerships can strengthen democratic decision-making
Researchers from the University of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions have found that community-university collaborations focused on local concerns can help communities make decisions and take […]
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Apul inducted into AEESS 40 Under 40 program
Onur Apul, a University of Maine assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been inducted into the 2022 Class of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists’ (AEESS) […]
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Media feature UMaine study about salmons stopped at dams
The Bangor Daily News, Courier-Gazette, Phys.org and Hydro Review featured a recent study from the University of Maine that found salmon depleted fat stores while stopped at dams. The scientists found that […]
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Salmon deplete fat stores while stopped at dams, UMaine study shows
Restoration of the critically endangered Atlantic salmon is an important issue in the rivers of Maine. Dams on Maine rivers have long been known to impact fish populations, but a […]
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Grew aids discovery of two compounds previously unknown to materials science
Edward Grew, research professor in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences at the University of Maine, has helped a team of Chinese and European scientists obtain official recognition for […]
