An Ellsworth American story indicated an oceanographic buoy that a team of scientists at the University of Maine designed, built and deployed in the Gulf of Maine was reported damaged. The buoy gathers and transmits data about ocean temperatures, currents and salinity levels, as well as air temperature, wind speed and direction and the height […]
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Jessica Leahy, a professor of human dimensions of natural resources at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Newsradio WGAN’s “Positively Maine” radio show. Leahy discussed the School of Forest Resources, forestry students, legacy planning for older landowners, wood banks and other projects that have had a positive effect on Maine’s family forests.
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Morning Sentinel reported on a panel discussion at the Maine Agricultural Trades Show that focused on farming in a new weather reality. Five Maine farmers spoke about how changing weather patterns have prompted them to adapt their farming strategies, according to the article. The forum was organized by the Maine Climate and Agriculture Network and […]
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The Fish Site reported University of Maine research indicates the aquaculture industry is poised for growth through strategic outreach and consumer education. Globally, the marine aquaculture industry generates roughly $166 billion per year. However, the United States lags in international markets, and for the industry to grow, there must be a general understanding and acceptance […]
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A 2013 study by Sandra Butler, a University of Maine social work professor, was cited in the Bangor Daily News editorial, “LePage administration tries to show it’s doing some good with welfare funds. It isn’t working.” Butler’s study found that more than a third of families surveyed who lost assistance after the state implemented a […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported Maine Medical Center Research Institute in Scarborough is partnering with the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute to study how climate change affects deer ticks and Lyme disease. Susan Elias, a disease ecologist at the research institute and a UMaine Ph.D. candidate, said persuasive research connects climate change with the […]
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Sean Birkel, Maine’s state climatologist and a research assistant professor at the University of Maine’s School of Earth and Climate Sciences and Climate Change Institute, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “Repeat of ice storm of ’98 unlikely, not impossible.” The BDN reported that the ice storm that devastated Maine 20 years […]
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Research by Alice Kelley, a geoarchaeologist at the University of Maine, was mentioned in a Sierra magazine article about archaeologists and Native Americans working together to identify culturally important sites. Along the coast of Maine, there are at least 2,000 prehistoric shell middens, according to Kelley. These middens are exposed and mainly unprotected, the article […]
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Kimberley Miner, an Earth and climate scientist and graduate student at the University of Maine, spoke with WLBZ (Channel 2) about how to keep warm in cold temperatures. Miner studies climate change by researching glaciers and has been to places including Antarctica and Alaska, according to the report. Her gear has kept her warm in […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a Portland Press Herald article that listed some of the positive actions and events related to sustainability that took place in Maine during 2017. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration allocated a grant of $908,015 for research into sustainable processing of aquacultured seaweed and development of new value-added […]
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