CBC News cited statistics from the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine for a report about a calico lobster that was caught off the coast of Canada’s Prince Edward Island. Calico lobsters, known for their uniquely colored shells and distinctive pigmentation, are anything but ordinary, the article states. According to UMaine’s Lobster Institute, the odds […]
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Gordon Bromley, a research assistant professor in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences and the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) about an ice shelf weighing more than one trillion metric tons and measuring about the size of Delaware that recently broke off from Antarctica. Bromley, who has taken multiple research […]
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Edward Grew, a research professor of geological sciences at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Business Insider article, “Humans have caused surprising changes to the planet that will be visible billions of years from now.” Grew helped write a recent paper that cataloged for the first time 208 new minerals that humans have left behind. […]
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The Boston Globe cited statistics from the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine in a report about an upcoming Paris dinner between President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron. The two presidents were expected to have dinner at Le Jules Verne, the posh restaurant on the second floor of the Eiffel Tower which is […]
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Mainebiz reported the University of Maine is one of six companies to receive a Maine Technology Institute TechStart grant. The salmon louse is a common parasite affecting the Atlantic salmon farming industry that causes global economic losses in excess of $750 million a year, according to the article. The $4,500 TechStart grant, which will be matched […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported scientists in the University of Maine’s School of Food and Agriculture and Cooperative Extension are recruiting Maine residents to take part in a study about fermenting foods and beverages at home. Adults who make any of these foods at home, or would like to learn how to do so, are invited to […]
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The Washington Post spoke with University of Maine professors Aram Calhoun and Malcolm Hunter for an article about the latest issue of the journal Biological Conservation, which focuses on the big ecological roles of small natural features. The issue was organized by Hunter, a professor of wildlife resources and Libra Professor of Conservation Biology, who calls […]
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Isaiah Mansour, a double major in marine biology and aquaculture at the University of Maine, spoke with Mainebiz for an “Inside the Notebook” column titled “Where will Maine’s STEM students go to work?” The author recently talked with Kevin Strange, president of the MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor, about entrepreneurship and STEM education in the state. […]
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Jacquelyn Gill, a professor of paleoecology at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Atlantic article, “It’s a mistake to focus just on animal extinctions.” Researchers state that fixating on the concept of extinction can lead scientists to overestimate the state of the planet’s health, according to the article. If a species is completely wiped out, […]
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U.S. Sen. Angus King mentioned the University of Maine during an interview with Mainebiz that focused on energy. King also shared his thoughts on strengthening the state’s economy by expanding broadband in rural areas and finding new uses for forest products. In response to a question about the shutdown of many paper mills, King said he sponsored […]
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