The Portland Press Herald published a feature article on Aaron Strong, an assistant professor of marine policy at the University of Maine, as part of its “Meet” series. Strong said he loves being part of UMaine’s School of Marine Sciences. “I can work with our oceanographers on problems from the global scale down to right […]
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The Lincoln County News published a University of Maine news release about natural science illustration workshops held at the Darling Marine Center in Walpole. For the past eight years, the center has been hosting the workshops led by David Wheeler, who taught illustration to college students in New York for over three decades before moving […]
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The Boothbay Register published a University of Maine news release announcing Alison Rieser, an environmental lawyer and University of Hawai’i at Manoa professor, will deliver a talk titled “The Herring’s Empire” on June 30 at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole. The Friday Science Seminar talk at 10:30 a.m. in Brooke Hall […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News article about 14-year-old John Bapst High School student Jaelin Roberts and her passion for baking macarons. Two months ago, Jaelin and her her mother Joan launched Simply Macarons by Jaelin, a line of macarons in 14 different flavors. Since the Roberts operate out of […]
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New Hampshire Public Radio spoke with Joyce Longcore, a chytrid researcher in the University of Maine’s School of Biology and Ecology, for the report “Will a deadly fungus destroy N.H.’s frog population? The answer is complicated.” Since it was first discovered, the chytrid fungus known as Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis or BD, has been implicated in massive […]
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The Portland Press Herald editorial, “More needy children in Maine deserve quality early care,” cited a study by Philip Trostel, a University of Maine economist. Trostel’s study, “Path to a Better Future: The Fiscal Payoff of Investment in Early Childhood in Maine,” recommends full-time education for children from birth to age 5, estimating that it […]
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The Associated Press reported two University of Maine food scientists and a former graduate student believe they may have found a solution to the state’s trouble with invasive green crabs. The crustaceans threaten Maine’s marine economy because they’re predators of softshell clams, which are one of the state’s signature seafood items, the AP reported. Fishermen […]
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Mainebiz reported the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has recommended over $1.5 million in Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program funding for six fisheries research projects in Maine, including two at the University of Maine. The goal of the Saltonstall-Kennedy program is to fund projects that address the needs of fishing communities, optimize economic benefits by building and […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Frank Drummond, an insect ecology professor at the University of Maine, about a type of fungus with zombie-like qualities that could threaten the state’s wild blueberry crop. Drummond said although the mummy berry disease is probably the most serious blueberry disease, it’s not well understood. Drummond and other UMaine researchers […]
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A study released by the Maine Brewers’ Guild and conducted by the University of Maine School of Economics was cited in the Portland Press Herald article, “Maine Beer Box begins voyage to give local brews international exposure.” The custom-made shipping container filled with Maine craft beer is heading to Reykjavik, Iceland, where the beers will […]
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