Lenard Kaye, director of the University of Maine Center on Aging and professor in the UMaine School of Social Work, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “Fighting the scourge of the social isolation of seniors.” Kaye is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings […]
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Mark Wells, a professor of marine sciences at the University of Maine who studies harmful algal blooms, was mentioned in the Nature article, “Climate change is making algal blooms worse.” Harmful algal blooms can occur when changes in water conditions lead to an increased growth in the number of a particular species of algae. The […]
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Weather.com spoke with University of Maine researcher Rick Wahle and cited graduate research by Jesica Waller for the Maine report in its “United States of Climate Change Series.” In the Gulf of Maine, climate change is causing ocean temperatures to rise more quickly than nearly anywhere else on the planet, according to the article. This […]
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Erik Blomberg, an assistant professor of wildlife population ecology at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Sun Journal article about how Maine’s bat population is fighting to survive. White-nose syndrome, a disease caused by a quick-spreading fungus, is believed to have killed 80 to 90 percent of the affected bat species in Maine, […]
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An economic impact study conducted by the University of Maine was mentioned in a Mount Desert Islander report about the start of Bar Harbor’s cruise ship season. The first of the town’s 171 cruise ship visits is set for Sunday, April 23, according to the article. The UMaine study found that in 2016, passengers visiting […]
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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 Mainebiz report, “Next act: New challenges arise as craft brewing industry matures.” Craft breweries are no longer just competing in the beer industry, but in the bigger alcohol and beverage industry, according to […]
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WLBZ reported on the student-run Black Bear Food Guild and its community-supported agricultural share program. The program provides fresh produce on a weekly basis from mid-June through early October to customers who purchase “shares.” A full share costs $500 and is for three to four people, a half share costs $325 and is recommended for […]
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Four University of Maine scientists — Paul Mayewski, Jacquelyn Gill, David Hart and George Jacobson — were referenced in a Portland Press Herald article about the March for Science on April 22. Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute, says for the scientific community, this is a wake-up call to be more involved in how […]
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The Ellsworth American reported that Alessio Mortelliti, an assistant professor in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation, will be conducting climate change research in Acadia National Park this summer. Mortelliti’s research is aimed at helping Acadia protect its resources, build the public’s appreciation for science and delve into critical issues facing national parks and […]
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Bob Duchesne’s “Wild Maine” radio show on 92.9 FM The Ticket took a recent trip to the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center. The show focused on the center and its various research projects that could potentially reinvent Maine’s forest products industry. Stephen Shaler, director of UMaine’s School of Forest Resources and associate […]
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