The Inside Science article, “Melting glaciers release pollutants frozen decades ago,” focuses on research presented by Kimberley Miner, an earth and climate scientist and graduate student at the University of Maine, at a meeting of the American Geophysical Union in New Orleans. Miner’s analysis suggests that people who live in the shadow of melting glaciers […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will connect K–12 students in Maine and around the country to UMaine student researchers in the field as part of its Follow a Researcher® program. The program, now in its fourth year, is designed to give students a glimpse into a student scientist’s world by providing live expedition updates and […]
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In July, University of Maine graduate student Nicole Ramberg-Pihl went to the Kenduskeag Stream in Exeter and Garland in search of smallmouth bass. Accompanying her in the field were Stephen Coghlan, an associate professor in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology; and undergraduate students Spencer Kelley and Tyson Porter. They collected small young-of-the-year […]
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Allyson Eslin, who is pursuing a dual master’s in economics and global policy at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “When women lead, everyone prospers.” In her piece, Eslin cited Maine NEW Leadership, a weeklong, intensive leadership program offered in June at the University of Maine for 28 college […]
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The Town Line reported Betsy Barber, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maine, was a keynote speaker at the China Lake Association’s annual meeting on July 22. The meeting marked the group’s 30th anniversary and attracted more than 75 people, according to the article. Barber, who is a graduate student in the Department of Wildlife, […]
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Emily Wilkins reports on taking her UMaine forest resources education abroad. Wilkins is one of six students from the School of Forest Resources whose experience abroad was made possible, in part, thanks to support from the Lee and Sunny Allen International Student Travel Awards. Major M.S. in Forest Resources, Class of 2017 Hometown Woodbury, MN […]
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The Associated Press reported on a new tool developed by University of Maine scientists that allows blueberry growers to learn how many bees they can expect to see around their fields. “BeeMapper” will be unveiled July 19 at Blueberry Hill Farm in Jonesboro as part of the UMaine Cooperative Extension’s annual Wild Blueberry Summer Field […]
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Read transcript A synopsis of marine research at the University of Maine and its impact both statewide and globally.
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University of Maine graduate student Dulcinea Groff has been selected to receive a 2017 Shackleton Academic Scholarship. Groff, a doctoral candidate and NSF IGERT Fellow in ecology and environmental science, is one of five recipients from around the world to receive the annual award. The scholarship is given to graduate students who are pursuing research […]
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Skylar Bayer, a graduate student in the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences, successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation at the Darling Marine Center in Walpole. Dr. Rick Wahle was her advisor. With a background in deep-sea ecology, Bayer came to the Center in 2011 to study the fertilization and reproductive ecology of commercially important fisheries species. Focusing on […]
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