Dr. Jasmine Saros, a professor of paleolimnology and lake ecology in the School of Biology and Ecology, was awarded the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture at the University of Maine’s 2018 Outstanding Research Award. The award was presented at the college’s annual Celebration of Excellence on April 18. The college also awarded the […]
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Three graduating seniors were recognized for their outstanding achievements during their time at UMaine at the college’s annual Celebration of Excellence on April 18. The college also honored eight graduate students and three faculty members at the event. Callie Greco, Frank B. & Charles S. Bickford Memorial Prize Callie is an honors biology major who […]
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The University of Maine College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture honored 24 undergraduate students for academic excellence, as well as eight graduate students and three faculty members at its annual celebration of excellence on Wednesday, April 18 at the University of Maine’s Wells Conference Center. Undergraduate student award recipients are: Frank B. & Charles […]
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The first day that snow fell in December 2017, Bryce Risley boarded a plane headed for the sandy, palm tree-lined coasts of Sri Lanka. During winter break, the graduate student in the School of Marine Sciences conducted fieldwork focused on the marine ornamental species trade, more broadly referred to as the aquarium trade. The trade […]
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The Portland Press Herald published a feature article on University of Maine graduate student Garrett Raymond as part of its “Meet” series. Raymond is pursuing a master’s degree in the School of Economics and is a member of the campus-based group Maine Community Energy Advocates. The group’s goal is to advance community energy projects in […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported on research being conducted by Suzanne Greenlaw, a doctoral candidate in the School of Forest Resources at the University of Maine, in an article about Acadia National Park officials and members of Maine’s four Indian tribes exploring the possibility of allowing basket makers to harvest sweetgrass in salt marshes within the […]
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A fisheries scientist whose research informs commercial and recreational resource management, a popular mechanical engineering professor whose classroom contributions include development of new curricula and educational software, and a soil scientist whose leadership and expertise benefit policymakers and the public are the recipients of the University of Maine’s top faculty honors this year. Yong Chen, […]
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Each year, Maine’s forest industry harvests 6 million to 7 million cords of wood to build homes and make furniture, paper and other products. Which of the following processes contributes the most to the increase in timber biomass? That’s a question developed for students in biology courses on six University of Maine System campuses. The […]
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Graduate students in the University of Maine’s Food Science and Human Nutrition Program and Dietetic Internship took their expertise to Augusta this winter to help Maine’s legislators make informed decisions regarding nutrition policy. Emily Duran-Frontera, Anna Wright, Elizabeth Kowash, and Mackenzie Clapp culminated the communication effort by helping to host the Maine Academy of Nutrition […]
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Frank Drummond, an internationally recognized entomologist whose decades of research on insect pests, bees and reproductive biology of the blueberry plant have contributed to the growth of Maine wild blueberry production, has been named the 2018 University of Maine Distinguished Maine Professor by the UMaine Alumni Association. The Distinguished Maine Professor Award, sponsored by UMaine’s […]
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