College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences

WVII (Channel 7) spoke with William Livingston, an associate professor of forest resources and associate director for undergraduate education at the University of Maine, for a report on emerald ash borers. The invasive Asian beetle was first found in the United States in Michigan in 2002, and was recently found in Madawaska, likely spread by […]

WVII (Channel 7) interviewed University of Maine assistant professor of renewable nanomaterials Mehdi Tajvidi for a report on nanocellulose. Nanocellulose is the tiny particles that make up the structure of wood. Tajvidi and his team of researchers are working on creating a particle board-like material, as well as a replacement for chemical-based glues, from nanocellulose. […]

The University of Maine’s William Livingston, associate director for undergraduate education and an associate professor of forest resources; Sandra De Urioste-Stone, an assistant professor of nature-based tourism; and Adam Daigneault, an assistant professor of forest, recreation and conservation policy, were recent guests on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on the relationship […]

The Portland Press Herald reported on the University of Maine’s new energy proposal that calls for biomass and solar. UMaine would get much of its heat and electricity from an on-campus Renewable Energy Center fueled by locally harvested wood and a huge solar array, according to a plan being negotiated by the University of Maine […]

John Daigle, a professor of forest recreation management at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on the variety and history of recreational boating trails around the state.