The Forecaster reported on Aaron Strong’s talk — “Ocean Acidification: Will lobsters and clams disappear?” — for the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust. Strong, an assistant professor of marine policy, told attendees the Gulf of Maine is warming and becoming more acidic, both of which have repercussions. He said local communities can help protect water quality […]
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Mindy Crandall, assistant professor of forest management and economics at the University of Maine, was cited in a Maine Public article about the growing demand for manufactured wood products. While Maine has lost more 2,400 papermaking jobs over the last six years, Crandall said businesses in Maine can do well by focusing on Lincoln Logs, […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece, “There’s a growing gap between Republicans and Democrats on helping needy,” by Sandra Butler, a professor of social work at the University of Maine. Butler is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the country to address […]
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The New York Times published an article on a research project led by Alice Kelley, a geoarchaeologist at the University of Maine, that aims to assess and preserve Maine’s shell middens. “We know that there are over 2,000 shell heaps on the coast of Maine,” said Kelley, an associate research professor at UMaine’s Climate Change […]
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Scott Johnson, a professor of tectonics and structural geology and director of the School of Earth and Climate Sciences at the University of Maine, is the focus of a Science Trends “My Science Life” feature. “I have a wide range of interests in the general fields of tectonics, structural geology and rheology,” Johnson wrote. When […]
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Research conducted by Nishad Jayasundara, an assistant professor of marine physiology at the University of Maine, was featured in the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Global Environmental Health Newsletter. Jayasundara has developed a project that integrates his expertise in environmental health research with capacity building to address issues related to environmental health in […]
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Gov. Paul LePage mentioned the University of Maine during remarks he made to open the third day of the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference in San Francisco, the Portland Press Herald reported. LePage pitched Maine as the perfect place for bioenergy executives to make investments. Maine has more than 17 million acres of forestland, and its […]
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Rick Wahle, a research professor at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center, spoke with Undercurrent News for the report, “Maine lobsters still hard to find, but prices climbing back for harvesters.” Wahle said it’s not yet clear what’s behind the low harvest. He has been investigating whether climate change may be responsible, causing lobster […]
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The Free Press reported the University of Maine recently held its fifth Boot Camp at UMaine in Orono and the Darling Marine Center in Walpole. The three-day orientation program is for first-year students in UMaine’s School of Marine Sciences, which offers undergraduate degrees with concentrations in marine biology, physical science and aquaculture, according to the […]
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Cynthia Isenhour, an assistant professor of economic anthropology and climate change at the University of Maine and an associate at the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for the article, “If you’re sleeping for 8 hours, why not do it sustainably?” For many shoppers, the marketplace of […]
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