Reports in recent years that marine protected areas (MPAs) aren’t effective in saving coral reefs from the damaging effects of global climate change have led some to argue that such expensive interventions are futile. But a study that spanned 700 kilometers of the eastern Caribbean reveals that MPAs can, indeed, help coral reefs. Robert Steneck, […]
Read more
Business Standard, The Times of India, Earth.com and Environmental News Network (ENN) reported on research led by Robert Steneck, a professor of marine biology at the University of Maine, that found marine protected areas can help protect coral reefs from the damaging effects of global climate change. Steneck, who has spent much of his 40-year […]
Read more
More than 1,650 students, including 34 doctoral degree candidates, are expected to participate in the University of Maine’s 216th Commencement on May 12 in Harold Alfond Sports Arena on campus. UMaine Commencement will be held in two ceremonies, beginning at 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Both ceremonies are ticketed events and live streaming will be available. Tips for attending Commencement, […]
Read more
Andrew Thomas, an oceanography professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Portland Press Herald article about U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King urging the federal government to improve efforts to understand the causes and effects of the rapid warming of the Gulf of Maine, which threatens to disrupt traditional fisheries and […]
Read more
Andrew Thomas, an oceanography professor at the University of Maine, co-wrote an opinion piece for the Sun Journal titled, “Trump’s ‘An American Budget’ is not good for Maine.” Thomas wrote the piece with Beverly Johnson, a professor of geology at Bates College; and Amanda Moeser, the owner of Lanes Island Oyster Co. in Yarmouth and […]
Read more
James McCleave, a University of Maine professor emeritus of marine sciences and a leading expert on eels, was quoted in the Maine Public report, “Why Maine is the only state in the US with a ‘significant’ elver fishery.” Eels start out as larvae and for the first few months of their lives, they float with […]
Read more
More than 1,300 undergraduate and graduate students presented their work during the third annual University of Maine Student Symposium held at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on April 17. The free public event, which was organized by UMaine Graduate Student Government and the Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) as part of Maine Impact Week, […]
Read more
Dr. Heather Leslie, a Libra associate professor in the School of Marine Sciences and director of the Darling Marine Center, was awarded the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture at the University of Maine’s 2018 Outstanding Public Service Award. The award was presented at the college’s annual Celebration of Excellence on April 18. The […]
Read more
University of Maine oceanography professors David Townsend and Andrew Thomas were quoted in a Portland Press Herald article titled, “Deep current of record-breaking warm water causes concerns for the Gulf of Maine.” Canadian scientists have measured record-breaking temperatures in the deep water flowing into the Gulf of Maine, prompting concerns about effects on marine life, […]
Read more
The Associated Press reported oceanographers in New England are asking the National Science Foundation for a new research vessel so they can explore the ocean together. The University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts and the University of New Hampshire formed the East Coast Oceanographic Consortium to apply […]
Read more