The Bangor Daily News, News Center Maine, the Penobscot Bay Pilot, Daily Bulldog, Spectrum News and WFVX-TV (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) shared that researchers at the University of Maine are seeking public input on browntail moth control methods. The anonymous, 15-20-minute survey is available online until Friday, Aug. 4. Those who complete the survey may […]
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Fortune Well, MIT Technology Review, SciTech Daily, Medical News, Hindustan Times and News Nation noted the University of Maine’s role in Harvard University-led research about a possible chemical method for reversing cellular aging, which offers a potential alternative to gene therapy for age reversal.
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot, The World (Coquille, Oregon), Oregon Capital Chronicle (Salem, Oregon), Oregon Coast Beach Connection and KTVZ-TV (Channel 21 in Deschutes County, Oregon) cited the University of Maine’s role in a study showing that the ocean’s color has changed significantly over the last 20 years, likely as a consequence of human-induced climate change. CNN, […]
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Researchers at the University of Maine are seeking public input on browntail moth control methods. Devin Rowe, a Ph.D. student in the lab of UMaine forest entomologist Angela Mech, and McKenna Mollner, a master’s student in the lab of UMaine economist Mariano Teisl, developed the survey to help researchers, as well as government and community […]
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Our blue planet is becoming greener, which may indicate that climate change is reshaping surface ocean ecosystems, says a global study co-authored by a University of Maine oceanographer that was published in Nature this week. The research team, led by scientists from the United Kingdom-based National Oceanography Centre and including UMaine oceanography professor Emannuel Boss, […]
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Editor’s note: This story was updated on July 14. The University of Maine School of Nursing received a $1.96 million grant to provide financial assistance and new educational opportunities to aspiring family nurse practitioners who can help improve access to primary care in rural and underserved regions of Maine. The four-year grant from the Health […]
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Figuring out how to use the wealth of climate and weather data gathered by various scientists and agencies around the world has become a herculean task. A tool developed at the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute brings together a variety of these datasets into digestible charts, maps and animations that anyone can use — […]
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Discover reported on the Maine Forest Tick Survey, led by researchers at the University of Maine, which trained hundreds of woodland owners in Maine to systematically comb their properties for disease-toting ticks to discern how forest management may influence the pest’s prevalence. The survey approach pioneered by Allison Gardner, a UMaine medical entomologist and associate […]
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Mackenzie “Kenzie” Roeder, a Ph.D. student studying ecology and environmental science at the University of Maine, is one of 20 environmental scholars to receive the 2023 Switzer Environmental Fellowship. The fellowship is a program of the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation that awards environmental leaders a $17,000 cash award and leadership training to support their […]
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The Bangor Daily News featured a partnership between University of Maine researchers and Maine organic farmer Sue Hunter, whose land in Unity, Maine, is highly contaminated with toxic PFAS, to determine how much or how little specific crops absorb the toxins. The research is focusing on three specific areas — how PFAS are absorbed by […]
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