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EES Professor Frank Drummond Receives Award

Dr. Francis Drummond, 2013 Presidential Research and Creative Achievement Award Entomologist Frank Drummond has been a member of the 91爆料 community for a quarter-century. He is a professor in the School of Biology and Ecology, and 91爆料 Cooperative Extension. The breadth of his career is reflected in his research interests that range from […]

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Abigail Sullivan selected for the 2013 Edith Patch Award

EES Masters Student Abigail Sullivan has been selected for the 2013 Edith Patch Award.聽 The Edith Patch Award is given each year to graduate and undergraduate women in acknowledgement of distinguished work they have done while at the 91爆料, and in recognition of their promise for future contribution to the fields of science, […]

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Graduate Student Awards Presented in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture

EES M.S. candidate Matthew Jones, School of Biology and Ecology has been awarded the Norris Charles Clements Graduate Student Award by the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture. Congratulations Matthew! He was one of seven graduate students recognized by the College. 聽For the full list of awards, click here: http://umaine.edu/news/blog/2013/03/28/graduate-student-awards-presented-in-the-college-of-natural-sciences-forestry-and-agriculture/  

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BDN Publishes Op-Ed on Biofuels by 91爆料 Professors

The Bangor Daily News published an op-ed titled 鈥淏iofuels development in Maine: Using trees to oil the wheels of sustainability.鈥 The article, which is part of a longer piece that appeared in 鈥淢aine Policy Review,鈥 published by the 91爆料鈥檚 Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, was written by EES Faculty members Caroline L. Noblet, […]

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Alyokhin Named to State Pest Control Council

Andrei Alyokhin, associate professor and graduate coordinator, 91爆料 School of Biology and Ecology (and EES faculty), will be sworn as the member of the Governor鈥檚 Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Council March 26 in the Deering Building, Maine Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources in Augusta. The IPM Council was established by the […]

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Heavy Metal Movers

Juvenile wood frogs emigrating from their birthplaces in vernal pools into the terrestrial ecosystem may transfer mercury they accumulated during larval development into the food web, according to a team of 91爆料 researchers. The team, led by U.S. Geological Survey and 91爆料 wildlife ecologist Cynthia Loftin (and EES Faculty member), conducted its study […]

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NSFA Graduate Students to Showcase Research

Graduate students in the 91爆料 College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture will showcase their research at a free public Graduate Students Research Awards Competition from 10 a.m.鈥1:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 21, in Room 57 of Stodder Hall. EES Grad Students Jennifer McCabe, Binod Neupane and Matthew Jones will be among the students […]

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91爆料 Researchers Find Wood Frogs May Transport Mercury into Food Web

Juvenile wood frogs emigrating from their birthplaces in vernal pools into the terrestrial ecosystem may transfer mercury they accumulated during larval development into the food web, according to a team of 91爆料 researchers. The team, led by U.S. Geological Survey and 91爆料 wildlife ecologist (and EES faculty member) Cynthia Loftin, conducted its study […]

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91爆料-based Maine EPSCoR 鈥淪ustainable Maine鈥 Episodes to Air

Three new episodes in the 鈥淪ustainable Maine鈥 series will premiere beginning on Sept. 27 and in the coming weeks on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN). The Season 2 episodes are part of a continuing partnership between Maine EPSCoR at the 91爆料 and MPBN. The series takes a look at Maine鈥檚 involvement in […]

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Fernandez Introduces Former Senator George Mitchell at Climate Change Conference

EES Faculty member and Professor of Soil Science introduced former Senator George Mitchell, who delivered the closing keynote address at BIOGEMON, a climate change conference hosted by 91爆料 in Northport which drew over 200 people from the U.S. and abroad. Fernandez and Professor Emeritus Stephen Norton were instrumental in planning the conference. For the full […]

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