http://webwpmu.ume.maine.edu/nsfa Just another weblog Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:58:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Seven UMaine Animal and Veterinary Sciences students competed Nov. 6-7 in the annual Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge in Glens Falls, N.Y. with and against more than 120 students from 13 colleges, and brought home several awards. The two-day competition featured five-person teams of students who used their expertise to analyze ... http://webwpmu.ume.maine.edu/nsfa/blog/2009/11/12/dairy-challenge/ The  School of Forest Resources presents its Fall Seminar Series at noon on Fridays in Room 2o4 Nutting Hall. The following talks will be presented in November: November 6: "Fire Management in New England Forests"-- Rick Vollick November 13: "An Ecological Observatory in a Climate of Change: Bear Brook at 20 Years"-- ... http://webwpmu.ume.maine.edu/nsfa/blog/2009/10/30/sfrseminars-1-2/ The following lectures will be presented in November and December as part of the School of Marine Sciences Seminar Series. All seminars will be presented in Room 354, Aubert Hall at 11:30 on Fridays. Refreshments will be served at 11:15. November 6: "The Spatial and Temporal Scales of Adaptive Divergence in ... http://webwpmu.ume.maine.edu/nsfa/blog/2009/10/30/marine11/ The Department of Wildlife Ecology hosts its Monday noon-time seminar series this fall. Seminars will take place in Room 204 Nutting Hall (unless otherwise noted) from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. November 6 (Friday): "The Spatial and Temporal Scales of Adaptive Divergence in the Ocean: Do Fishery Harvests Cause Evolutionary Changes?"--David Conover, ... http://webwpmu.ume.maine.edu/nsfa/blog/2009/10/28/weseminar-11/ [caption id="attachment_377" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="SEAmester"][/caption] Ocean Classroom Foundation (OCF) and the University of Maine will collaborate to offer a Spring 2010 semester at sea experience for students aboard a 19th century-style schooner. Known as SEAmester, the program is managed by the Ocean Classroom Foundation, a leader in experiential education at sea.  UMaine ... http://webwpmu.ume.maine.edu/nsfa/blog/2009/10/27/ocean-classroom-partnershi/ The University of Maine is one of the first to receive an international research partnership award, designed to link U.S. scientists and engineers with counterparts in Ireland. The first four tri-partite U.S.-Ireland R&D partnerships, valued at more than $10 million were announced at a recent event hosted by the ... http://webwpmu.ume.maine.edu/nsfa/blog/2009/10/22/ireland-partnership-funds-umaine-algal-toxin-research/ The University of Maine is receiving more than $1.8 million for a new initiative to help Maine employers respond to 2008 natural disasters and economic distress. A $1.82 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) enables a unique and innovative new initiative being called the “Knowledge ... http://webwpmu.ume.maine.edu/nsfa/blog/2009/10/08/grant-struggling-businesses/ The  School of Forest Resources presents its Fall Seminar Series at noon on Fridays in Room 2o4 Nutting Hall. The following talks will be presented in October: October 23: "Remote Sensing"-- Rich Hallet October 30: "Applications of Linear Programming in Forest Management"-- Evelyn Richards http://webwpmu.ume.maine.edu/nsfa/blog/2009/10/01/sfrseminar-10/ The Department of Wildlife Ecology hosts its Monday noon-time seminar series this fall. Seminars will take place in Room 204 Nutting Hall (unless otherwise noted) from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. October 5: "Salmon in the Great Lakes Tributaries"--Ahsley Moerke, Lake Superior State University. October 19: "Legal Protection of Biodiversity in Stormwater-ImpactedUrban Streams"-- ... http://webwpmu.ume.maine.edu/nsfa/blog/2009/09/29/wildlife-ecology-seminar-series-for-october/ The University of Maine is one of several prestigious marine research institutions joining forces to study North Atlantic marine ecosystems as part of the Cooperative Institute for the North Atlantic Region (CINAR). In addition to faculty from the School of Marine Sciences at UMaine, the collaborative involves Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, ... http://webwpmu.ume.maine.edu/nsfa/blog/2009/09/28/no-atlantic-marine-ecosystem/