Innovation and Economic Development

Sea monsters

Coastal storms research helps Maine anticipate and prepare for extreme weather

Then and now

Three humanities research projects bring Maine history to life

Ode to nature

Greg Ondo’s art is elemental, with methods and materials intrinsically linked to the environment

Call for change

Amy Blackstone, Susan Gardner and Judith Rosenbaum provide perspective about sexual harassment, equitable workplace environments, and #MeToo and #TimesUp

Cultivating skills
UMaine Extension’s gardening programs go behind bars to benefit convicts and communities 

Aliens and body snatchers

To stem the spread of invasive moths, UMaine entomologists turn to the species’ natural enemies

Cold context
Internationally recognized climate scientist Paul Mayewski documents the past to ensure the future

Market value
For Maine entrepreneurs, food safety expert Jason Bolton is part of their recipe for success

Tick check
Multiple initiatives focus on stemming a growing threat in Maine

The company we keep
Research focuses on the role and value of friendship in the lives of youngsters and adolescents

Watching for eyes
Reproduction endocrinology research could improve survival rates of Atlantic salmon embryos

From the heart
At the Collins Center for the Arts, Stephen King and friends launch a book about their experiences at UMaine during the Vietnam War era

On the front lines of discovery
Maine’s top biomedical research institutions collaborate to train the next generation of scientists and engineers

A century in Acadia
The symbiosis between a national park and Maine’s public research university

‘This is where I belong’
Tufts program fast-tracks UMaine’s top pre-med students to meet critical needs

Stellar in STEM
UMaine boasts five NSF Graduate Research Fellows

The making of an opera
A poet and a composer collaborate to create a new work in an age-old genre

Farming the sea
Maine’s aquaculture industry grows through research, innovation and collaboration