In a state where the majority of land is covered by forests, monitoring them is critical to understanding and maintaining their health. Forests are constantly changing based on the environment, now more than ever with increased drought conditions in Maine. To understand these changes, there needs to be comprehensive data available to stakeholders in the […]
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Throughout his academic career, Prince Obosu has been passionate about the diverse applications of geographic information technology (GIS) and how it can be applied to community resilience. With a background in geomatic engineering and geospatial analysis, he joins the University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources as a Ph.D. student and part of the NSF […]
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By Heather Johnson, Graduate Assistant Maine’s forests are a vital component of the state’s cultural, historical, economic and social identity. They provide a wide variety of jobs within different industries, offering many unique employment opportunities for local communities. In order for Maine’s forests and related industries to continue to grow, students must see a future […]
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By Sophie Knox, Research Media Intern Understanding tree and forest health provides resource managers, land owners and researchers with the information needed to make important decisions about one of Maine’s most important ecosystems. Over the past three years, Leo Edmiston-Cyr, a scientific and technical computer programmer at the University of Maine’s Center for Research on […]
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By Heather Johnson, Communications Graduate Assistant Artificial intelligence (AI) is a rapidly growing technology in the United States and worldwide.Increased use of AI has many implications across different sectors and presents a significant shift in the labor market. A widespread concern, one especially seen in news and media, is the role of AI in changing […]
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Please enjoy this new edition of the Maine EPSCoR newsletter that features highlights and stories from across EPSCoR programs old and new in the state. Maine is currently home to fourteen active EPSCoR projects. These projects represent nearly $27 million in funding from across the National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Energy, and National Aeronautics […]
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A coalition of experts and institutions from across New England have been working for two years to expand the use of intelligent manufacturing. The Northeast Integrated Intelligent Manufacturing Lab (NIIM) was established through a collaborative NSF EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (formerly known as Track-2) Program award in 2022.The NIIM lab, based […]
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Awarded in 2019, the NSF EPSCoR RII Track-1 Maine-eDNA project has reached the conclusion of its NSF funding. The program, which investigated Maine’s coast, inland lakes and the waterways in between, championed environmental DNA (eDNA) as a powerful and cost-effective approach to monitoring an environment as small as a stream to as large as Maine’s […]
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The MERITS internship program, run by the Maine Space Grant Consortium, connects Maine high school students to research experiences in the state. Vaishnavi Kuppala is one of these students, a rising senior from Scarborough High School who participated in a six week internship program at the University of Maine under Karissa Tilbury, an associate professor […]
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By Nathan Deveney, Media Intern This spring, approximately 300 students at Lewiston Middle School participated in field investigations of a local ecosystem. The seventh graders surveyed three vernal pools in the Thorncrag Bird Sanctuary in Lewiston, Maine documenting the presence or absence of different indicator species including caddisflies, fairy shrimp and amphibian egg masses. Vernal […]
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