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WaYS Spotlight: Noela Altavera
By Caty DuDevoir The Wabanaki Youth in Science Program (WaYS) intertwines Indigenous cultural practices and knowledge with western science to help give Indigenous youth tools that can better help them […]
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Where are they now! Catching up with past Maine EPSCoR participants: Sonia Naderi
By Stefania Irene Marthakis In August of 2022, Sonia Naderi, who worked alongside Dr. Ali Abedi (Associate Vice President for Research and the Director of Center for Undergraduate Research), completed […]
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INSPIRES High School Teacher Spotlight: Amy Sidell
By Stefania Irene Marthakis This fall, Amy Sidell began her 7th year as a biology teacher at Hampden Academy in Maine—specifically four levels of Biology: remedial, college prep, honors, and […]
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Maine-eDNA Introduces New EOD Project Manager
By Daniel Timmermann Education, outreach, and diversity is one of the central aspects of any NSF EPSCoR project. Maine EPSCoR recently brought on Beth Campbell as the office’s Education, Outreach, […]
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Using eDNA to Understand Environment, Community, and Maine’s Marine Economy with Phoebe Jekielek
By Caty DuDevoir, Media Intern As environmental DNA (eDNA) becomes a more prevalent research tool, understanding where the most effective applications for it are and how it can help in […]
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INSPIRES Graduate Student Spotlight: Anupam Raj
By Stefania Irene Marthakis Anupam Raj is a third-year graduate student as well as a research assistant in the Master of Science in Teaching (MST) program through the Maine Center […]
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The eDNA CORE Lab and Building Maine’s Research Capacity
By Daniel Timmermann One of the most important parts of the Maine-eDNA 5-year, $20M NSF EPSCoR RII Track-1 grant, is the eDNA CORE Lab that has helped expand the state’s […]
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Building Methodologies and Exploring the Possibilities of Sedimentary Environmental DNA
By Caty DuDevoir, Media Intern In the introductory stages of a field of research, developing methodologies takes immense time and patience. While researchers are using sedimentary environmental DNA (sedDNA) to […]
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Maine-eDNA Announces New Open to Collaborate Notice
Maine-eDNA is excited to announce a new Open to Collaboration Notice. This Notice from Local Contexts indicates the NSF EPSCoR Track-1 Maine-eDNA grant’s commitment to the development of new modes […]
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INSPIRES Postdoc Profile: Melissa Pastore
By Stefania Irene Marthakis Melissa Pastore, global change ecologist and second-year postdoctoral associate in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources and with the Gund Institute at the University […]
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