by Liz Theriault, EPSCoR Student Writer You may remember the days in elementary school where teachers would roll out a clunky projector and use transparent sheets, cameras, and light, to teach math, science, and more. What if there was a projector type machine that uses the same basic tools, but instead of teaching middle schoolers, […]
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by Liz Theriault, Maine EPSCoR Student Writer MAINE EPSCOR’S NEWEST TRACK-1 GRANT, titled Molecule to Ecosystem: Environmental DNA as a Nexus for Coastal Ecosystem Sustainability for Maine (Maine-eDNA), is bringing environmental DNA research to the Pine Tree State, and positioning Maine as a national leader for understanding eDNA. As a part of the program’s funding, […]
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by Liz Theriault, Maine EPSCoR Student Writer WHAT DO YOU SEE WHEN YOU PICTURE A TIME MACHINE? Maybe it’s the car from the popular 1980s film Back to the Future. Or perhaps you picture a metal box decorated with flashing lights and mysterious levers. But for Michael Kinnison, he pictures environmental DNA (eDNA). Kinnison is […]
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by Liz Theriault, Maine EPSCoR Student Writer With the new EPSCoR RII Track-1 Grant, Molecule to Ecosystem: Environmental DNA as a Nexus of Convergent Research for Maine’s Coastal Ecosystems (Maine-eDNA), comes new faculty members and principle investigators to lead interdisciplinary groups of researchers. For Maine-eDNA, Dr. Doug Rasher has taken on the role of Project […]
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by Liz Theriault, Maine EPSCoR Student Writer WHAT MAKES UP THE AIR WE BREATHE? The first answer that comes to mind may be, rather obviously, oxygen. Yet oxygen isn’t the only molecule surrounding us in our atmosphere, and it isn’t even the most abundant. In fact, air is made of 78% nitrogen. For researchers like […]
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by Liz Theriault, Maine EPSCoR Student Writer Dr. Andrew Goupee came to the University of Maine for his undergraduate career in the fall of 1999, and due to the various academic and professional opportunities UMaine presented, remained to complete the entirety of his academic career. Currently, Dr. Goupee teaches Strength of Materials; Dynamics; Mechanical Vibrations; […]
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Liz Theriault, ME EPSCoR Student Writer SEANET researchers hope to make sea lice infestations a thing of the past One of the biggest challenges faced by the Maine salmon industry comes in the form of a tiny creature. Salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) are one species of sea lice, which are parasites that infest both Pacific […]
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Marcella Silver, ME EPSCoR Writer & Liz Theriault, ME EPSCoR Student Writer Creating a Legacy of Solving ‘Wicked Problems’ through Team Science Every day, students and staff pass by a large banner in the entrance to UMaine’s Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions that displays a photograph of the center’s namesake, Senator George J. Mitchell, and […]
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Liz Theriault, ME EPSCoR Student Writer A new risk to marine ecosystems is emerging. Ever-rising levels of carbon dioxide in the world’s oceans cause a rise in water pH, leading to ocean acidification (OA). Researchers nationwide are questioning what the effect on our waters, marine resources and commercial industries will look like. Maine is no […]
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Liz Theriault, ME EPSCoR Student Writer ME EPSCoR support helps with 2019 launch Since the 1980s, aquaculture has expanded at an impressive rate in the state of Maine. Maine has a long legacy of aquaculture dating back to the 1800’s, though earlier efforts looked much different from today’s modern farms. While always present in Maine’s […]
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