STRENGTHENING MAINE’S RESEARCH ECOSYSTEM AND PATHWAYS THROUGH STRATEGIC CAPACITY BUILDING

Maine EPSCoR
Jurisdictional Steering Committee
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E-CORE RII: Strengthening Maine’s Research Ecosystem and Pathways Through Strategic Capacity Building (Maine-SMART) is committed to leveraging current and evolving infrastructure investments and overcoming systemic barriers that impede the growth of Maine’s R&D ecosystem.

Maine EPSCoR News

Portrait of Kuppala

Scarborough High School student explores biomedical engineering at UMaine
ground of middle schools walk with their backs to the camera through the woods

Engaging Maine classrooms with environmental research
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UMaine undergraduate students play a key role in developing forestry technology
Wooded rocky Maine coastline

Pairing eDNA and visual data to understand biodiversity along Maine’s coast
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NSF Maine Bridge Partner Scientist Statement of Interest
Sam Bengs takes notes in the field

Understanding river herring migration and diet in Maine’s rivers 
woman in blue life vest and light blue jacket records readings off side of a boat in the water on a cloudy day

Understanding invasive species’ incursions into the Gulf of Maine
Photo of kelp forest underwater. Very green

From forests to fields: the transition from kelp to turf amidst climate change in the Gulf of Maine

Supported by the United States National Science Foundation award OIA-2412130 to Maine EPSCoR and the University of Maine

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